Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation

Emory St. Joseph's Support Group
2021-12-02 12:30 - 14:00, 2021-12-16 12:30 - 14:00, 2021-12-30 12:30 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual Event, United States
Hosted by the SBTF, the Emory Brain Tumor Support Group aims to provide an opportunity for information sharing and support for brain tumor patients, as well as their family, their friends and their caregivers. Learn about all the brain tumor support group opportunities on our Support Group Resource page.
The Emory Brain Tumor Support Group currently meets via the online platform Zoom due to pandemic safety concerns. When able, the group meets at the St. Joseph’s campus of Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia. However, the online platform is slated to continue even after face-to-face meetings can resume. This will allow participants not in the Atlanta area and those who do not feel comfortable in a group setting to still have access to the support group.
Meetings are held every other Thursday from 12:30 – 2:00 pm ET. The meetings are open to patients and their caregivers. Some meetings include a guest speaker on topic relevant to the brain tumor community. Past guests have included representatives from the Brain Donor Project, the Jasper Health app, physical therapy professionals and more.
All support group meetings are facilitated by a trained medical professional and are inclusive of all patients who are facing a brain tumor diagnosis and their caregivers.
Please RSVP to Farnaz Arabshahi at farnaz.arabshahi@emoryhealthcare.org or call 404-668-9511 to register and receive the Zoom invite.

Aphasia Support Group
2021-12-08 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-22 13:30 - 14:30
Aphasia is caused by damage to the language-dominant side of the brain, usually the left side, and may be brought on by stroke, head injury or a brain tumor. Our Aphasia Support Group brings together brain tumor patients who are struggling with aphasia.
Due to pandemic safety concern, the support group is meeting virtually using the Zoom platform. The online platform is slated to continue even after face-to-face meetings can resume. This will allow participants not in the Atlanta area and those who do not feel comfortable in a group setting to still have access to the support group.
The Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation hosted aphasia support group meets bi-weekly via Zoom at 1:30 – 2:30 pm ET on Wednesdays. Some meetings include a guest speaker on topic relevant to the aphasia and brain tumor community.
Please contact us at info@sbtf.org for the Zoom invite and details.
Learn about all the other brain tumor support group opportunities on our Support Group Resource page.
Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. Aphasia is always due to injury to the brain-most commonly from a stroke, particularly in older individuals. But brain injuries resulting in aphasia may also arise from head trauma, from brain tumors, or from infections.
Aphasia can be so severe as to make communication with the patient almost impossible, or it can be very mild. It may affect mainly a single aspect of language use, such as the ability to retrieve the names of objects, or the ability to put words together into sentences, or the ability to read. More commonly, however, multiple aspects of communication are impaired, while some channels remain accessible for a limited exchange of information.

Parents of Young Adult Survivors Support Group
2021-12-14 18:00 - 19:00
Transitioning your child from pediatric to adult brain tumor care can be difficult. This support group for parents of brain tumor patients provides parents of young adult survivors the opportunity to share experiences with others parents and to talk through some of the challenges they face. To allow for open conversation, this support group is only for the parents, their children are not invited to this meeting.
This meeting occurs the second Tuesday of each month from 6p-7p ET. Meetings are being held virtually until further notice via the Zoom platform due to pandemic concerns.
Once in-person meetings can resume safely, the online platform will continue to be offered to allow those not in the Atlanta area and those uncomfortable with group settings to continue to attend the support group.
To RSVP and receive further information including the Zoom invite, please email the support group coordinator, Brittany Lawton, at brittany.lawton@piedmont.org.
This Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation support group for parents of brain tumor patients is in partnership with the Piedmont Brain Tumor Center.
There is a separate support group for the young adult survivors that also meets via Zoom. To learn about the other brain tumor support groups offered by the Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation, please visit our Support Group Resource page.

Young Adult Survivor Support Group
2021-12-14 19:00 - 20:30
The Young Adult Survivor support group meeting provides the young adult brain tumor patient an opportunity to meet other young adult brain tumor survivors, discuss or share experiences, and ask questions about treatment plans or effects of treatment on your physical & emotional health. Young adults include those over eighteen but under twenty-five years of age. The Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation does not currently offer a support group for those under the age of eighteen due to HIPA concerns.
This support group meeting occurs the second Tuesday of each month from 7:00p-8:30p ET. Meetings are being held virtually via the Zoom platform until further notice. Once in-person events can resume, the online format is slated to continue to allow those outside the Atlanta area and those who are not comfortable in the group setting to continue to meet.
The meeting is in partnership with the Piedmont Brain Tumor Center. There is a separate Zoom meeting for parents of young adult survivors, please see our calendar or support group resource page for more information.
To RSVP and receive further information, please email brittany.lawton@piedmont.org
To learn about the other brain tumor support groups offered by the Southeastern Brain Tumor Foundation, please visit our Support Group Resource page.
