APDA ATLANTA CHAPTER
INFORMATION PAGE
E-mail: bergatlapda@juno.com
The Chapter and its associated Information
& Referral Center are dedicated to the APDA’s Mission
“to ease the burden, to find the cure.”
Support Groups:
Every person living with Parkinson’s Disease needs support. Patients, spouses, family members and even friends can find others who understand and care. You do not have to endure this illness alone… your group is waiting for you to join them.
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City |
Meets |
Location |
Contact |
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Atlanta
APDA Education & S.G. |
3rd Saturday 10:30 am |
Wesley
Woods Budd Terrace Atlanta,
GA 30359 |
Nancy
Watts, RN 404-728-6552 |
|
Atlanta
People with Parkinson’s PWP Group |
3rd Tuesday 1:00 pm |
Westminster
Presbyterian Church 1438
Sheridan Road, NE Atlanta,
GA 30324 |
Mary
Anne Brawley 770-554-4193 |
|
Athens |
|
Arbor
Terrace 3736
Atlanta Highway Athens,
GA |
Ann
Boyer, MS 706-425-9591 |
|
Augusta |
4th Tuesday 6:00 pm |
St. John’s
Terrace |
Mrs. Eva
Erwin 706-738-7580 |
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Douglasville |
1st Tuesday 2:00 pm |
Wellstar
Medical Center 8820
Hospital Drive Douglasville,
GA |
Larry
& Maebelle Hennessy 770-949-9467 |
|
Dublin |
2nd Monday 7:00 pm |
Cadwell
Baptist Church |
Terry
Waldrep 478-275-0395
(H) 478-296-6120
(W) |
|
Dunwoody
Young P.D.
Group |
3rd Tuesday 7:30 pm |
Columbia
Dunwoody Medical Center |
Laura
Liggett 770-956-9461 Donna
Naylor 770-908-2657 |
|
Fayetteville |
4th Thursday 7:30 pm |
Fayette
Community Hospital |
Bill
McAllister 770-487-4444 Noel
& Betty Fry 770-631-2663 |
|
Gainesville |
Every Thursday |
St. Paul
United Methodist Church 404
Washington Street Upper
Floor |
Marie
Bridges, RN, MS 770-228-2721 Ext.
2105 |
|
Griffin |
2nd Sunday 3:00 pm |
Spalding
Regional Hospital |
John
Watkins 770-946-4912 |
|
Hiawassee |
|
Towns
County Senior Center |
Mary
Moody 706-896-0906 |
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Lagrange |
|
Coleman
Community Health Center |
Mary
Beth Creed 706-885-1949 |
|
Lawrenceville
Gwinnett County |
2nd Friday 1:30 pm |
Summit
Ridge Center for Behavioral Health Community Room |
Susan
Adkins 678-584-7651 |
|
Macon |
Last Thursday of the Month |
Wellness
Center 3797
Northside Drive |
Patti
Jones 912-746-9401 |
|
Marietta
East Cobb Group |
3rd Monday 10:30 am |
East
Side Baptist Activity
Building Lower
Roswell Road |
Bernice
Chaney 770-977-0679 Robert
Ely 770-591-8770 |
|
Roswell |
2nd Sunday 4:00 pm |
Roswell
First United Methodist Church |
Julie
Eckert 770-642-4094 Jane
Bowling 770-355-8551 |
|
Savannah |
1st Thursday 5:00 pm |
Chandler
Hospital Marsh
Auditorium |
Alice
Gerber 912-355-6347 E-mail |
PARKINSON’S SUPPORT GROUPS IN NEIGHBORING STATES |
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City |
Meets
|
Location |
Contact |
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Alabama-Aubun |
Not
meeting now due to insufficient attendence. Will
resume if more people are interested in attending. |
John
& Denise Mika 334-821-9986 |
|
|
Alabama-Dothan Florida-Panama
City |
2nd Thursday 6:00 pm |
South
East Medical Center Doctors
Building 7th
Floor Conference Room |
Judy
Blankenship 334-794-8705 |
|
South
Carolina-Greer |
Not
meeting now due to insufficient attendence. Will
resume if more people are interested in attending. Sterling
House, 2010 Brushy Creek Road |
Benny
Killingsworth 864-244-9994 |
|
|
South
Carolina-Greenville |
3rd Thursday 3:00 pm |
35
Shannon Drive |
Clara
Smith 864-246-4511 |
|
South
Carolina-Greenville |
Not
meeting now due to insufficient attendence. Will
resume if more people are interested in attending. |
Cynthia
Moss 864-878-6405 |
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No support group listed for your area? Call the APDA
Information & Referral Center closest to you for more information.
APDA
Information & Referral Center
Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham
Carla Cothran, Coordinator (205) 934-9100
APDA
Information & Referral Center
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL
Laura Morton, RN, Coordinator (904) 953-7030
APDA
Information & Referral Center
St. Petersburg, FL Edward White Hospital
Faye Kern, LPN, Coordinator (727) 898-2732
APDA
Information & Referral Center
Nashville, TN Centennial Medical Center
Caryn Crenshaw, RN, Coordinator (615) 342-4635 or (800) 493-2842
