SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS
Important TMS Support Group Meeting Update: Effective March 6, 2020, all IN-PERSON support group meetings are cancelled for 2020!
Please check below for online meeting schedules…some groups have moved their cancelled in person meetings to online (conference call) meetings!! Please contact the support group leaders listed for more information.
Due to the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak and multiple state stay-at-home orders, we have decided to suspend “in-person” meetings until further notice. In an abundance of caution, we want to minimize our members’ risk of exposure. There is new information coming out every day so there are still quite a few unknowns. TMS feels it’s better to be safe than to find out someone unknowingly attended a meeting and they were later diagnosed. We do this with the utmost respect and caution for the population we serve.
If you were planning to attend a meeting, please check the listings below for cancellation information. You can also contact your Support Group Leader if you have any questions.
Some the groups are planning to hold conference call meetings as a great alternative to in-person meetings! Stay tuned for details as they become available. If you don’t see a conference call meeting for your group and would like one, please contact supportgroups@tmsforacure.org.
As a reminder, our TMS Medical Advisory Board recommends all CDC guidelines be followed.
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October 2020
Mast Cell Disease Awareness Day! October 20, 2020
Kansas City Support Group Meeting – ONLINE!
The Kansas City Support Group would like to host another virtual support group meeting:
WHEN: Saturday, October 17th… 10:00 am -12:00 pm
WHERE: Via Zoom
RSVP: Brenda and Patrick at kcMOsupport@tmsforacure.org (and we will send you a Zoom invitation)
We look forward to seeing familiar faces and welcoming new people!! Patients and caregivers are welcome.
Northeast Regional (ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, NJ) Support Group Meeting – ONLINE!
When: Monday, October 19, 2020…7:00 to 9:00 PM Eastern Time
Where: Via Zoom (details will be forwarded when you RSVP)
RSVP: Gail Barbera: gail.barbera@tmsforacure.org
We are very fortunate to have two wonderful guest speakers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital!
Dr. Matthew Hamilton, Division of Gastroenterology
Dr. Matthew Giannetti, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy
Southwest Regional (LA, OK, TX, AR) Support Group Meeting – ONLINE!
When: Tuesday, October 20, 2020…7:00 to 9:00 PM Central Time
Where: Via Zoom (details will be forwarded when you RSVP)
RSVP: Celeste Finnerty: celeste.finnerty@tmsforacure.org
November 2020
TMS Indiana Support Group Meeting – ONLINE!
When: Saturday, November 7, 2020…1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Eastern Time
Where: Via Zoom (details will be forwarded when you RSVP)
RSVP: Pam Hodge: pam.hodge@tmsforacure.org
TMS Arizona Support Group Meeting – ONLINE!
When: Sunday, November 8, 2020…1:30 PM to 3:00 PM Arizona Time
Where: Via Zoom (details will be forwarded when you RSVP)
RSVP: Susanne Bragg: susanne.bragg@tmsforacure.org
December 2020
TMS Connecticut/Rhode Island Support Group Meeting – ONLINE!
When: Saturday, December 5, 2020…1:00 PM to 2:30 PM Eastern Time
Where: Via Zoom (details will be forwarded when you RSVP)
RSVP: Sara Gemmil: sara.gemmil@tmsforacure.org
San Francisco, CA Bay Area Support Group – CANCELLED!
Please see notice above. We will list a new date when available.
For information please email cay.o@tmsforacure.org.
