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Amputees

Amputee Support and Activity Group
Sponsored by Scott Sabolich Prosthetics and Research Center
Website: http://www.scottsabolich.com/support.htm
Contact Ron Galloway at 580-765-5747 for information.
Meetings held the 3rd Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m., in Oklahoma
City. Focus on providing information and peer support.

Amputee Support Group - Ft. Smith
Sponsored by Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics
2301 S. 56th Street, Suite 108
Ft. Smith, AR 72903
479-484-1620
Support group meets monthly and is open to all amputees. Contact
Joe Shamp at Hanger for meeting dates and times.

Arthritis

Arthritis Foundation - Oklahoma Chapter support groups in Ardmore,
Clinton, Edmond, Norman and OKC. Auto-immune groups in Shawnee and
OKC. Fibromyalgia groups in Enid, Oklahoma City, Ponca City and
Stillwater. Pace and aquatic exercise classes in several
communities. Call 405-236-3399.

Arthritis Groups – Oklahoma Chapter

Ardmore
Ardmore Village
2401 Village Lane
3rd Wednesday, 2:30 p.m.
Contact: Nancy Reding
580-223-4174

Clinton
Heritage Care Center
2400 W. Modelle
3rd Tuesday, 6:00 p.m.
Contact: 580-323-1110

Oklahoma City
Southside YMCA
5325 S. Penn Ave.
Last Wednesday, 10:00 a.m.
Contact: Mary Ann Wiley
405-681-6636

Auto-Immune Groups – Oklahoma Chapter

Shawnee
First National Bank
Last Saturday, 10:00 a.m.
Contact: Barbara Cox
405-273-2127

Oklahoma City
Includes Oral Lesions, Becher's, Scleroderma, and Sjorgren's.
2nd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
Jim Thorpe Hospital
4219 South Western
Contact: Jimmy Caldwell
405-524-2472

Fibromyalgia Groups – Oklahoma Chapter

Del City
Country & Western Museum
Hall of Fame Building
3925 S.E. 29th Street
4th Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Carol Jobe
405-736-0058

Enid
Bass Health Pavilion
2nd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Contact: Laurene Miller, RPT
580-548-1163

Oklahoma City
Central Oklahoma Medical Group
2nd Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Lin Kisslinger
405-682-5684

Ponca City
1st Baptist Church
Williamsburg Parlor
1st & 3rd Monday, 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Vivian Cross
580-765-8871

Seminole
Seminole Medical Center
2nd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Kay Ditcher
405-303-4186

Stillwater
Educational Resources Group
Stillwater Public Library
2nd Tuesday, 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Jeanne Barrett
580-624-9748

Arthritis Groups - Eastern Oklahoma

The Arthritis Foundation, Eastern Oklahoma Chapter support and
education groups in Bartlesville, Broken Arrow, Muskogee, Sapulpa,
Stilwell and Tulsa (day and evening groups). Fibromyalgia support
groups are held in Claremore, Jay, Muskogee and Tulsa. Contact: 918-
743-4526 or 1-800-400-4526 for details on days, time and location.

Bartlesville
Redeemer Lutheran Church
4th Thursday, 12-1 p.m.
Contact: Lynda Hildabrand
918-335-0934

Broken Arrow
Co-sponsored with Broken Arrow Medical Center
Call for Details
Contact: Anna Powell
918-451-5122

Sapulpa
Chamber of Commerce
Last Tuesday, 10:30 a.m.
Contact: Ann Crawford
918 227-0820

Stilwell
Ozarks Electric
3rd Monday, 1:00 p.m.
Contact: Myrtle Poor – 918-696-5495
Shelly Kunkleman – 918-696-7292

Tulsa (Daytime)
First Lutheran Church
1st Monday, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Contact: Jean Mannon
918-628-1168

Tulsa (Evening)
Saint Francis Hospital
Call for details
Contact: Diane Sears
918-494-5201

Fibromyalgia – Eastern Oklahoma Chapter

Jay
First Assembly of God Church
3rd Thursday, 1:30 p.m.
Contact: Melinda Jones
918-253-4280

Tulsa
St. John Health Club
1st Monday, 12 noon
Contact: Camille Benson
918-299-3454

The Arthritis Foundation also has aquatic classes in Bartlesville,
Bixby, Tulsa, Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Miami, Stilwell and Okmulgee.

Juvenile Arthritis - American Juvenile Arthritis Organization is an
education group for families of children with arthritis. Call 918-
743-4526 for details.

