For Info on Support groups in CA fo to:
http://www.lymedisease.org/california/california_support_groups.html
‘East Bay L.E.A.P.S.’
Meeting Date: Third Thursday of the month, 6:00-8:00 PM
Kaiser Hospital-Oakland, Mosswodd Building, Room 1170 or 1171 3505 Broadway St, Oakland
http://www.meetup.com/East-Bay-L-E-A-P-S/
Albany Lyme (San Francisco Bay Area)
Location: Albany
Contact: Barbara Arnold arnold@ferae-naturae.com
California Online Lyme Support
Contact: Phyllis Mervine pmerv@hughes.net
http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/CaliforniaLyme
Watsonville Lyme Education Group
When: The Watsonville Lyme Education Group meets the second Thursday of every other month from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m (Contact us to confirm which months we meet)
Where: Meetings are in Conference Room B at Watsonville Community Hospital 75 Nielson St, Watsonville, CA
Contacts: The Facilitators are Judith Ain and George Chipman For information about the Watsonville Lyme Group, call Judith at 406-1443 or George at 566-6201 or email Judith at lyme-time@stanfordalumni.org.
East Bay Lyme Support Group
Location: San Ramon
Contact: Lucia EastBayLymeHelp@yahoogroups.com (for new patient help/support)
lyme123@aol.com (for group-related issues)
East Contra Costa County Lyme Disease Support Group
Location: Brentwood
Contact: Karen btrflynana@yahoo.com
Location at Eskaton Lodge Brentwood
450 John Muir Parkway
Brentwood, CA 94513
925-516-8006 (Eskaton)
Group meets second Saturday of the month from 10:30am -12pm.
Humboldt Lyme Awareness Group
Location: Arcata
Contact: Sylviane Schwarz smschwarz@suddenlink.net
Lyme Support Sacramento
Location: Sacramento
Contact: Dorothy jblral@yahoo.com
Contact us for time and place of meeting.
Mid-Peninsula Lyme Disease Support Group
Location: Mountainview
Contact: Scott ldsg_scott@hotmail.com
Meetings are the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 6:30-8:30pm at El Camino Hospital (2500 Grant Road, Mountain View) in Conference Room C.
Northcoast Lyme Disease Support Group
Location: Arcata
Contact: Jentri Anders, PhD jentri@suddenlink.net
Will answer emails about Lyme Disease.
Partners in Lyme
Location: Simi Valley
Contact: Joseph Barsuglia fromdustmusic@yahoo.com
http://groups.msn.com/PartnersinLyme
This is an online community of people diagnosed with lyme disease, who hope to encourage one another and share information about doctors, treatment, supplements, news, etc. Come and join us!
Riverside and San Bernadino Lyme Disease Support
Location: Banning
Contact: Shirley Miligan shirleymilligan@dslextreme.com
This group is an online and telephone group.
San Diego Lyme Support Group
Location: San Diego
Contact: Maritza Padgett, Coordinator maritza@plant-people.com
Group URL: www.lymedisease.org
San Diego Hope & Recovery Group (Lyme Disease, Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue & Related Disorders)
Location: San Diego
Contact: Janis, R.N hope4recovery@cox.net
Group URL: http://conqueringthechallenge.blogspot.com
LOCATION: The First United Methodist Church of San Diego
ADDRESS: 2111 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108
Verify Room prior to each meeting – one room for those that are living with these illnesses and another meeting for the spouses of those in a separate room (see listing for the meeting for spouses).
REMINDER: NO perfumes or colognes allowed for group meetings because many in the group are chemically sensitive and become ill with fragrances.
San Diego Hope & Recovery Group – Well Spouses (of those that are chronically ill)
Contact: Fred fred@jescollection.com
Group URL: http://conqueringthechallenge.blogspot.com
1st Saturday of each month from 1-3 p.m.
LOCATION: The First United Methodist Church of San Diego
ADDRESS: 2111 Camino Del Rio South, San Diego, CA 92108
SAN FRANCISCO LYME DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP (SFLDSG)
Location: San Francisco
Contact: Diane SF_Lyme@yahoo.com
The San Francisco Lyme Disease Support Group meets once a month. Please email sf_lyme@yahoo.com or call (415) 786-9010 for details.
San Francisco/SF_SEAL (Support, Education and Advocacy for Lyme)
Location: San Francisco
Contact: Robin SF_SEAL@sbcglobal.net
We meet the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 2-4pm at St Luke’s Hospital at 3555 Cesar Chavez/cross-street Valencia, four blocks from the 24th St BART station. We meet in the ACR Conference Room, just up the hall and to the left past the main entrance information desk.
Santa Cruz Lyme Support Group
Location: Santa Cruz/Aptos
Contact: Sarah Olson CaliforniaLyme@cruzio.com
Fourth Thursday of each month.
7-9 PM
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
6401 Freedom Blvd. Aptos, California
Sonoma County Lyme Aid
