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.
GREEN BAY Lupus St. Vincent Hospital - McKenna Library, 2nd Fl 835 S Van Buren Green Bay, WI For more information, call Barbara Kane 920-497-4587 or Peggy Hau 920-339-5153
LA CROSSE Kidney Transplants Coulee Region Transplant Group Maycrest Auditorium – Franciscan Skemp Healthcare (FSH Nursing Administration) 800 West Ave South La Crosse, WI 1st 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 3rd Saturday of every month 1:00 – 3:00 pm Contact – Amy 608-263-7832
Pre-ESRD Patients St. Mary’s Renal Center 2840 Index Rd Madison, WI 4th Monday of every month 1:00 – 3:00 pm Contact – Janet Bergum, RN 608-229-7222
Lung-Transplant Support Group UW Research Park Clinic 621 Science Dr Madison, WI 1st 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 4th 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
MANITOWOC AREA Lupus For more information, call Kathy Wimmer 920-684-5170
MARSHFIELD Transplant Focus Marshfield Clinic1 1000 N. Oak Ave Marshfield, WI 1st Tuesday of every month Call for times Contact – Leah Breu, RN 715-387-5308
MILWAUKEE
St. Luke's Abdominal Transplant Support Group (Liver, Kidney, Pancreas) Contact Jack Bauman at 414-327-5789 or jackb1932@att.net
St. Luke's Heart Transplant Pre and Post 3rd Tuesday of the month from 6:30 - 8:00 pm RSVP to 414-649--6125 Lower level, physicians office building - west.
Waiting for Kidney Transplant AND Liver Therapy Groups 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Room 5700 East Clinics (5th Floor) Froedtert Transplant Surgery Office Froedtert Hospital Milwaukee, WI Call for meeting details Contact – Ginny Korkko, MSW 414-805-2839
Caregivers of and Patients Waiting for a Liver Transplant 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave, Room 5700 East Clinics (5th Floor) Froedtert Transplant Surgery Office Froedtert Hospital Milwaukee, WI Call for meeting details Contact – Ginny Korkko, MSW 414-805-2839 gkorkko@fmlh.edu
Lung - Pre and Post Second Chance for Breath Lung Support Group - Pre and Post Friends and family welcome 3rd Wednesday of the month St. Luke's Transplant Clinic, Cardiopulmonary Conference Room 4:00 - 6:00 PM Questions? Contact Pat Bolka at 414-649-5559 or patty.bolka@aurora.org
Lupus Foundation of America, WI Chapter 1109 N. Mayfair Road Milwaukee, WI For more information call 414-443-6400
Lupus New Life Presbyterian Church 3400 W. Silver Spring Rd Milwaukee, WI For more information, contact Gina Moore 414-446-5503
RACINE Lupus St. Luke's Hospital 1320 Wisconsin Ave Racine, WI For more information, call Judy O'Connor 262-866-1277
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
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