Autism

Autism Society of Central Oklahoma
P.O. Box 890963
Oklahoma City, OK 73189-0963
405-692-8611
Organization of parents, family members and professionals interested
in autism and the entire Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD)
spectrum. Provides support group, monthly meetings, parent
information packet and special events.

Bartlesville Area Support Groups

The following support groups are sponsored by
RELI Green Country Resource Center
Contact: 918-335-1314 or 800-559-0567

Arthritis Support Group
4th Thursday, 12 -1 p.m.
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Contact: Lynda Hildabrand
918-335-0934

Alliance for the Mentally Ill
2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m.
St. James Catholic Church
5500 Douglas Lane, Bartlesville
Contact: Y'Vonne Stevens

Fibromyalgia Support Group
1st and 3rd Fridays, 12 - 1 p.m.
St. James Catholic Church
5500 Douglas Lane, Bartlesville
Contact: Terri Welch

Visually Impaired Support Group
2nd Monday, 10 - 12 Noon
(includes lunch; transportation provided)
Nutrition Project
300 E. Angus, Dewey
Contact: Glynda Reazin, 918-335-1314 (RELI)

Lupus Support Group
4th Thursday, 7 p.m.
Adams Blvd. Church of Christ
Contact: Pat Smith
918-336-2882 or 918-335-1314

Autism Parent Support Group
Last Tuesday, 7-9 p.m.
Jame Phillips Medical Center-Meeting Room #3

Brain Injury

Oklahoma Brain Injury Association
102 S. Van Buren, Suite C5
Enid, OK 73703
Mailing:
P.O. Box 88, Hillsdale, OK 73743-0088
Contact: Charlotte Bowen, 580-233-4363 or 1-800-765-6809
Information on brain injury support groups statewide.

Cross-Disability Group - Oklahoma City

Handicapped for Christ
2nd and 4th Sunday afternoons
3rd and 5th Thursdays
Contact: Lawrence Williams, 405-789-0962
For all disabilities. Social activities and outings are part of the
group's format. All transportation is provided.

Caregivers Support Groups

Care for Caregivers - OKC
2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m., evenings 6:30 p.m.
Mercy Health Center, Oklahoma City
Contact: 405-752-3763
For relatives and caregivers of adults with mental and physical
disabilities.

Caregivers - Alzheimer's Support - OKC
Third Age Life Center, Baptist Hospital
Information Contact: 405-949-4140

Anne and Henry Zarrow Center for Caregiver Support
Tulsa Senior Services
5950 E. 31st St., Tulsa, OK 74135-5114
Center Contact: Kathy King, 918-664-9000
Support Group Contact: Connie Berson, 918-664-9000 for information

National Family Caregiver Support Program
For information call Senior Info-Line: 800-211-2116

Other caregiver support groups and respite programs are listed with
Area Agency on Aging I & R services, Alzheimer's organizations,
newspapers and helplines.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Self Help for Hard of Hearing
SHHH sponsors day and evening support groups.
Information Contacts:
Nancy Landrum, 405-721-1146
Third Age Life Center, 405-949-4140
Email: resolved@...

Evening group:
2nd Monday (Sept.-May), 6:30 p.m.
Third Age Life Center, 5300 N. Independence, Oklahoma City

Day Group:
3rd Thursday, I:30 p.m.
Third Age Life Center
5300 N. Independence, OKC


Hearing Helpers
The Department of Rehabilitation Services, Integris Baptist Hospital
and OKC Self-Help for Hard of Hearing sponsor a demonstration room
of assistive devices for hard of hearing and deaf persons at the
Third Age Life Center, 5300 N. Independence, Suite 210, OKC, hours
10 - 3 weekdays. Call 951-8383.

Tulsa Hearing Helpers
2nd Thursday, 10 a.m.
Tulsa Speech and Hearing Association
8740 E. 11, Tulsa
Contact: Diana Higgins, 918-832-8742

Tulsa Senior Citizens Center for the Deaf meets the 2nd and 4th
Saturdays, I p.m., at the TSHA (Tulsa Speech and Hearing
Association) offices. Contact: Diana Higgins, 918-832-8742 for
information.

Diabetes

Diabetes education and support groups are sponsored by many
hospitals and clinics. Check medical facilities in your area,
newspaper community sections for support group listings, and
helplines. The American Diabetes Association - Oklahoma Chapter does
not sponsor support groups but does provide public education on
diabetes, camps for youth and other services.

Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome Association of Tulsa
P.O. Box 54877
Tulsa, OK 74155
Support group for parents, families and friends. Meetings are
usually held the 3rd Thursday of each month. Contact: Tracey
Wilson, 918-288-7719, www.dsat.org.

