Support Group
Current & Upcoming
Newly Diagnosed Online Education Group – Host Linda Montgomery
Sep 19, 2024 1:00PM—2:30PM
Newly Diagnosed
Join our online education/support group leader, Linda Montgomery, in this online education session on the topic of being newly diagnosed. THIS EDUCATION SESSION IS FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED (2 YEARS OR LESS) OR FOR INDIVIDUALS NEW TO THE HCMA. Note: Unless otherwise specified, all event start times are displayed Eastern Time Zone.
View MoreLife with HCM Discussion Group – Host Debra Rafson – Free Online Discussion Group
Sep 19, 2024 7:00PM—8:00PM
Please join Debra Rafson in a discussion about "Life with HCM". Debra was diagnosed with HCM in 2011 and had a septal myectomy and ICD implant at Tufts Medical Center in 2016. She spent most of her career in professional theatre as a stage manager and managing director in the Boston area; most recently, she…
View More“Talk it Out” Online Discussion Group with Host Gwen Mayes
Sep 24, 2024 7:00PM—8:00PM
Register“Talk it Out” — heartfelt strategies to communicate with the important folks in your life about what it’s like living with HCM and how it affects your relationship with them. During the discussion, we will focus on one group — partners, spouses, children, friends, etc. — and talk through what we want to say and practice saying it out…
View MoreAll Things Myectomy with Hosts Paul Perlman and Greg LeValley – Free Online Discussion Group
Sep 25, 2024 7:00PM—8:00PM
**This discussion group is for individuals looking to participate in a general discussion about myectomy surgery, making the decision to have a myectomy or about life before and after a myectomy. Meet online discussion group leader, Paul Perlman. Paul is a retired lawyer from Orchard Park, NY. He was diagnosed with HCM in 2013…
View MoreICD Discussion Group with Hosts Sydelle Zinn and Karen Newstrom – Free Online Discussion Group
Sep 26, 2024 7:00PM—8:00PM
Meet online discussion group leader, Sydelle Zinn. Sydelle was diagnosed with HCM at 53, after she became lightheaded on a trip to the zoo. Her cardiologist made HCM real to her — no alcohol, no caffeine! — and she received a septal myectomy in June 2010. Sydelle lives in Cleveland with her husband, a professor.…
View MoreNewly Diagnosed Online Education Group – Host Linda Montgomery
Sep 26, 2024 9:30PM—11:00PM
Newly Diagnosed
Join our online education/support group leader, Linda Montgomery, in this online education session on the topic of being newly diagnosed. THIS EDUCATION SESSION IS FOR NEWLY DIAGNOSED (2 YEARS OR LESS) OR FOR INDIVIDUALS NEW TO THE HCMA. Note: Unless otherwise specified, all event start times are displayed Eastern Time Zone.
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