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Sun Feb 8, 2015, 12:17 PM
The Hershey Community of Hope Support Group in Pennsylvania meets on the third Tuesday of the month, working with the Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute (http://www.pennstatehershey.org/web/cancer).

At the meetings, patients and their families connect with each other and share experiences. Come meet other patients and families in your own town who are going through the same thing as you.

Meetings in 2015:
Tuesday January 20
Tuesday February 17
Tuesday March 17
Tuesday April 21
Tuesday May 19
Tuesday June 16
Tuesday July 21
Tuesday August 18
Tuesday September 15
Tuesday October 20
Tuesday November 17
Tuesday Wednesday December 15

Time: 5:30am - 7:00pm

Location:
Penn State Hershey Medical Center (http://www.pennstatehershey.org) (Main Building 7th floor family lounge)
500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033

Google map (https://www.google.com/maps/place/Penn+State+Hershey+Children's+Hospital/@40.263695,-76.675751,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c8bc9d2d03853b:0xa48ab8885dd36239)

To RSVP or for more information, contact Teressa Novotny at 717-531-0003 x283619 or by email (tnovotny@hmc.psu.edu).



Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Support Group

The Cancer Institute also has a Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplant Support Group (http://www.pennstatehershey.org/web/cancer/community/classes/-/journal_content/56/101847/10654317/PSH_COMMUNITY_CLASS_2_DETAIL), which meets on the first Thursday of the month from 4:00 to 5:30pm in the same location. For more information, contact Beth Harvey by email (bharvey@hmc.psu.edu).


For more information about Communities of Hope support groups, see the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation's Communities of Hope (http://www.aamds.org/support-and-community/communities-of-hope) page.