El Reno Support Group

FRIENDS Group Inc.
c/o Kit Phillips
Canadian Valley Vo-Tech
6505 E. Highway 66
El Reno, OK 73036
Contact: 405-422-2243 (leave message)
FRIENDS offers social and recreational activities for youth and
young adults with disabilities and their parents. Meetings are on
the 3rd Monday at Canadian Valley VoTech, Health Careers Building,
in Debbie White's classroom. Quarterly socials are held, with
monthly outings in summer.

Enid Area Support Groups

Contact: Sandra Beasley Independent Living Center, 580-237-8508 for
a comprehensive listing of Enid area support groups.

Alpha Respite Care Center
Friday, 11a.m – 3 p.m.
Presbyterian Youth Center
For people in early stages of dementia
Contact: 580-237-2236

Alzheimer's Disease Support Group
2nd Monday, 5:30 p.m.
Garfield County Health Department
For caregivers of Alzheimer's patients, not the patient
Contact: 580-233-0650 ext. 147

Caregiver Support Group
3rd Monday, 5:30 p.m.
Integris Bass Baptist Health Center, Baker Dining Room
Contact: 580-237-2236 or
Generations Unit, 580-548-1270

Crohn's Ulcerative Colitis, Ostomies Support Group
3rd Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
St. Mary's Mercy Hospital, Medical Library
Contact: 580-249-3095

Depression and Manic Depression Family Support Group
Monday, 5:30-7 p.m.
Integris Bass Baptist Health Center, Dining Room

Diabetes Classes
Tuesday, 2:30 p.m. (courses run for five classes)
Garfield County Health Department
Contact: 580-233-0650 ext. 147

DMDA (Depressive and Manic Depressive Association) of Garfield County
Monday, 5:30 p.m.
Integris Bass Baptist Health Center, Baker Dining Room
Contact: Christine Vencl, 580-863-2983

Enid - Northwest Oklahoma Brain Injury Support Group
3rd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Rehab Care, 5th floor, St. Mary's Hospital
Contact: 580-249-5513

Fibromyalgia Group
2nd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Integris Bass Pavilion

HIV/AIDS Support Group
2nd & 4th Monday, 7 p.m.
Contact: 580-234-3090 for details and meeting places

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group
2nd Monday, 7 – 9 p.m.
City Building, Community Room, Fairview
Contact: 580-227-4500

Parkinson Support Group
1st Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Meadows Point Apartments

Stroke Survivors
2nd Tuesday, 2 p.m.
St. Mary's Mercy Hospital
ReHabCare, 5th floor
Contact: 580-249-5533

Support Alliance for Recovering Amputees
Ist Mondays, Oct., Dec., Feb., Apr., June, Aug., 7 p.m.
St. Mary's Hospital, 5th floor
Contacts:
Larry Boyer, 580-234-0233
Jeff Chace, 580-249-5513

Epilepsy

Epilepsy Association of the Sooner State
711 Stanton L. Young, Suite 550 Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5022
Contact: 405-271-3232
Support group listings available on request. Note: support group
times and places are subject to change; check with facilitators in
advance of meetings.

Edmond Support Group
8307 Holly Hill Dr.
Edmond, OK 73034
Contact: Julie Keesee, 405-260-1801
Call for information.

Lawton Support Group
1st Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
Comanche County Memorial Hospital
Contact: Rev. Shaun Wicker, 580-355-2342

Lupus

Oklahoma Lupus Foundation
Contact: 405-495-8787 for information on support groups statewide.

Macular Degeneration

Macular Degeneration Support Groups
Contact: Marie Kennedy, 405-848-2073, for information on central
Oklahoma groups.

McAlester Support Groups

The following support groups meet at the offices of Oklahomans for
Independent Living, 321 S. 3, Suite 2, McAlester, OK 74501.
Contact: 918-426-6220.

ADD, ADHD and Learning Disabilities
Contact: Kathy Leeper, 918-426-6220

Brain Injury
Contact: Leanna Amos, 918-426-6220

Cross Disability Social
2nd Thursday
Contact: Leanna Amos, 918-426-6220 for times and places.

