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The Scleroderma Support Group, North Shore was organized in October 1997 in response to the needs of a newly diagnosed patient.
Maxine Konrick and Shirley Walterhouse, both of Slidell and both scleroderma patients, are founders and co-leaders.
The group began with 12 patients and has grown to a current (March 2001) membership of 85 patients and 32 family members, physicians and friends.
The group is actively involved in support, education, increasing public awareness, and raising funds for medical care for persons in our area who would not otherwise be able to afford that care. We believe we are the only such sclerdoerma group to help to provide direct patient care.
Our monthly newletter "Insight" provides support and information on medical issues of interest to the group and is free to all members. Some members live such a distance away they are never able to attend a group meeting. "Insight" is the only link they have to people who are going through the same problems of living day to day with a chronic disease. |
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Group Historian Patricia Warr of Covington, LA, a scleroderma patient and original group member, is the group historian and keeps our scrapbooks. She is a very active in all group activities. Accounts Recorder and Photographer Don Walterhouse, husband and support person for Shirley, is our photographer, accounts recorder, chauffeur, and always there to help. |
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Meeting Schedules Year 2002 Meeting dates
Saturday, May 18
Saturday, July 20
Saturday, September 21
Saturday, November 16***
***November meeting will be a 5th Anniversary Celebration.
Everyone is asked to bring their favorite dish to share.
This is always a fun event and enjoyed by all.
We have 6 meetings a year on the third Saturday of every other month. 3 meetings are usually medical presentations by qualified medical personnel and of specific interest to persons with scleroderma. At other meetings we discuss ways and means of coping with this disease as experienced by those in the group. And in November, we celebrate our anniversary with a potluck dinner and just have fun.
Meetings are free and open to all interested persons. We invite you to join us.
MEETING TIME: 12:30 to 2:00 PM
PLACE: Conference Room A of the 12th Street Building in Slidell.
CONTACTS: Maxine at 985-641-5986 or Shirley at 985-643-4513
or email Shirley at walterho@bellsouth.net
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