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Support Services
The 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 was initially launched by the Brain Aneurysm Foundation in 2010. In 2013 membership has increased 47% and
now has over 5,400 members, all affected by brain aneurysms either as survivors or family members.
Support 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 facilitated by a medical
professional. Survivors realize that they
are not alone. Survivors and caregivers
share their experiences and show
support to those that are in need. There
are now close to 60 support groups
located in the following states: MA, NH,
ME, NY, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, IN, WI, IL,
MN, MI, OH, MO, KS, TN, GA, FL, LA, AL,
CO, TX, AZ, CA, WA, OR and Canada. Maine Medical Center Brain Aneurysm
Support Group
The Brain Aneurysm Foundation is
working very closely with the Medical
Advisory Board members to establish
new support groups in the hospitals
where they practice and we are pleased
to announce the following new support
groups as a result of these efforts. University of Miami Hospital
Brain Aneurysm Support Group
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Support Group
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brain Aneurysm Support Group
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Brain Aneurysm
Support Group
Collaborating with the Brain Aneurysm
Foundation enables hospitals and medical
professionals that treat brain aneurysm
patients to provide a continuum of
care though the ongoing support and
educational information and resources that
the foundation provides at no cost.
Northeast
• Boston Massachusetts Group
• Plymouth Massachusetts Group
• The South Shore Support Group
• Cape Cod Brain Aneurysm -
Injury Support Group,
Sandwich, MA
• Long Island Support Group
• Syracuse Brain Aneurysm Support
Group, Syracuse, NY
• Northern New England Brain
Aneurysm Support Group in
Concord, NH
• New York Methodist Hospital
Brain Aneurysm Support Group,
Brooklyn, NY
• New York City Support Group
• Philadelphia Support Group
• Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the
Brain Aneurysm and AVM Support Group,
Pittsburgh, PA
• Eastern Long Island Brain Aneurysm
Support Group, Stony Brook, NY
• Brain Aneurysm Support Group,
Buffalo, NY
• New Jersey Brain Aneurysm and AVM
Support Group, New Brunswick, NJ
• Aneurysm/AVM Support Group
at Capital Health Medical Center,
Pennington, NJ
• Aneurysm/AVM Support Group at
Virtua Voorhees Hospital,
Voorhees, NJ
Midatlantic
• Delaware Brain Aneurysm
Support Group
• Baltimore, MD Brain Aneurysm
Foundation Support Group
• Falls Church, VA Brain Aneurysm
Support Group
Midwest
• Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine
Support Group, Indianapolis, IN
• Madison Area Brain Aneurysm and
Stroke Support Group, Madison, WI
• University of Illinois Hospital & Health
Sciences System Dept. of
Neurosurgery Support Group
• Chicago Northwest Suburban Brain
Aneurysm Support Group
• The Neurosciences Institute at Central
DuPage Hospital Brain Aneurysm
Support Group, Winfield, IL
• The DuPage County Brain Aneurysm
Support Group, Hinsdale, IL
• Twin Cities -The National Brain
Aneurysm Center Support Group
• The University of Michigan Brain
Aneurysm and AVM Support Group
• Tri-State Brain Aneurysm Support
Group
• Brain Aneurysm Support Group,
St. Louis, MO
• Post Brain Surgery Support Group,
Springfield, MO
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• Brain Aneurysm Support Group,
Kansas City, KS
• Ohio Brain Aneurysm and Awareness
Support Group, Columbus, OH
Southeast
• Nashville Tennessee Group
• Vanderbilt University Support Group
• Atlanta Support Group
• Naples - Fort Myers Brain Aneurysm
Support Group
• Orlando Brain Aneurysm
Support Group
• Deerfield Beach, FL Support Group
• Florida Brain Aneurysm
Support Group in Gainesville
• Mayo Clinic Support Group in
Jacksonville, FL
• Brain Aneurysm Support Group
in Mandeville, LA
• Brain Aneurysm Support Group
Birmingham, AL
Southwest
• Littleton Colorado Brain Aneurysm
Foundation Support Group
• Brain Aneurysm Support Group at
Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center,
Houston, TX
• San Antonio Support Group
West Coast
• Bay Area Aneurysm and Vascular
Malformation Support Group
• Sacramento, CA Support Group
• Washington Brain Aneurysm
Support Group
• UW Medicine Brain Aneurysm Survivor
Support Group
• Swedish Cerebrovascular Support Group
• Oregon Brain Aneurysm Support Group
• Brain Aneurysm/AVM Support Group
in Newport Beach, CA
• Los Angeles Brain Aneurysm Foundation
Support Group, Los Angeles, CA
Canada
• Nova Scotia Support Group
• Brain Aneurysm Support Group,
Calgary, AB
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