Support & Resource Information

Note: Most links from this page will direct you to Web sites not managed by Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Patient Resources

Amputee:

Amputee Coalition of America www.amputee-coalition.org
American Amputee Foundation, Inc. www.americanamputee.org (listing by state of Amputee support groups.
Good Samaritan Hospital: (443)-444-4100 4^th Wednesday of each month
KernanOrthopaedics and Rehabilitation: (410)-448-6706 3^rd Wednesday of each month

Brain Injury:

Brain Injury Association of America www.biausa.org
Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation: (410)-448-6303 1^st Monday of each month

Brain Tumor:

Cancer:

I Can Cope at Good Samaritan Hospital (443)-444-4793
Hopewell Cancer Support Group (410) 832-2719
Man to Man: Prostate Cancer Support Group at Good Samaritan Hospital (443) 444-4663 3^rd Thursday of each month www.goodsam-md.org
National Comprehensive Cancer Network www.nccn.org
Women’s Reproductive Cancer Group (410) 832-2719

Diabetes Education Support Programs

Neurological Support Groups

National Ataxia Foundation (763) 553-0020
The Johns Hopkins Hospital www.hopkinsmedicine.org a comprehensive listing of support groups at Johns Hopkins for neurological patients and families
Multiple Sclerosis Support Group at Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabiliation: 410-448-6721 2^nd Tuesday of each Month
Aphasia Support Group at Good Samaritan Hospital www.goodsam-md.org (443) 444-4600

Spinal Cord Injury:

American Spinal Injury Association www.asia-spinalinjury.org
Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide For Living, 2^nd edition. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. Palmer S, Kriegsman KH, Palmer JB
Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation: 410-448-6307 2^nd Tuesday of each month
Paralyzed Veterans of America www.pva.org

Stroke:

American Stroke Association www.strokeassociation.org
HeartHub for Patients www.hearthub.org (affiliated with the American Stroke Association)
Inch by Inch: Stroke Support Group (410) 550-7793
Stroke Club at Good Samaritan Hospital (443) 444-4600 1^st Monday of every month www.goodsam-med.org
When Your Spouse Has a Stroke: Caring For Your Partner, Yourself and Your Relationship. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, April, 2011. Palmer, S. & Palmer, J.B.
Kernan Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation: 410-448-6320 One Tuesday each month

Additional Resources:

Maryland Rehabilitation Services www.dors.state.md.us

National Family Caregiver Support Group www.thefamilycaregiver.org

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