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Support Groups

General Cancer Support Groups

Clifford Baptist Church

Contact: Liz Alcock
434.946.5680


Hopekeepers: Dealing with Chronic Illness

Offers Support for individuals and caregivers dealing with chronic illness

Contact: Daryl Pitts
434.832.2031


Look Good Feel Better

Hands on cosmetic techniques to cope with appearance related side effects from chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Contact: Neda Dobyns
434.200.4010


Ostomy Support Group

Timberlake Mammography Center
Programs are presented by physicians, nutritionists, equipment/supplies, providers, therapists and patients

Contact: Betty Wooldrige
434.384.2717

Female Support Groups

Breast Friends

Group for young women recently diagnosed, going through treatment and discovering the "new normal" after treatment

Contact: Jenny 434.665.3359
                 Tamara 434.401.2505


Gynecological Support Group

Timberlake Mammography Center
Support for women living with reproductive cancer.

Contact: Brenda Young 434.200.4624


On Eagles Wings

Support for women at any stage of their breast cancer journey.

Contact: Kara Lamb 434.200.5127
                 Lindsay Darrah 434.200.5528


Reach to Recovery

American Cancer Society
Contact with a woman facing breast cancer by a breast cancer survivor.

1.888.227.6333


Women of Hope

Timberlake United Methodist Church
Provides support, meals, and prayer for women undergoing cancer treatment.

Contact: Tiffany Howell 434.239.1348

Male Support Group

Man to Man

Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center
Provides support and education for those affected by prostate cancer and their partners

Contact Amanda Darling-Thompson
434.845.0973

Grief Support Groups

Branch of Hope

Grief Issues
434.237.1572


College Hill Baptist

Bereavement and Grief Services
434.845.6095


Compassionate Friends

Third Monday of each month
7:30 to 9 pm
Randolph Memorial Baptist Church
4246 South Amherst Highway
Madison Heights, VA 24572


Kids Haven

Support for children 3-18 who are grieving the death of a loved one
434.845.4072

On Line Support Services

There are many online support groups and forums available for free.  Below are just a few of our recommendations:

www.cancercare.org
www.cancer.gov
www.cancer.org
www.lungcancer.org
www.thewellnesscommunity.org

Sites specifically for breast cancer

apps.komen.org/forums
www.y-me.org