Be In Charge of Your Health
If you’re an adult with any kind of ongoing health condition like chronic pain, depression, anxiety, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure or chronic kidney disease, consider joining a LIVING WELL With Chronic Conditions workshop in your county.
The workshops are run by a trained volunteer who has one or more of these health conditions. During the six-week workshop series, you’ll find better ways to deal with pain or fatigue; discover better nutrition and exercise choices; and learn better ways to talk to your doctor and family about your health.
To find a workshop near you, visit: http://dhs.wisconsin.gov/aging/CDSMP/.
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
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
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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