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Support Groups

Comfort and company

The road to recovery can be challenging for patients and their loved ones. It often helps to connect with others going through similar experiences. Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare offers a number of support groups for patients, outpatients, and their loved ones or caregivers. These groups offer not only emotional and peer support, but important educational information.

Groups, times, and locations are subject to change. Please call the numbers listed below for more information or to confirm schedule prior to attendance.

ALS Support Group

This group is currently meeting online.

Acquired Brain Injury Support Group

Please contact facilitator below to be added to this group.

The Acquired Brain Injury Support Group provides a supportive meeting place for individuals with acquired brain injury, including traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor, metabolic encephalopathies, anoxic brain injury, and seizures. This group provides peer support for injured individuals' successful community reintegration after being discharged from a structured program.

  • Facilitator: Mary Lyn Barber, MSW and Casa Colina Speech Therapy staff
  • Meets 3rd Wednesday of each month from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
  • Location: Loverso Education Center, Building 1-E, Room C
  • Contact: 909/596-7733, ext. 4413 or mbarber@casacolina.org
  • Cost: Free

Acquired Brain Injury Caregiver Support Group

Please contact facilitator below to be added to this group.

Our Caregiver Support group offers support and socialization for those providing care for family or friends with an acquired brain injury.

  • Facilitator: Mary Lyn Barber, MSW
  • Meets 3rd Wednesday of each month from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
  • Location: Loverso Education Center, Building 1-E, Room A/B
  • Contact: 909/596-7733, ext. 4413 or mbarber@casacolina.org
  • Cost: Free

C.L.U.B. Life- Celebrating Life United with Brain Injury

Please contact facilitator below to be added to this group.

Connecting adults living with brain injury through social, recreational, and cognitive activities.

  • Managed by C.L.U.B. Life
  • Facilitator: Diana Palumbo
  • Meets 1st Friday of each month from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
  • Location: Loverso Education Center, Building 1-E, Room A/B
  • Contact: 951/201-4985 or hello@livetheclublife.org
  • Cost: Free

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Support Group

This group is currently meeting online.

Group provides a meeting place for individuals with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome to offer peer support and share information, resources, and education related to this condition.

  • Facilitator: Dianne Whiting, MA, PT or Mary Lyn Barber, MSW
  • Meets 3rd Tuesday of each month from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
  • Online (Contact number below for LifeSize information)
  • Contact: 909/596-7733, ext. 4413 or mbarber@casacolina.org
  • Cost: Free

Fibromyalgia Support Group

This group is currently meeting online.

Provides personal and educational support for adults diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Facilitated by Dianne Whiting, MA, PT, of the Fibromyalgia Program at Casa Colina. No children please.

  • Meets 3rd Thursday of the month from 2:30 to 3:45 p.m.
  • Online (Contact number below for LifeSize information)
  • Contact: 909/596-7733, ext. 4413 or mbarber@casacolina.org
  • Cost: Free

Parent Support

Group meetings to discuss family issues associated with parenting special needs children.

Post Polio Support Group

This group is currently meeting online.

The San Gabriel Pomona Valley Post Polio Support Group shares information and experiences associated with polio conditions.

  • Facilitator: Marci Ellison
  • Meets 4th Saturday of the month from 10:30 a.m. to noon
  • Online (Contact facilitator for virtual meeting information)
  • Contact: 626/484-3116 or hopemle@juno.com
  • Cost: Free

Spinal Cord Injury Support Group

Please contact facilitator below to be added to this group.

Support group for individuals with spinal cord injuries. Life with SCI, information, ideas, resources, and support.

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