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
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.