Support Groups

The first Brain Aneurysm Support Group was started by Deidre Buckley, RN, NP Clinical Coordinator for the Brain Aneurysm/AVM Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in 1992. The group continues to meet monthly and provides patients and survivors with educational tools and emotional support needed to cope with this condition. The goal of support group meetings is to help alleviate fears and concerns through education and group discussions. Discussion topics include origin of brain aneurysms, treatment and prognosis, recovery and coping with the "new" you.

There are many additional Brain Aneurysm Support Groups around the country, and in Canada, and we constantly strive to establish more groups to reach more people. If you have an interest in organizing a support group in your area, we will work with and assist you in that effort and post meeting schedules and details in this section of our website. Please click here to learn more about starting a support group in your area.

Please contact office@bafound.org for additional information, or if you would be interested in becoming volunteer or a support group coordinator.

Brain Aneurysm Support Groups

Click on a support group for more information and meeting schedules.

Massachusetts

• Boston Massachusetts Group
• Plymouth Massachusetts Group
• Brigham and Women's Hospital Brain Aneurysm Support Group
• The South Shore Support Group
• Cape Cod Brain Aneurysm - Injury Support Group, Sandwich, MA

Northeast

• Brain Aneurysm Support Group, Hartford, CT
• Long Island Support Group
• Brain Aneurysm & AVM Support Group, Port Jefferson Station, NY
• Brain Aneurysm & AVM Support Group, Lake Success, 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
• Delaware Brain Aneurysm Support Group
• Western Pennsylvania Chapter of the Brain Aneurysm and AVM Support Group, Pittsburgh, PA

Mid-West

• Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine Support Group, Indianapolis, IN
• Madison Area Cerebral Aneurysm Support Group
• 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

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
• Baltimore, MD Brain Aneurysm Foundation Support Group
• Falls Church, VA Brain Aneurysm Support Group
• Florida Brain Aneurysm Support Group in Gainesville
• Mayo Clinic Support Group in Jacksonville, FL
• Brain Aneurysm Support Group in Mandeville, LA

Southwest

• Littleton Colorado Brain Aneurysm Foundation Support Group
• Exempla Lutheran Medical Center Brain Aneurysm Foundation Support Group
• Dallas TX Support Group
• Houston TX Support Group
• San Antonio Support Group

West Coast

• Bay Area Aneurysm and Vascular Malformation Support Group
• Sacramento CA Support Group
• Washington Brain Aneurysm Support Group
• Swedish Cerebrovascular Support Group
• Oregon Brain Aneurysm Support Group
• Brain Aneurysm/AVM Support Group in Newport Beach, CA

Canada

• Nova Scotia Support Group
• Winnipeg Manitoba Support Group
• Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada Support Group