SUPPORT GROUP INFORMATION
JDRF offers a host of complimentary support group meetings for friends and family members. Click on the links below for more information:
WEST MICHIGAN CITY SPECIFIC SUPPORT INFORMATION
Grand Rapids JDRF Support Group
Contact: Katie Clark (clarkkat@gmail.com)
2nd Tuesday of each month
6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
At the home of volunteers Steve & Katie Clark (Grandville)
Email clarkkat@gmail.com or call the JDRF Office for address/directions
Entire family is welcome!
Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes Support Group: Meets in the daytime(odd months, 2nd Friday 10:30am-noon); Nov. 9th it will be at Spectrum Health-Marywood. We also have an evening support group- usually the 3rd Wednesday at 7pm-8:30pm at Kent Community Hospital. If you have any questions or want to get on the mailing lists (daytime, evening), please call Pat O'Neill, RD,CDE (616)391-9897. If you plan on attending a meeting, please call to confirm the time and location.
Contact: Kristy Huber 616 875-3060 or kristyhuber3060@msn.com
When: 2nd Monday of the month (September - May) from 7-8:00 p.m.
Where: Holland Hospital
Meeting periodically.
For info contact - Michell Goetz Grahl / phone - 231-932-0173 / e-mail mtg@bellatlantic.net
Come meet with other families with Type 1 diabetes.
Share support, survival strategies, nutrition advice.
Windee Wagner (269) 649-1777 or mwzlwagner@juno.com
When: 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m.
Where: Bronson Gilmore Center Kalamazoo class room #1
Melissa Sroka (231) 893-6333 or Sharon Parker (231) 894-4094
Contact Melissa or Sharon for details about support meetings in Muskegon.
PAK Diabetes Support Group is held at:
New Beginnings Church
605 Meade Street
Saginaw, MI 48602
Meetings will be help on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm.
There will be activities for the children, separate of the adults meeting.
Please call 989-607-2819 or 803-553-8805 for more details.
You may also email Courtney at: well_ptl@yahoo.com .
(www.diabetesteentalk.com)
Upcoming chats include:
• July 9 – Teen Talk Chat, 8pm EST/5pm PST
• July 26 – Teen Talk Chat, 8 pm EST/5pm PST
If you are a newly diagnosed family and have not yet received a Bag of Hope, please click here to fill out the Bag of Hope registration form.
The Bag of Hope is a free canvas tote bag filled with a comprehensive collection of educational, comfort and support material for children ages newborn to 11 as well as materials for the adult caregiver.
Children with Diabetes Web Site
"Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed," click here for more information (pdf format)
This is your email connection to support, and to receive info about events in the Grand Rapids area.
WEST MICHIGAN ACTIVITY INFORMATION
A fun gathering for kids with diabetes and their families. This meets periodically and comes up with fun ways to get together. They have done hay rides, movies and more! Don’t miss out! For activity information, be sure to subscribe to JDRF Family Connections by clicking the "Join Family Connections" button above!!
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