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Support Services
T
he Brain Aneurysm Foundation eases the diagnosis, procedural and recovery process for survivors and families by
providing phone support, email support, support groups, our main website, and our support website.
The online support website at www.bafsupport.org, which The Brain Aneurysm Foundation launched in 2010, has grown and
now has over 3,700 members, all affected by brain aneurysms either as survivors or family members.
S upport groups offer brain aneurysm
survivors and their families the
opportunity to share life experiences,
work through challenges and find
new ways to adapt to changes in
their life. The goal of support group
meetings is to help alleviate fears
and concerns through education and
group discussions. Survivors realize
that they are not alone.
Survivors and caregivers share their
experiences and show support to
those that are in need. The healing of
the spirit is just as important as that
of the body. In 2012, the number of
support groups continued to grow
nationwide. Support groups now exist
in 58 locations. To find meeting times
for a specific group, check online at
www.bafound.org/support-2
Northeast
s Boston Massachusetts Group
s Plymouth Massachusetts Group
s Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brain Aneurysm Support Group
s The South Shore Support Group
s Cape Cod Brain Aneurysm -
Injury Support Group,
Sandwich, MA
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s Brain Aneurysm Support Group,
Hartford, CT
s Long Island Support Group
s Brain Aneurysm & AVM Support
Group, Port Jefferson Station, NY
s Brain Aneurysm & AVM Support
Group, Lake Success, NY
s Syracuse Brain Aneurysm Support
Group, Syracuse, NY
s Northern New England Brain
Aneurysm Support Group in
Concord, NH
s New York Methodist Hospital
Brain Aneurysm Support Group,
Brooklyn, NY
s New York City Support Group
s Philadelphia Support Group
s Delaware Brain Aneurysm
Support Group
s Western Pennsylvania Chapter of
the Brain Aneurysm and AVM Support
Group, Pittsburgh, PA
s Eastern Long Island Brain Aneurysm
Support Group, Stony Brook, NY
s Aneurysm/AVM Support Group
at Capital Health Medical Center,
Pennington, NJ
s Aneurysm/AVM Support Group at
Virtua Voorhees Hospital,
Voorhees, NJ
Midwest
s Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
Support Group, Indianapolis, IN
s Madison Area Cerebral Aneurysm
Support Group
s University of Illinois Hospital & Health
Sciences System Dept. of
Neurosurgery Support Group
s Chicago Northwest Suburban Brain
Aneurysm Support Group
s The Neurosciences Institute at Central
DuPage Hospital Brain Aneurysm
Support Group, Winfield, IL
s The DuPage County Brain Aneurysm
Support Group, Hinsdale, IL
s Twin Cities -The National Brain
Aneurysm Center Support Group
s The University of Michigan Brain
Aneurysm and AVM Support Group
s Tri-State Brain Aneurysm Support
Group
s Brain Aneurysm Support Group,
St. Louis, MO
s Post Brain Surgery Support Group,
Springfield, MO
s Brain Aneurysm Support Group,
Kansas City, KS
Southeast
s Nashville Tennessee Group
s Vanderbilt University Support Group
s Atlanta Support Group
s Naples - Fort Myers Brain Aneurysm
Support Group
s Orlando Brain Aneurysm
Support Group
s Deerfield Beach, FL Support Group
s Baltimore, MD Brain Aneurysm
Foundation Support Group
s Falls Church, VA Brain Aneurysm
Support Group
s Florida Brain Aneurysm
Support Group in Gainesville
s Mayo Clinic Support Group in
Jacksonville, FL
s Brain Aneurysm Support Group
in Mandeville, LA
Southwest
s Littleton Colorado Brain Aneurysm
Foundation Support Group
s Exempla Lutheran Medical Center Brain
Aneurysm Foundation Support Group
s Dallas, TX Support Group
s Brain Aneurysm Support Group at
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical
Center, Houston, TX
s Houston, TX Support Group
s San Antonio Support Group
West Coast
s Bay Area Aneurysm and Vascular
Malformation Support Group
s Sacramento, CA Support Group
s Washington Brain Aneurysm
Support Group
s Swedish Cerebrovascular Support Group
s Oregon Brain Aneurysm Support Group
s Brain Aneurysm/AVM Support Group
in Newport Beach, CA
Canada
s Nova Scotia Support Group
s Winnipeg Manitoba Support Group
s Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada
Support Group
s Brain Aneurysm Support Group,
Calgary, AB
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