Deaf/Hearing Impaired
Contact: Kathy Leeper, 918-426-6220

Development Disabilities/Special Olympics
Meets Quarterly
Contacts:
Kathy Leeper, 918-426-6220
Billy Jean Santine, 918-426-6220

Diabetes
Contact: Terry Johnson, 918-426-6220

Fibromyalgia
Contact: Gina Lewis, 918-426-6220

Lupus
Contact: Pam Pulchny, 918-426-6220

Multiple Sclerosis
Contact: Terry Johnson, 918-426-6220

Parents of Children with Disabilities
Contact: Billy Jean Santine, 918-426-6220

Parkinson's and Huntington's Disease
1st Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Contact: Gina Lewis, 918-426-6220

Post Polio
Contact: Terry Johnson, 918-426-6220

Spinal Cord Injury
Contact: Leanna Amos, 918-426-6220

Women's Cross-Disability Group
Wednesdays (dates vary)
Contact: Leanna Amos, 918-426-6220

Mental Illness Support Group Information

For update information on support and education groups for mental
illness call National Alliance for the Mentally III - NAMI Oklahoma
405-230-1900
800-583-1264
405-230-1903 Fax

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill – Oklahoma Affiliates
Contact and meeting information:

NAMI Pontotoc County
Valley view Hospital, Ada
First Thursday, 7 p.m.
Contact: Ruth Smith, 580-332-2118

NAMI Caring Families
Lawton Public Library, 6th Street
Third Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Contact: Roma Knight, 580-353-4243

NAMI McAlester
Grand Avenue Methodist Church
Last Thursday of the month, 7 p.m.
Contact: Kathy Timmons, 918-423-7427

Cleveland County NAMI
CSBI, NE 12th Avenue and East Main Street
Second Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.
Contact: Terri Sherman, 405-701-2078

NAMI OKC – Metro
Johnnie's Charcoal Broiler
2652 Britton Road, Oklahoma City
Third Monday, 6:30 p.m.
Contact: Nancy Petree, 405-235-1991

NAMI Tulsa
Fellowship Congregational Church
Fellowship Hall
2900 S. Harvard, Tulsa
Second Thursday, 7 p.m.
Contact: Oscar Kastner, 918-582-8264

NAMI North Central Oklahoma
First Presbyterian Church
6th and Duncan, Stillwater
First Thursday, 7 p.m.
Contact: Ron Dahlgren, 405-372-0634

NAMI of Southern Oklahoma
Mercy Hospital, Ardmore
Second Thursday, 7 p.m.
Contact: Wayne Merritt, 580-223-5922

NAMI Kay County
Community Support Center
205 E. Chestnut, Ponca City
Second Thursday, 7 p.m.
Contact: Lilly Freeman, 580-762-9027

NAMI Western Oklahoma
First United Methodist Church
817 N. 7th Street, Weatherford
Second Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Contact: Wendell Riseley, 580-772-7011

NAMI Muskogee
First United Methodist Church (in church parlor)
302 Beauregard Street, Ft. Gibson
Second Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Contact: Alta Chelson, 918-478-3653

Helpline
918-836-4357 for referral to area support groups

Mental Health Association of Oklahoma County
Call 405-843-9900 for referral to area support groups

Support Groups for Mental Illness

All Mental Illnesses
1st Saturday, 7 p.m.
St. John's Episcopal Church, Woodward
Contact: 405-254-5375

Anxiety - Panic - OCD Group - Norman
Thursdays, 7 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church, Norman
Contacts:
Joan, 405-329-0857
Jan, 405-329-0857

Anxiety / Panic Support Group
Monday, 5 p.m.
McAlester Library, 401 N. Second St.
Contact: Kent, 918-426-6347

Anxiety-Panic Support Group
Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
Consumer Council
5131 Classen Blvd., Suite 200, OKC
Contact: Jan, 405-329-0857

Anxiety and Panic Support Group (Tulsa area)
Contact: Ada Wadley, 918-663-0257

Child and Adolescent Support Group
3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
Edmond Christian Activity Center
305 E. Hurd, Room 207, Edmond
Contact: 405-230-1900 or 405-359-0487

Consumers Meeting
1st Wednesday, 1 p.m.
Western State Psychiatric Center Clubhouse, Woodward, OK
Contact: 405-256-2969

Depressive and Manic Depressive Support Group
Mondays, 7 p.m.
Church of the Redeemer, OKC
Contact: George Kotwitz, 405-373-2275

Depressive and Manic Depressive Support Group
Thursdays, 7 p.m.
Central Oklahoma Community Mental Health Center, Norman
Contact: Darrel Dionne, 405-360-5100 ext. 2807 or 3926

Depressive and Manic Depressive Support Group
Tuesdays, 8:15 p.m.
Hillcrest Methodist Church
5800 S. Penn (annex), OKC
Contact: Jess, 405-681-8073 or 405-373-2275.

