SUPPORT GROUPS—CANCER

Please note—The information listed here comes from many sources.  Please check individual groups for suitability for your family’s needs.

Caring and Sharing

718-596-1542

Support for parents of children with cancer

Frum Women's Group

www.healthgroups.yahoo.com/group/frumwcs

Online support group for frum women with cancer

Bikur Cholim of Boro Park

718-438-2020  ext. 7432   Shlomis

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5216  11th Avenue

Brooklyn, New York   11219

Bikur Cholim of Boro Park, in partnership with Sharsheret and Cancer Care, hosts monthly friendship circles for frum women who are or have been in treatment for cancer. 

 

 

Chai Lifeline of New Jersey

 

732-719-1700

 

Support group for mothers of children with cancer. The group is run by a Chai Lifeline caseworker and features guest speakers.  There is an annual consultation with HaRav Mattisyahu Solomon, shlita, and periodic meetings with therapists

 

Sibshops for siblings of cancer patients to share and normalize emotions and to have fun.  There is an annual two-day getaway for teenage siblings.

Mesothelioma Prognosis Network

https://www.mesotheliomaprognosis.com/

Advocacy group that works to provide free information and resources to patients and families affected by asbestos related cancers, such as malignant mesothelioma cancer. Resources include help finding doctors and treatment centers, veterans assistance, and an online support group.