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  • Couples Group
  • Creative Art Experience 
  • Generation OptiMiStic (for people in their 20s, 30s, & 40s)
  • Men's Chat
  • Veterans with MS
  • CarePartner Family and Friends Group
  • MS Fun, Friends & Food
  • Progressive MS Chat Group - Telephone Group

If there is not a self-help group meeting in your area and you are interested in starting one, please contact Debra at 1-800-344-4867 or (314) 781-9020.

Talk MS Meet & Greet

If you are a current member, or have been interested inlearning more about Talk MS groups, this is an exciting opportunity to see first hand how Talk MS is moving forward. Chapter staff will be attending to let you know about Chapter events, volunteer opportunities, programs and services. There is no fee to attend but you must register, so RSVP today at 1.800-344-4867. Feel free to tell a friend or bring a guest.

Upcoming Meet and Greets:

 

February 29, 2012 - Mid-St. Louis County - 6:00PM - 8:00PM  - Dinner provided 

Ginger Bistro
6665 Delmar 1st Floor
University City,  MO 63130 
 

March 7, 2012 - Kirksville - 6:00PM - 8:00PM -  Light refreshments provided

 Adair County Annex Building
302 N Franklin St.
Kirksville, MO  63501       

 
March 12, 2012 - Kennett - 6:00PM - 8:00PM - Light refreshments provided

 First Christian Church
105 W Washington St
Kennett, MO  63857

 

May 17, 2012 - St. Charles -  6:00PM - 8:00PM
Location - TBD 

 

St. Louis Metro Area Groups

Affton
3rd Wednesday
7 p.m.

Weber Road Library
4444 Weber Rd.,
St. Louis, MO 63123

Linda
(314) 544-5623

Crystal City/ Festus
2nd Tuesday, 1 p.m.

Disability Resource Association
420B S. Truman Blvd.
Crystal City, MO 63019

Marlene
(636) 464-2533
Sharon webradleys@yahoo.com

Mid- St. Louis County
Jan 14, March 10, May 12   1:30 p.m.

St. John's Rehab Hospital 
14561 North Outer Highway 40
St. Louis, MO  63017

Kevin
(314) 841-3755

West County  
Prayer & Health
Jan 25, Feb 22, March 24
6:30-8 p.m.

Sachs Library
16400 Burkhardt Pl.
Chesterfield, MO 63017

Rose Marie
sqsace@sbcglobal.net

O’Fallon, MO
Jan 8 and  March 11

2:00 p.m

Barnes-Jewish - Saint Peters Hospital
 Conference Room A/B
10 Hospital Drive
St. Peters, MO 63376

Debbie
debtalkms@yahoo.com

St. Charles
3rd Sunday, 3 p.m.

Hardees Restaurant
501 Mid Rivers Mall Drive 
St. Peters, MO 63376

Jim
(636) 602.4578

Washington
3rd Monday, 6 p.m.

St. Peters United Church of Christ
20 East 5th Street
Washington, MO 63040
 Anne
(636) 359-6037

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 Illinois Groups                                                                           

Alton/River Bend
3rd Tuesday,                  

7 pm - 9 pm

                                      

The United Presbyterian Church
2550 Rock Hill Road
Wood River, IL 62095

Lisa
(618) 258-0615

Belleville/O'Fallon
2nd Sunday, 2:30 p.m.

First United
Methodist Church
504 E Highway 50,
O'Fallon, IL  62269

Amy
(618) 235-4226

Metro East
Dec 21 and Feb 22
 7 pm.

LINC, Inc.
#1 Emerald Terrace 
Swansea, IL 62226              

Diane (618) 235-8823
Earhart500@aol.com

Litchfield (S'myelin Gang) 
4th Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

Christian Church of Litchfield      
131 Yaeger Lake Trail
Litchfield, IL  62056 

Meredith
(217) 556.4418 

 

Southern Illinois
2nd Monday,
6 p.m.

Heartland Regional
Medical Center
Classroom #1
3333 West DeYoung
Marion, IL 62959

Robert
(618) 983-0321               

Central Illinois
4th Monday
7p.m.

Richland Memorial Hospital
800 E. Locust St
Olney, IL 62450
Tony
(618) 302-1333
tmadmz@frontier.com

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 Northern Missouri

New London
2nd Tuesday, 7 p.m.

Ralls County Health Department Building
405 West 1st Street
New London, MO 63459

Debby
(573) 267-3365
mlrdsr@att.net

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 Central Missouri Groups

Columbia
3rd Wednesday
6 p.m.

Rusk Rehabilitation Center
315 Business Loop 70 West
Columbia, MO 65203

Rebecca Dykhouse, LSW
(573) 817-4697
rebecca.dykhouse@healthsouth.com

Jefferson City
1st Monday, 6 p.m.

Coca-Cola Bottling
Meeting Room
605 Washington
Jefferson City, MO 65109

Chris
(573) 645-0130
clepper@mobankers.com

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  Southern Missouri Groups

Cape Girardeau
3rd Saturday, 10 a.m.

St. Francis Health & Wellness Center
Healing Arts Building, Conference Room
150 S. Mount Auburn Rd.
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703

Sharon
(573) 332-8148

West Plains
3rd Wednesday, 5 pm

Ozark Medical Center
Shaw Medical Bldg.
2nd Floor
909 Kentucky St.,
West Plains, MO 65775

Charline
(417) 469-1068
Sally (417) 469-4842

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 Specialized Groups

Generation OptiMiStic
(for people in their 20s, 30s, & 40s)
1st Saturday,
10 a.m.

 

NMSS Office
Gateway Area Chapter
1867 Lackland Hill Pkwy.
St. Louis, MO 63146

 

Michelle (636) 447-5407

Men's Chat
Last Tuesday of the month
7 p.m.

Telephone group

Joe S.
jsalacki@gmail.com
 

Veterans with MS
2nd Wednesday
10 a.m.

Veterans Aministration Medical Center
1 Jefferson Barracks Dr.
St. Louis, MO 63125

Penny
(314) 652-4100 Ext. 63274

Carepartner Family & Friends Group
1st Tuesday
6:15 p.m.

David C. Pratt Cancer Center
St. John's Mercy Medical Center
607 South New Ballas Road
St. Louis, MO 63147

Debra
(800) 344-4867
debra.preston@nmss.org

MS Fun, Friends, and Food (Potluck)
Feb 7
6 p.m.         

David C. Pratt Cancer Center
St. John's Mercy Medical Center
607 S. New Ballas Rd.
St. Louis, MO 63141

RSVP required the Monday before the meeting.                                             

Michelle (314) 251-6400
Debbie (636) 579-0264
debrafriends@hotmail.com

Couples Group
Varies
Varies, Contact Joe S. for Information jsalacki@gmail.com
Creative Art Experience
3rd Saturday
10a.m.
NMSS Office
1867 Lackland Hill Pkwy
St. Louis, MO 63146

laurapieczynski@yahoo.com
michellekeating@juno.com

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Offered by Indiana State Chapter

Self Help Group in Evansville, Indiana 3rd Thursday of each month.

Evansville Urban Enterprise Association
135 South Garvin Street   
Evansville, IN
Please RSVP by contacting the leader, Alice Burns
(812) 303-4462

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Progressive MS Chat Group - Telephone Group                                                           
1st Thursday starting March 2012
 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.

 

Please call Debra at 800.344.4867 or email her at debra.preston@nmss.org

Facilitator:  Mary Duparri, LPC