Local LLS Support Groups
East Bay
- Berkeley/Oakland - This support group is now meeting virtually.
Login information will be provided to participants after registering.East Bay Family Support Group
First Monday of every month, 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Gail Splaver, LCSW, (510) 527-3871
Nancee Hirano, RN, MS, ANP 510-823-7286 - Walnut Creek - This support group is now meeting virtually.
Login information will be provided to participants after registering.
Contra Costa Adult Family Support Group
First Thursday of every month, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Alan Brast, PhD, (925) 277-7524
Sarah Leonard, RN, BSN, OCN, (510) 301-1296
North Bay
- Greenbrae
Marin Family Support Group
Second Tuesday of every month, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm - Schedule is subject to change. Please contact the group’s facilitator.
Fran Haghighi, RN, (415) 925-7922
Judith Sheridan, OCN, (415) 750-2202
Fred Silverman, LCSW, (415) 990-2704
San Francisco
- UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco Family Support Group
Second Tuesday of every month, 3 pm - 4:30 pm - Schedule is subject to change. Please contact the group’s facilitator.
Nina Balsamo, MSS, LCSW, (415) 353-2965
Isaura Figueroa, MSW
Palo Alto
- Stanford Family Support Group
Second Tuesday of every month, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm - Schedule is subject to change. Please contact the group’s facilitator.
Elizabeth Kerr, MSW (650) 308-6274
- MDS Group in Palo Alto - This support group is now meeting virtually. Login information will be provided to participants after registering.
First Wednesday of every month, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Lenn Fechter, RN, (650) 725-0744
Andrea Linder, RN
Central Coast
Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz Family Support Group
First and Third Tuesday of every month, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Schedule is subject to change. Please contact the group’s facilitator.
Allison Brookes, MSW allison.brookes@dignityhealth.org
- Santa Cruz Caregivers
Second Tuesday of every month, 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Schedule is subject to change. Please contact the group’s facilitator.
Allison Brookes, MSW allison.brookes@dignityhealth.org
Children & Parents
- San Jose Spanish-Speaking Parents - This support group is now meeting virtually. Login information will be provided to participants after registering.
Fourth Monday of every month at 6 p.m.
Rich Ramos, RN, (408) 314-8394
Jennifer Ramos, RN, MSN, PH
To attend a group listed above, please register at the ALL EVENTS NEAR YOU calendar https://www.lls.org/nocal.
Other Local (Non-LLS) Support Group
Myeloma Support Groups
The Bay Area offers two supportive, patient-led support groups for myeloma patients and caregivers who share their experiences and knowledge about diagnosis, symptoms, markers, treatments, side-effects, clinical trials, quality of life and many other topics of interest including guest specialists. These groups are for myeloma patients at all stages, from newly diagnosed to ten+ years out. To learn more, please visit the links below.
East Bay, San Francisco & South Bay
sfbayareamyelomasupport.org
North Bay
http://napavalley.support.myeloma.org/
Children's Hospital Oakland In-Patient: English
Second and Fourth Thursday of every month at 12:30 pm
Felicie Standley, MSW, (510) 428-3885 ext.4797
Alexina Cather, (510) 428-3885, ext. 4797