Depressive and Bipolar Support Group
1st and 3rd Tuesday, 7 p.m.
St. James Catholic Church, Bartlesville
Contact: 918-337-2293

Depressive/Manic Depressive Association Support Group (D/MDA)
Mondays, 7 p.m.
Fellowship Congregational Church
Contact: 918-251-7626 or 918-258-1684 for information

Depressive - Manic Depressive Group
Mondays, 5:30 p.m.
Integris Bass Baptist Hospital dining room
600 Monrow, Enid
Contact: Christine, 580-863-2983.

Emotions Anonymous
Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
Hillcrest Methodist Church, OKC
Contact: Mel, 405-642-1547

Families and Consumers
2nd Sunday, 4:45 p.m.
Southern Hills Baptist Church, OKC
Contact: Al Rockwell, 405-681-6541

Family to Family Support Group
2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Yale Christian Church, Tulsa
Contact: 918-747-1304

Family to Family Support Group
4th Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.
Asbury Methodist Church, Tulsa
Contact: Betty Jane Bailey, 918-585-9684

Family to Family Support Group
One Monday a month, 7:30 p.m.
North Peoria Church of Christ, Tulsa
Contact: 918-585-9684 for exact date.

Family to Family Support Group
Bixby Support Group
1st Monday, 7 p.m.
Contact: Bob & JoAnn Flake, 918-369-2371 for directions and
information

Family to Family Support Group
Owasso Support Group-Westport Mennonite Church
3rd Monday, 7 p.m.
Family Support Contact: LuAnn Hennessee
Day: 918-371-4577
Evening: 918-274-7351
Consumer Support Contact: Holly Conklin, 918-272-2569

Family to Family Support Group
Cleveland Support Group – St. Bede's Church Westport
3rd Thursday, 7 p.m.
Contact: Susan Rollins, 918-243-7742

Family to Family Support Group
Crossroads, Tulsa
2nd Saturday, 9:30 a.m.
Contact: Mary Taddiken, 918-585-9684

Family to Family Support Group
Junior Support Group (for parents of children and teens)
Children's Medical Center, Tulsa
Contact: Mary Taddiken, 918-585-9684 for help and information.

Family to Family Support
(for family and friends of the mentally ill)
3rd Thursday, 10:30 a.m.
NAMI Oklahoma Office
Contact: 405-230-1900

Family to Family Support
(for families and friends of the mentally ill)
2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Council Road Baptist Church, Bethany
Contact: Dee Yeary, 405-525-5001

Family to Family Support Group
2nd Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Grand Avenue Methodist Church, McAlester
Contact: 918-426-4061

Family Support Group
4th Monday, 6:30 p.m.
6300 N. Classen Bldg. C
Contact: Roseanne Howlett, 405-858-2782

Freedom, Inc. (All mental illnesses)
4th Wednesday
Transition House "drop-in" center
706 Asp, Norman
Contact: 405-360-7926

Forever Angels
3rd Thursday, 6:30 p.m.
Duncan Regional Hospital

Mental Illness Support Group - Woodward
1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
The Art Building, 1222 10 St., Woodward
Contact: Jerry, 580-256-2969.

Reach Support - Norman
1st Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.
Community Mental Health Center
909 E. Alameda, Building B, Norman
Contact: 405-360-5100 or 405-843-9900

Recovery, Inc.
(for persons with nervous symptoms and fears)
Edmond
Contact: 405-843-9900

Recovery, Inc.
Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m.
Penn Avenue Christian Church, OKC
Contact: 405-732-5175

Through the Storm
Tuesdays, 7 p.m.
Physicians and Surgeons Bldg, OKC
Contact: Linna Robinson, 405-524-3919

Tulsa Area Mental Health Support Groups
For referral to area support groups call Helpline, 918-585-1213 , or
Community Services Council, 918-585-5551.

Bi-Polar Support Group
Ist and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.
Mental Health Association
1870 S. Boulder, Tulsa
Contact: 918-585-1213

Depressive and Manic Depressive Support Group
Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m.
Mental Health Association, Tulsa
Contact: 918-585-1213

Emotions Anonymous
Thursdays, 7 p.m.
Contact: 918-446-0700

Families in Touch
1st and 3rd Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Mental Health Association, Tulsa
Contact: 918-585-1213

Living With Schizophrenia
2nd and 4th Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Mental Health Association, Tulsa
Contact: 918-585-1213

Obsessive-Compulsive Support Group
2nd & 4th Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Tulsa Mental Health Association
Contact: 918-585-1213

Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Society
4606 E. 67th St., Building 7, Suite 103 Tulsa, OK 74136
Contact: 1-800-777-7814 for update information on MS groups.

