If you have recently been diagnosed with Breast Cancer, it can feel very frightening and ominous.
However, you need not embark on this journey alone because there are others, just like you, who have the very same disease.
Joining a Breast Cancer support group will help you to feel less alone and you can greatly benefit from the advice and support of others in the same boat.
The following is a list of Breast Cancer support groups in the Baltimore, MD area that you could join.
1)Active Survivors Network
Support for Breast Cancer survivors. http://www.activesurvivor.org or 410-823-0562
2) Cancer Support Foundation.
Provides advice and support for Breast Cancer sufferers
info@cancersupportfoundation.org, 410-964-9563 or cancersupportfoundation.org
3) The Jean Steirn Cancer Program/Pro Bono Counseling Project
Receive free mental health treatment and advice on living with Breast Cancer. 410-825-1001 or http://www.probonocounseling.org
4) METAvivor
A support group for those with Stage IV Breast Cancer.410-491-5760 or http://www.metavivor.org
5) Moveable Feast Inc
This Baltimore group provides free and healthy meals (as well as other services). 410-327-3420 or http://mfeast.org
6) Nueva Vida
A support group for Latinas with Breast Cancer. 1-866-986-8432 or http://nueva-vida.org.
7) The Red Devils.
Provides services to help those with Breast Cancer who are being treated in participating hospitals in Maryland. 5820 York Road, Suite 205, Baltimore. 877-643-0202 or http://www.the-red-devils.org
8) Save the Coconuts
Raises awareness and money for Breast Cancer. P.O. Box 3057, Annapolis. 410-353-1552, coconuts@savethecoconuts.org or http://www.savethecoconuts.org
9) Sisters Network Inc
Provides and raises awareness for Breast Cancer in the African American community. sistersnetworkinc.org, or contact Madeline Long-Gill or Mary Gabourel at 301-494-7315 or snpgc@sistersnetworkinc.org
10) Ullman Cancer Fund for Young Adults
Provides support and education for breast cancer survivors. 410-964-0202 ext. 107, or http://www.ulmanfund.org
We hope that you found this list useful and know that there is support out there when and if you need it.
Please let us know if you have any questions and we would be happy to help in any way that we can.
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