Support Groups

Local MDA Sponsored Support Groups:

Baltimore Area
Patient and Family Support Group
The Keswick Home
700 W. 40th Street
Baltimore, MD 21211

This support group was formed in 1983 and features an educationally based format with expert speakers. Meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of each month, September through May.

Caregivers' Support Group
St. Johns United Church of Christ
S. Rolling Raod at Wilkens Avenue
Catonsville, MD 21228

OR

The Hampton House
204 E. Joppa Road
Towson, MD 21286

This support group was formed in 1990 and offers caregivers a format for mutual sharing and support. Meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday every other month.

Eastern Shore Area
Patient and Family Support Group & Caregivers' Support Group
Peninsula Regional Medical Center
Avery Hall Auditorium
100 E. Carroll Street
Salisbury, MD 21801

This support group was formed in 2002 and offers simultaneous educational and caregivers' support groups. Meetings are held on the 2nd Saturday every other month. For more information or for a schedule call 410-494-7106 and ask to speak with Dave Miller.

For more information on ALS, visit these valuable resources online:

The Muscular Dystrophy Association
http://www.mdausa.org

The ALS Association
http://alsa.org/

Ride for Life Online
http://www.rideforlife.com

Project ALS
http://www.projectals.org

ALS Links - Internet Portal for the ALS Community
http://www.alslinks.com

International ALS Clinics and Research Centers
http://www.alslinks.com/clinicsinternational.htm

International Alliance of ALS/MND Associations
http://www.alsmndalliance.org

The ALS Society of Canada
http://www.als.ca

Focus on ALS - site created by a PALS for PALS
http://www.focusonals.com/

Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
http://www.camradvocacy.org/

Stem Cell Information - the official NIH resource
http://stemcells.nih.gov/index.asp

Stem Cell Action
http://www.stemcellaction.org/

ALS Digest (online newsletter). Archive is available at http://www.alslinks.com/alsdigestarchives.htm.