BlueWater Support Group
Port Huron
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
Meets 2nd Wednesday 7-8:30 p.m Port Huron Hospital - The Gathering Place Room
Contact - Mike Lewis 810-364-4436
Escanaba Transplant Support Group
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
For more information, contact Carol Plouff (906) 786-4358 or hcplouff@chartermi.net
Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit
Hearts:
Meets on 1st Wed of month; 11:00am
Education & Research Bldg.
Room – 2038C
Contact – Ginger St. John, MSW 313-916-2724, gstjohn1@hfhs.org
or Dr. Anne Eschelman 313-916-7608, aeschelman1@hfhs.org
Heart LVAD group:
Meets 3rd Monday of month; 10:00am
Clinic Bldg, 14th floor, Room B1402
Contact – Ginger St. John, MSW 313-916-2724, gstjohn1@hfhs.org
Kidney/Pancreas:
Meets 3 rd Tuesday of each month 6:00 p.m.
Nephrology Clinic - Conference Room 5 th Floor of Clara Ford Pavilion
Contact - Patrick Williams, MSW 313-916-1290, pwilliams1@hfhs.org
Liver:
Meets 2nd Thursday at 10:00 a.m.,
Education Research Building 2nd Floor Room 2075
Contact – Maria Munoz MSW, 313-916-1352, mmunoz2@hfhs.org
Lungs:
Meets 3rd Wednesday
1 - 2:30 p.m.
“Huffers & Puffers” Education Research Bldg. Room - 2101 Contact - Ginger St. John, MSW 313-916-2724, gstjohn1@hfhs.org
or Dr. Anne Eschelman 313-916-7608, aeschelman1@hfhs.org
Bone Marrow:
Contact - 313-916-9754. for more information.
Caregivers:
Meets monthly -
Contact Erin Freeman 313-916-2724 for more information.
Iron Mountain Transplant Support Group
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
Meets 3rd Tuesday of the month, 1:00 PM at 427 South Stephenson Avenue, 2nd Floor. Contact – Evelyn Juneau, (906) 774-7501
Lakeshore Transplant Support Group - Muskegon
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
CJ Raugh, President - (231) 740-5901 or capraugh@aol.com Hackley Hospital - Meets 2nd Wednesday each month 7:00 p.m. Auditorium
LOTS Lenawee Transplant Support – Lenawee County
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, supporters
John & Lorna Brinkerhuff (517) 264-2068 brinker174@hotmail.com
John is a heart transplant recipient from July 1991. Together, he and his wife Lorna are a resource for any pre and post transplant patient, family member or friend. As of now, they do not have regular support group meetings, but will do as the need arises.
LOTTS-Living Organ Transplant and Tissue Support Group - Kalamazoo
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
Meets 2nd Tuesday each month 7 - 8:30 p.m. - Golden Tree Apts. Club House, Portage MI Contact – Jan Getz 269-349-6630 or jgetz1980@aol.com or Bud Napper (269) 721-8527
Mid-Michigan Transplant Support Group - Saginaw
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
St. Mary’s Ambulatory Care Center, Conference Room Meets 3 rd Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Contact - Mary Catherine Siers 989-792-1334 or mcsiers@sbcglobal.
Mid-Michigan Transplant Awareness Group – Clare
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
MidMichigan Regional Medical Center, Plane Tree Cafe - Private Dining Room
Third Thursday of the month, 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Contact –Terri Maynard, (989) 430-4174, jandt116@chartermi.net
Organ Transplant Awareness Group - Alpena
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
Contact - Jerome Smigelski 989-354-3342 for more information or heart312@chartermi.net
Organ Transplants of Southwest Michigan
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
- St. Joseph/Stevensville group: Meets the 4 th Wednesday each month at the Lincoln Township Library at 2099 W. John Beers Rd. at 7pm.
- Niles group: Meets the 3 rd Monday each month at the home of Eugene Toth, 1619 Bell Rd., Niles, at 6:30pm.
Contact – Gary Rouse gary1992@yahoo.com
Second Chance - Warren
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
Meets 3rd Tuesday 7-9:00 p.m. Troy Beaumont Hospital, Dequindre Rd. between Square Lake Rd. and M59 classroom near cafeteria.
Contact - Marlene Paoletti 586-773-1725 mpaoletti@comcast.net
Second Time Around - Grand Rapids
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers
Meets 2nd Monday 6-8:30 p.m. - Spectrum Health East (Blodgett) Campus, Guild Room 2 Contact - Jacquie Oliai 616-774-7671 or 800-348-3987 or Jacquie.Oliai@spectrum-health.org
St. John Transplant Support Group - Detroit
Meets 2nd Wednesday 6-8:30 p.m. Kidney/Pancreas-Pre & Post (call to confirm meeting) St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Professional Building II Suite 174 Contact – Jennifer Bruns or Laura Paratore, ACSW 313-343-3047 or jennifer.bruns@stjohn.org, laura.paratore@stjohn.org
TIME - Owosso
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
Meets 2nd Tuesday 7pm
Owosso Memorial Hospital, Peggy Grlick Room
Contact –- Buddy Strob, 989-743-4863
Transplant Support Group - Jackson
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
Meets 2nd Saturday 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Foote Hospital , Pulmonary Rehab. Center - Suite 102 Contact - Cathy McAllister pgr: 517-783-7320 (9a-5p M-F) or 517-787-9322 ext. 224 to leave a message
Transplant Support Group Of Northern Michigan - Gaylord
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, donor family members, supporters
Meets 2nd Thursday every other month, 6:00 p.m., Otsego Memorial Hospital Class Room Contact - Bev Cherwinski 989-983-4188 or Mary King RN, 517-732-1731
University of Michigan Medical Center - Ann Arbor
Heart:
Meets 1st Friday 10:00 a.m. to noon. Room UH2C-224 2 nd Floor Contact - Ruth Halben, MSW 734-763-9788, rhalben@med.umich.edu
Lung:
Meets 4th Saturday 10:00-12:00pm, Room 2C224 2 nd FloorContact – Lizbeth Warner, MSW 734-615-5334
Liver:
Meets 3rd Monday 6:30 – 8:00pm, Room 2C108UH 2 nd Floor
Contact – Lynda Asher, 734-668-0334
Westshore Transplant Support Group - Ludington area
For recipients, waiting recipients, caregivers, supporters
Dianne Longo (231) 462-3578 longo914@yahoo.com
Meets on the 3rd Monday of every month at the Scottville Senior Center on Main Street in Scottville.