Ada
1st Saturday, 10 a.m.
Valley View Hospital Dining/Conf. Room
Contact: Glenna Cowart, 580-332-5939

Altus
Contact: Sharon Ford, 580-482-5236

Bristow
Contact: Dusty Flood, 918-367-5203

Broken Arrow
3rd Monday, 7 p.m.
St. Francis of Broken Arrow
Contacts:
Brenda Conner, 918-451-4776
Freida Whitney, 918-834-9964

Buffalo
Last Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Northwestern Electric Cooperative
102 W. Turner
Contact: Linda Brown, 580-735-2836

Chickasha
3rd Tuesday, bi-monthly, 7 p.m.
Contacts:
Tammie Moore, 405-224-2895
Denise Capps, 405-224-2895

Claremore
3rd Friday, 11 a.m.
Eggberts Restaurant
Contacts:
Phyllis Richardson, 918-343-3338
Dottie Hoffmann, 918-342-0063

Edmond
Contact: Kathleen Moss, 1-800-777-7814

Fairview
Contact: Pat Weaver, 580-227-4500

Lawton - Southwest
2nd Monday, 7 p.m.
Western Hills Church of Christ Family Center
Contact: Cindy Laffoon, 580-588-3876

Miami
4th Thursday, 7 p.m.
First National Bank, Community Room
1749 North Main
Contacts:
Jean Huddleston, 918-540-0676
Ginger Huddleston, 918-542-5012

Mustang – Common Ground
2nd Saturday, bi-monthly, 11 a.m.
Mustang Assembly of God Church
Contact: Tena Gibbs, 405-324-7275

Norman
1st Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
St. Stephen's United Methodist Church
820 McGee St.
Contacts:
Rebecca Glasgow, 405-632-2334
Mary Ann Ellison, 405-360-5604

Oklahoma City - ATOMS
3rd Sunday, 2:30 p.m.
St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church
N.W. 50th and Villa Ave.
Contacts:
Joe Whitaker, 405-769-5533
Boonie Mason, 405-787-0020

Okmulgee
Contact: Karena Driskill, 918-752-0048

Ponca City
3rd Monday, 6:30 p.m.
Albright United Methodist Church
120 S. Palm
Contacts:
Louise Alexander, 580-269-2263
Lori Lynn White, 580-762-4964

Shawnee
Contact: Kathleen Moss, 1-800-777-7814

Stillwater - PALS
Last Tuesday, 6:45 p.m.
First United Methodist Church
400 W. 7th St.
Contacts:
Charles Grimsrud, 405-377-3771
Lani Griffin, 405-377-1411

Tulsa - The 10 to 12 Club
2nd Saturday, 10 a.m.
Tulsa Central Library
400 Civic Center, Lecture Room
Contact: Mike Rohiman, 918-835-6820

Tulsa-PACE
4th Thursday, 7 p.m.
Asbury Methodist Church
60th and S. Sheridan
Contacts: Bill Robinson, 918-494-2999, or Jim Chenowith, 918-437-6512

Tulsa - Supporters and Caregivers
Contact: Kathleen Moss, 918-488-0882

Tulsa – MS Challenges in the Work Force
4th Saturday, 9:30 a.m.
Martin East Regional Library
Contacts:
Phyllis Gordon, 918-664-4527
Shio Fensler, 918-459-8531

Woodward
2nd Thursday, 7 p.m.
Woodward Library
1500 Main Ave.
Contact: Erma Murlin, 580-256-3935

Muscular Dystrophy and ALS

Muscular Dystrophy Association
Contact: 405-722-8005 (Oklahoma City)
Contact: 918-749-7997 (Tulsa) For information on MD and related
groups.

ALS Support Group (sponsored by MDA)
5601 N.W. 72, Suite 218
Oklahoma City, OK 73132
3rd Thursday, 6:30 - 8 p.m.
Suite 306 (conference room) at MDA
Contact: 405-722-8005

Myasthenia Gravis

Obtain support group information from: Oklahoma Myasthenla Gravis
Foundation Chapter Office: 918-494-4951. National Office: 800-541-
5454

Oklahoma City MG Support Group
Contact:
Don Henderson, 405-752-9544
Bill Picket, 405-677-1902
Dan McCoy, 405-737-3782, 948-7500
Dave Scoggins, 405-681-2900

Tulsa MG Support Group
Contact: 918-494-4951

Older Blind Support Groups

Oklahoma City Older Blind Support Group
Contact: Judy Pool Hansen
Division of Visual Services, Department of Rehabilitation Services
300 N.E. 18 Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Contact: 405-521-3899 for information on older blind support groups
and activities statewide. Approximately 17 support groups across the
state.

Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's Disease
Information and Referral Center of Oklahoma
8555 South Lewis, Tulsa, OK 74137
Contact: 918-747-3747 or 1-800-364-4450 for information on all
Parkinson's support groups.

Ada Parkinson's Support Group
3rd Thursday, 4 p.m.
Valley View Regional Hospital
430 N. Monta Vista, Ada
Contact: Belinda McSwain, 580-421-1467

Oklahoma City Area Parkinson's Groups:

Parkinson's Exercise Group - Oklahoma City
The NeuroScience Institute at Mercy, Atrium
Tuesday and Thursday, 12 - 1 p.m.
Contact: 405-752-3968

Norman Support Group
Norman Regional Hospital Education Center
1st Thursday, 7 - 8:30 p.m.
Contact: Andrew Bozeman, 405-321-1534

For information on OKC area Parkinson's support groups call the
Parkinson's Foundation at 405-810-0695, 1000 W. Wilshire, Suite 310,
Oklahoma City, OK 73116..

Tulsa Area Parkinson's Groups

Broken Arrow Group
2nd Friday, 10 a.m.
Broken Arrow Senior Center
1800 S. Main
Contact: Mary Leuck, 918-357-3712

Tulsa Day Group
4th Thursday, 1 p.m.
Yale Ave. Christian Church at 36 & S. Yale
Contact: Alta Hampton, 918-835-6337

Tulsa Evening Group
3rd Wednesday, 6:45 p.m.
Southminster Church, 3500 S. Peoria
Contact: Chris Gentges, 918-747-3747

Anadarko Parkinson's Support Group
3rd Wednesday, 1 p.m.
Caddo County Health Dept.
Contact: June Tohee, 1-800-788-3628.

Bartlesville Parkinson's Group
3rd Wednesday, 1:45 p.m.
St. James Church, 5500 S.E. Douglas
Contact: Mary Leuck, 918-335-2544

Enid Parkinson's Support Group
1st Tuesday, 6 p.m.
Meadows Point Apts. Community Room
1225 S. Cleveland,, Enid
Contact: Mr. or Ms. Bowlan, 580-233-6285

Independence Parkinson's Support Group
3rd Tuesday of every other month, 2 pm
Contact: Lucille Newkirk, 316-331-3668

Lawton Parkinson's Support Group
1st Wednesday, 2 p.m. Creative Living Center
3501 "F" Avenue, Lawton
Contact: Elsie Hamm, 405-248-5890
Contact: Rosita Chavarria, 405-248-5890

Muskogee Parkinson's Support Group
Ist Thursday, 3 p.m. Muskogee Regional Hospital
300 Rockefeller Dr. Room G
Contact: Rolleen Bishop, 918-687-4519

Okmulgee Parkinson's Support Group
Contact: Ann Soma, 918-918-756-4444 for information.

Owasso Parkinson's Support Group
Ist Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Evergreen Care Center
12600 E. 73rd St. North, Owasso
Contact: Donna Norris, 918-272-8007

Ponca City Parkinson's Group
4th Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
St. Joseph Medical Center Conference Room C
Contact: Bill Hill, 580-762-6929

Caregivers Support Group
Ist and 3rd Saturdays, 10 a.m.
Oasis Adult Day Care Center
3817 S. Lewis, Tulsa
Contact: Gail Norris, 918-744-5595

Post-Polio

Post-Polio Survivors Support Group
c/o Easter Seals
2100 N.W. 63 Oklahoma City, OK 73116
Contact: 405-848-2525 (Easter Seals)

Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America - Oklahoma Chapter
P.O. Box 1314
Tulsa, OK 74101
Contact: 918-428-1974

Sickle Cell Disease Association
Oklahoma City Affiliate
614 N.E. 4, Suite 219, Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Contact: Mr. Waleed Clark, 405-235-8001 for information on the OKC
area support groups.

Spinal Cord Injury

Central Oklahoma Spinal Cord Injury Group
Information Contact: Sean Hanna, President, 405-340-4617

Stroke

Citywide Stroke Support Group
4th Monday, 6:30 p.m.
American Heart Association
3545 N.W. 58th (4th floor) Landmark Tower (center building)
Contact: Janet Spradlin, Ph.D., 405-272-6554

Aphasia Support Group
1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 6:15 p.m.
(Some time changes made in the month of December, due to the
holidays)
Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Center
2nd Floor Dining Room
Contact: Gary Brotherton, CCC-SLP, 405-644-5281

Tulsa ARC Support Groups

Sponsored by Tulsa Advocates for the Rights of Citizens with
Developmental Disabilities:

Exploring Transition Issues
Meets monthly at the Tulsa ARC Conference Room.
Contact: Tulsa ARC, 918-582-8272 for information on dates and time.

