Community Events

Peer Groups
Alliance of People with disAbilities

Do you want to meet new people? Share resources and common experiences? Receive and provide peer support? Peer groups are open to all people with disAbilities, friends and family members. Peer groups are a great opportunity to share common experiences and support one another towards succeeding with a disAbility.

When:

2nd Thursday of each month from 6 - 7:30 pm

4th Tuesday of each month from 2:30 -4:00pm (Room 221)

Where:

Alliance of People with Disabilities, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N., Ste 100
Seattle, WA 98103

Contact:

Emily Gorchels at 206-633-6623 or
Debra Enright at 206-633-6634

Being Meditation Group
Fridays, 12:00 - 1:30 pm
Shoreline

This Meditation Series is specifically for people with MS and their significant others. The weekly group will be guided by Jerry Hanna, the Executive Director of the Center for Spiritual Development in Seattle. Hanna has had a committed meditation practice for 30 years, and has a specific interest in meditation healing for people with neurological disorders. There is an autoimmune response to the experience of disabling circumstances; meditation mediates this damage by influencing the link between personality and the autoimmune state and by affecting them both.

Meditation aids a focus on what you are concerned about with your diagnosis of MS, not MS in the abstract. It is about "healing" your relationship with the disease and our eventual death. It is intended to reduce stress around this area, and the emotional reactivity to life events people with MS experience. Hanna emphasizes the importance of a community of practice, and a willingness to share experiences, and support one another. Meditation practice is especially important for people with attention, concentration and focus symptoms, and can be considered a way to exercise the brain.

Meetings are on Fridays from 12:00 - 1:30 pm in the Shoreline district. Call Jerry Hanna at St. David Emmanuel Church (206-362-2565) if you are interested in knowing more about MS and Meditation, or participating in a practice group.

Swedish MS Center Self-Help Group
Fridays, 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Join us at a physician-led self-help group for those with MS and their family members and friends. The group meets the third Friday of every month from 1-3 p.m. at the office of Dr. Lily Jung:

600 Broadway, Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98122
For more information, call Emily Edmiston at 206-384-4254 ext. 243.

“Shoulders” Caregiver Support Group
Tuesdays from 7:30 – 9:00pm
Dunshee House – Home of SASG
303 – 17^th Ave E, Seattle. 206-322-2437

This is an ongoing drop-in support group for anyone who is the caregiver of a loved one suffering from chronic and/or debilitating illness. For more information please call the groups facilitator, Bob Fuller at 206-328-7821 or go to www.dunsheehouse.org

Multiple Sclerosis Helping Hands
Central MS Support Group Meeting

Date/Time: 2nd Tuesdays monthly, 2:00-4:00pm
Mt. Baker Park Presbyterian Church
3201 Hunter Blvd. S., Seattle

We meet monthly from 2-4 pm, but next month, December only, we will meet from 1-3 pm, as we will have our annual holiday potluck luncheon! The MS support group meets regularly at the MT Baker Park Presbyterian Church on every second Tuesday of the month, from 2:00 to 4:00 ( Except for July and August). You do not enter the church at the actual address, 3201 Hunter Blvd S, which is for the main church events. Members also receive the monthly newsletter and have a telephone committee to call and remind them of the meetings. Refreshments are served at each meeting. Donations always welcome. For meeting information, call Lori Hamilton at 1-888-282-3984 (toll free).

Directions: Going north on I-5: Merge onto I-90 E via exit 164A toward Spokane. Take the Rainier Ave S exit (exit 3). Turn right onto Rainier Ave S. Turn left onto S McClellan St. S. McClellan St becomes Mt. Rainier Dr S. End at S Hanford St & Hunter Blvd S. Going south on I-5: Merge onto I-90 E via exit 164 toward Bellevue/Spokane. Immediately move to the very right lane in order to make the exit 3 !!! Follow above directions from there. From I-90 headed west: Take the Rainier Ave. S. exit (exit 3a). Slight right onto Rainier Ave S. Follow above directions from there.

It is best if you park or unload at the North side of the church, on S Hanford, between 37^th Ave S and Hunter Blvd S. The handicap ramp is also on the North side of the church, enter the building by going up the ramp to the patio to enter or if you can walk up four steps, enter on the west side of the church’s double doors. The MS meeting is in the Fellowship Hall on the main floor. If you take an Access Bus, the suggested cross street would be 37^th Ave S and S Hanford. If you take a Metro Bus, take the #14 Mt Baker bus to the end of the line, which turns around and stops at S Hanford, and you will see the church across the street.

The Sno-King Support Group
Date/Time: 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.
Edmonds United Methodist Church
Aldersgate Room
828 Caspers St., Edmonds, WA 98020

The Sno-King Support Group meetings also include a Well Spouse - Caregiver Group, which meets at 6:30 pm while everyone else socializes. There is a monthly newsletter, a telephone committee, and E-mails to remind members of the meetings. Refreshments are served at each meeting. For additional meeting information, call (425) 712-1804, cell: 206-718-0894 or e-mail wbrayer@mshelp.org.

If you live in Snohomish County, Dart Transportation will deliver you and pick you up right at the door of the church. (425) 347-5912 or 1-800-562-1381.

WellSpouse Foundation
Support Group
Greenwood Activity Center
First Monday of the month, 4:00 pm

All spouses and partners of individuals with chronic, long-term illnesses are welcome to attend. The Well Spouse Foundation is a national network of well spouses and partners who have banded together to offer each other emotional support through local self-help groups.

For more information contact Carin at 206-230-0166 or email socialwkr@earthlink.net.

MS Self Help Group
Auburn/King County Library
2nd Friday of the month
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

For people diagnosed with MS, their families, friends and caregivers: everyone is welcome. Talk with others in similar situations. Discuss treatment options, changes in symptoms, staying fit, resource referral, news about recent research, tips on easy living and inspirational reading. Hear professional speakers on topics of interest. Coffee, cookies and tea will be served. Call Jane at 253-939-3236 for more information.

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