Support Groups

Greater Florida Chapter support groups are led by trained volunteers. All of our current support group leaders also have lupus. Over the past two months, more than half of them have had their lupus flare to the degree that they can no longer make a commitment to facilitate groups. A few of the other groups have had relatively low attendance numbers and have decided not to meet again until fall. If you are interested in facilitating a group, please contact Linda at 727.447.7075 or editor@lupusflorida.org.

 

If you need to speak with someone please feel free to call the office at 727.447.7075 or 800.684.9276 (toll free within Florida).

 

Apoka-Mary, Lola, Ariel
407.889.7271 or 407.886.4701 x206
Farmworkers Association
1264 Apopka Boulevard
Apopka, FL 32703
4th Saturday 11:00 AM-Noon
apopka@lupusflorida.org

Cape Coral-Kathy
239.415.1977
1st Saturday of Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec
10:00 AM-Noon
Cape Coral Hospital-Meeting Room C
636 Del Prado Boulevard
Cape Coral, FL 33990
info@lupusflorida.org Put "Cape Coral" in subject line

Clermont/Lake-Tom or Twila
352.394.4210
3rd Saturday of the month (except July & August)
1:00 PM-2:00 PM (12:00 if speaker scheduled)
South Lake Hospital Educational Building-Room D
1099 Citrus Tower Boulevard
Clermont, FL 34711
(Off Highway 50)
pseudods@hotmail.com

Collier County-Coming soon!

Fort Myers-Kathy
239.415.1977
1st Saturday of Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov
10:00 AM-Noon
Health Park Medical Center
Room 2-A (1st floor next to cafeteria)
Healthpark Drive
Ft. Myers, FL 33908
(off Bass Road near Summerlin)
info@lupusflorida.org Put "Ft. Myers" in subject line

Gainesville-Pat or Avis
Not currently meeting
info@lupusflorida.org Put "Gainesville" in subject line

Hardee-Lisa

info@lupusflorida.org "Hardee" in subject line
863.956.3904
Florida Hospital Wauchula-Heartland Division
533 West Carlton Street
Wauchula, Florida 33873
(Use hospital front entrance)
Conference Room-1st Floor, East end

3rd Tuesday of the month 7:00 PM
Oct 20, 2009
Nov 17, 2009
Dec 15, 2009

Hernando/Pasco-Linda
352.683.5168 or 1.800.684.9276
2nd Saturday of the month (except July & August)
Perkins Restaurant
4685 Commercial Way (at US 19 North)
Spring Hill, FL 34606
lpc56@tampabay.rr.com

Highlands-needs facilitator
800.684.9276
info@lupusflorida.org Put "Highlands" in subject line

Jacksonville-Nancy or Glenn
904.384.3009
Not currently meeting
asbells@bellsouth.net

Lakeland-Jiwa or Sharon
863.956.3904
Temporarily not meeting
info@lupusflorida.org Put "Lakeland" in subject line

Orlando/Winter Park-Martha or Charlene
407.339.9648 or 407.880.4974
2nd Saturday of the month
1:00 PM
Winter Park Memorial Hospital (hospital library off Mizell Ave.)
200 North Lakemont Avenue
Winter Park, FL  32792
Sept. 12 Sharing time

Oct. 10 Dr. Rebecca Kurzon, MD Opthamologist "Any Eye Problems with Lupus?"

Nov. 14 Rita Law, BS, MEd "Eat Right, Stay Healthy"

Dec. 12 Annual holiday covered dish luncheon
emerson4@earthlink.net

Palm Coast/Flagler-Debbie
386.447.7365
386.447.7365
Florida Hospital Flagler-Classroom A
60 Memorial Medical Parkway
Palm Coast, FL 32164
1st Wednesday 6:30 PM
dkblackburn@aol.com

Pasco County-Nicole
727.447.7075
Not currently meeting
totallylupee@yahoo.com

Sarasota/Manatee-Tacita, Jackie, Trudi
941.954.1606 or 1.800.684.9276
Not currently meeting
info@lupusflorida.org Put "Sarasota" in subject line

Southeast Volusia County-Lee
800.684.9276
Not currently meeting-facilitator needed
leewhoover@yahoo.com Put SE Vlousia County in subject line

St. Augustine-Debbie
904.770.4088
Not currently meeting
dkblackburn@aol.com

St. Petersburg (South Pinellas)-Johanna
727.447.7075
1st Saturday of the month
1:00 PM-3:00 PM
St. Anthony's Hospital-Classroom D
1200 Seventh Avenue North
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
info@lupusflorida.org Put "St. Petersburg" in subject line