Area Support Groups

Support Groups offer a place to share experiences, gain emotional support and find positive ways to cope with chronic kidney disease. Topics discussed may include: the challenges of living with kidney disease and its treatment; how families and friends are affected; dealing with setbacks and enhancing life in a positive way. These are independently run support groups and not affiliated with the NKFW.

If you know of a support group not on this list, please contact the NKFW at 1-800-543-6393 x 10 or e-mail nkfw@kidneywi.org.

LA CROSSE
Kidney Transplants
Coulee Region Transplant Group
Maycrest Auditorium – Franciscan Skemp Healthcare
(FSH Nursing Administration)
800 West Ave South
La Crosse, WI
1^st Tuesday evening of every month
6:30 pm
Contact – Jena Casper 608-392-5117

 MADISON
Heart Group
600 Highland Ave, Room G5/152
Madison, WI
3^rd Saturday of every month
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Contact – Amy 608-263-7832

 Lung-Transplant Support Group
UW Research Park Clinic
621 Science Dr
Madison, WI
1^st floor conference room
Call for dates and times
Contact: Paul & Chris Gunter 608-274-6686

“The Borrowers” Transplant Support Group
UW Hospital G5/152, location can change
600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI
4^th Sunday of February, April, June, August, October and December
August location is a picnic
1:30 pm
Contact – Nancy Arnold, MSSW, LCSW 608-261-1991 narnold@uwhealth.org

  MARSHFIELD
Transplant Focus
Marshfield Clinic1
1000 N. Oak Ave
Marshfield, WI
1^st Tuesday of every month
Call for times
Contact – Leah Breu, RN 715-387-5308

Caregivers of and Patients Waiting for a Liver Transplant
9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Room 5700 East Clinics (5^th Floor)
Froedtert Transplant Surgery Office
Froedtert Hospital
Milwaukee, WI
Call for meeting details
Contact – Ginny Korkko, MSW 414-805-2839 gkorkko@fmlh.edu

VIROQUA
Post Heart Transplant Patients
Vernon Memorial Hospital
507 South Main St
Viroqua, WI
Call for times and dates
Contact – Bonnie Anderson 608-637-2101