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Support Programs

Amputee Support Group

Summary: Support people with amputation and their families or friends.

Date: Last Wednesday of month
Time: 4 pm - 5 pm
Place: L+ M Hospital, Baker Auditorium
Contact: Dave Deshefy
Telephone: 860-886-3906.

Acquired Brain Injury/TBI Support Group

Summary: Support group for anyone who has suffered a TBI

Date: held virtually on the 3rd Wednesday of month (except for summer)
Time: 6 pm
Contact: Eileen Cicchese, CTRS
Email [email protected] or call 860-442-0711 ext. 2393 and leave message for Eileen Cicchese

Breast Cancer Support Group

Please join us on the first Tuesday of each month from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm for our breast cancer support group. The group is held virtually via Teams and is open to patients of Smilow Cancer Hospital that have been diagnosed with any type of breast cancer and are at any stage in their care. To learn more, please contact Susanne Lee-Baldassini, LCSW at 475-224-8052.

Breast Feeding Support Group

Summary: Provide support & information to breastfeeding moms of all ages.

Date: Tuesdays
Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Place: L+M Hospital, Room 4.520
Contact: Jessica Maksim
Telephone: 959-201-2124

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group

Summary: Support groups for anyone with Multiple Sclerosis and their families.

Date: held virtually on the 4th Wednesday of month (except for summer)
Time: 6:30 pm
Contact: Eileen Cicchese, CTRS
Email [email protected] or 860-625-1024

Palliative Care Service, Bereavement Services

Lawence + Memorial Hospital/Smilow Cancer Hospital provides support to families and friends after the loss of a loved one. Grief is a natural response to loss and learning more about grief will help with healing. For information on the bereavement support group schedule, please call 203-688-0726.

Parkinson's Disease Support Group

Summary: Offering support for anyone with Parkinson Disease & their families with guest speakers offered.

Date: Third Wednesday of month
Time: 1:30 - 3 pm
Place: Masonicare at Mystic
Contact: Jack Alkon
Telephone: 860-559-5775

Prostate Cancer Support Group of SECT

Summary: Provides support, information, education relating to a diagnosis of prostate cancer.

Date: Third Tuesday of the month
Time: 7 - 8:30 pm
Contact: John Clark
Telephone: 860-464-7651

Stop the Bleed® Essential Aids Skills

Summary: This free training session teaches skills that can save a life in any situation involving serious bleeding. Whether at home or out in public, knowing how to control bleeding can make a life-or-death difference when the need arises.

To register, please contact Jessica Mancarella, Trauma program manager, at 860-271-4812 or [email protected].

Stroke Recovery Support Group

Summary: Offering support for stroke patients and their families

Date: Third Thursday of month (September through June)
Time: 12 - 3 pm
Place: Groton Public Library, 52 Newtown Rd, Groton
Contact: Philip Ludlow: 860-861-1487 or
Mark Stapleton: 860-437-7025

Survivors of Homicide

Summary: For family and friends of murder victims.

Date: First Tuesday of month
Time: 7 – 8:30 pm
Place: Waterford Library
Telephone: 860-235-6565
Website: www.survivorsofhomicide.com

Traumatic Brain Injury Support Group

Date: Third Wednesday of the month
Time: 6 pm (virtual)
Details: [email protected], 860-625-1024

Trauma Survivors Network

Contact: Jessica Mancarella, 860-271-4812 or [email protected]
https://www.traumasurvivorsnetwork.org/Trauma-centers-312/