MOMS Mothers Group
4th Thursday, 7 p.m.
United Cerebral Palsy office
6465 S. Yale, Suite 215
For mothers and grandmothers of children with a variety of
disabilities. The group is jointly sponsored by Tulsa ARC and United
Cerebral Palsy. Contact TARC or UCP, 918-481-2956 for information.

Advocacy, Education, Support

The following organizations provide consumer advocacy and public
education about disabilities. Some also offer social and
recreational activities, as well as service projects and peer
support.

United Cerebral Palsy
5208 W. Reno, Suite 275
Oklahoma City, OK 73127
405-917-7080
800-827-2289

Advocates and Parents Of Oklahoma's Sight Impaired
2421 NW 46
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
Gena Madison, Contact Person
Statewide organization of parents of children with visual
impairments, teachers and friends. APOSI sponsors spring and fall
conferences as well as social and recreational activities. A major
focus is promoting quality education for children with visual
impairments.

People First
c/o TARC
16 E. 16th St., Suite 405
Tulsa, OK 74119
Contact: Nancy Ward, 918-582-8272
Advocacy organization of individuals with disabilities. Sponsors
Coalition for Community Integration, a network of consumer and
agency representatives promoting community services for effective
community integration of individuals with disabilities.

Mental Health Consumer Council
5131 N. Classen, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73118
405-840-0607

Epilepsy Association of the Sooner State
711 Stanton L. Young Blvd., Suits 550
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405-271-3232
405-271-3366

Oklahomans for Reasonable Health Care
Previously CAWAC - Health Advocacy Coalition
3233 E. Memorial Rd., No. 105
Edmond, OK 73013
405-478-2262
405-478-2242
Mike Simmons

Oklahoma Alliance for the Mentally Ill
500 N. Broadway, Suite 100
Oklahoma City, OK 73102
405-230-1900
405-230-1903 Fax
Email: nami-ok@...

American Diabetes Association - Oklahoma
3000 United Founders Blvd., Suite 110
Oklahoma City, OK 73112-4279
405-840-3881
888-DIABETES
405-840-3899 Fax
Website: http://www.diabetes.org

American Diabetes Association - Tulsa Office
6600 S. Yale Ave., Suite 1310
Tulsa, OK 74136-3346
800-722-5448

National Federation of the Blind of Oklahoma
101 N. Easy Street
Edmond, OK 73003-4529
405-629-6550 (Steve Shelton, President)

Oklahoma Council of the Blind
P.O. Box 1476
Oklahoma City, OK 73101
405-810-1476
Website: http://www.okcb.org
Marilyn Sanders, President
Email: prsanders@...

Chapters:
Central Oklahoma Council of the Blind
Tulsa Council of the Blind
Muskogee Council of the Blind


Oklahoma Association of the Deaf
4802 Rustic Road
Sand Springs, OK 74063
Website: http://oadeaf.hypermart.net
Email: Samanthony@...
Sam Anthony, President

Oklahoma City Association of the Deaf
1106 N.W. 15
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
405-525-5323

Oklahoma Brain Injury Association
P.O. Box 88
Hillsdale, OK 73743-0088
Finding:
102 S. Van Buren, Suite C5
Enid, OK 73703
Charlotte Bowen, Executive Director
800-765-6809
Website: http://www.ionet.net/~rxot/

Oklahoma Parents Center (formerly PRO-Oklahoma)
4600 S.E. 29th, Suite 115
Del City, OK 73115
405-619-0500
877-553-4332 (for parent calls only)
405-670-0776 Fax
Email: okparentctr@...
Parent information and training on the rights of children with
disabilities in the school system.

Mid-America Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America
6108 N.W. 63, Suite A
P.O. Box, 23146
Oklahoma City, OK 73123
405-721-7168
Issues advocacy, information for disabled veterans, sports and
recreation activities.

Oklahoma Policy Consortium for People with Disabilities
Contact: Dr. Laura Dempsey-Polan
Tulsa Community Services Council
1430 S. Boulder
Tulsa, OK 74105
918-585-5551
Advocacy coalition with 13 organizational members. Focus on
integration of people with disabilities into their communities.
Member fees go to issue advocacy.

Long Term Survivors Group
Support and advocacy for persons living with AIDS and newly
diagnosed. CarePoint, 405-232-2437 or 800-285-2273 for information.

AIDS Hotline: 1-800-535-2437