Local Stroke Support Groups for Western Massachusetts

** PLEASE NOTE SUMMER 2023

CHANGE IN VENUE **:

THE UMASS SLHS CONFERENCE ROOM IS NOT AVAILABLE

DURING SUMMER 2023 DUE TO RENOVATIONS

NEW 3RD SATURDAY SUMMER MEETINGS:

SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 11am-noon on Zoom

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 11am-noon: on Zoom

SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 11am-noon: STAY TUNED!

 

*** STARTING in JANUARY 2023 ***

New Monthly ZOOM Meetings Schedule

EVERY FIRST SATURDAY, 11AM – NOON:

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 , 11am-noon

SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 11am-noon

SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 11am-noon

SATURDAY, MAY 6, 11am-noon

SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 11am-noon

etc…

EMAIL for ZOOM LINK:

pestokes@umass.edu

or

jacquie@umass.edu

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New Monthly Face-to-Face Meetings Schedule

EVERY THIRD SATURDAY, 11AM – NOON:

SATURDAY, JANUARY 21 , 11am-noon

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18 , 11am-noon

SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 11am-noon

SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 11am-noon

SATURDAY, MAY 20, 11am-noon

SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 11am-noon

etc…

MEETINGS WILL BE HELD in our

Department of SLHS Conference Room

358 North Pleasant St. in Amherst

(on the corner of N. Pleasant & Fearing St.)

There is PARKING behind the building.
The conference room is on the ground floor – up 1/2 flight of stairs if you enter from the parking lot entrance; or come around to the front entrance to avoid the stairs.
        You can also Zoom in to the meeting if you can’t make it in person.

Either way, we look forward to seeing you again soon!

 

** OLD HISTORY… ** 

The meeting on Saturday, March 14and ALL face-to-face meetings until further notice –

are CANCELLED due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Please check this site and your email for updates regarding future meetings.

For more information on staying safe and updates on the COVID-19 virus, go to:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

Campus-specific Coronavirus updates can be found at: https://www.umass.edu/coronavirus

 

We hope to see you at the next meeting!

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UMass Amherst Stroke Support Group (413) 545-4007: Jacquie Kurland, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Faculty Liaison

(413) 545-4007: Polly Stokes, M.S., CCC-SLP, SLP/BRoCA Lab Manager

Meetings are held monthly, on the second Saturday of each month from 10:30-noon in the conference room on the ground floor of the department of Communication Disorders at UMass Amherst – 358 North Pleasant Street on the corner of North Pleasant and Fearing streets. There is free parking behind the building and an accessible ramp to the front entrance of the building. Meetings are open to stroke survivors and their significant others.

November 2019 Newsletter October 2019 Newsletter

August 2019 Newsletter

june 19 Newsletter

March SSG Newsletter

December SSG Newsletter
October 2018 SSG Newsletter
July 18 Newsletter
March/April updates: April Updates
November  2017 meeting newsletter: November2017 October  2017 meeting newsletter: October17 Newsletter
August 2017 meeting newsletter: August2017 Newsletter
July 2017 meeting newsletter: July2017 Newsletter
June 2017 meeting newsletter: June 2017
May 2017 meeting newsletter: May2017
March/April 2017 meeting newsletter: March and April 2017
February 2017 meeting newsletter: February 2017
January 2017 meeting newsletter: January 2017
December meeting newsletter: December 2016
November meeting newsletter: November 2016
October meeting newsletter: October 2016
August meeting newsletter: August 2016
July meeting newsletter: July 2016
June meeting newsletter: June 2016

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The 5th Walk and Roll for Stroke and Aphasia Awareness was a huge success!

CHECK IT OUT:

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prZXiBs175k&nohtml5=False[/youtube]

 
 
 
OTHER STROKE SUPPORT GROUPS IN WESTERN MA:
 
Baystate Franklin Medical Center
164 High Street Greenfield, MA (Room 1013)
(413) 773-4456: Stephanie Winslow, RN
Meeting: 3rd Tuesdays 10-11am
 
Holyoke Hospital Aphasia Therapy Group Holyoke (413) 534-2508 : Mary Lemilin Meeting: Thursdays 11-12pm
 
Mercy Aphasia Support Group Springfield (413) 748-7073 : Kellie McCue Meeting: 1st Tuesday 10 -11am
Weldon Rehab Hospital Dining Room
 
Berkshire Medical Center Stroke Support Group Pittsfield (413) 447-2230 : Irene Wolcott Meeting: 1st Tuesday of each month 3:00-4:30
 
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Stroke Support Group
Northampton (413) 582-5039: Diane Stephan
 Meeting: 4th Tuesday of each month 10am
Childbirth Center Conference Room