Self-help Groups are open to everyone interested in sharing thoughts and feelings about multiple sclerosis in an open, positive atmosphere. To find out meeting times and exact locations and directions, please call your local Self-help Group leader.
Below is a listing of available Self-help Groups within the Indiana State Chapter's service area. Call the Indiana State Chapter office at 1-800-344-4867, option 2 or email Heather Donegan for more information .
- Anderson
Susan Hinrichs
765-212-2088
susanmerryh@gmail.com
Sharon Stewart
765-643-0593
Kristina Washington
765-643-7284
3rd Thursday of each month (except November and December)
7:00 p.m. Saint John's Medical Center, Bennett Rehab Dining Room, 2015 Jackson Street
- Angola
Mark Smith
260-495-7238
sugargrovemark@verizon.net
Sue Georgi
260-668-3581
sgram5@hotmail.com
2nd Thursday of each month (except May, December and January)
6:00 p.m. Carnegie Public Library, 322 S. Wayne Street
- Auburn/DeKalb County
Neal Esselburn
260-637-3820
1284neal_ms1@verizon.net
Richard Thornton
260-749-5487
fightmswithme2@aol.com
3rd Monday of each month
7:00 p.m. DeKalb Memorial Hospital, Medical Arts Bldg., Room 303
- Calumet City, IL
Jolan Young
708-474-0119
Bentley54@sbcglobal.net
3rd Monday of each month
7:00 p.m. Community Room, Calumet City Library
- Carmel
Karin Inkoff-Holman
317-876-0126
holoff@comcast.net
1st Tuesday of each month
6:00 p.m. MCL Cafeteria at 116th and Keystone
- Columbia City
Frank Bush – 260-244-7337; frankbush@embarqmail.com
3rd Thursday of each month
10:00 am – Whitley County YMCA, 950 East Van Buren Street (in Community Room)
First meeting is February 18, 2010
- Columbus
Therese Sandhage
812-350-4175
tsandhage@pobox.com
3rd Monday of each month
6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Columbus Library, Room 3
- Crawfordsville
Barbara Brouwer
765-866-0971
cbbrouwer@wico.net
Jaci Wollenberg
765-364-6973
Jm_wollenberg@yahoo.com
Don Russell
765-866-0727
donrussell@hotmail.com
2nd Monday of each month (except December)
6:30pm Friendship Baptist Church
- Decatur
Nancy Hackman
260-724-2664
Billie Marbach
260-728-9306
4th Tuesday of each month
7:00 p.m. Church of God
- Elkhart
Lisa Miller
574-831-5515
lsweet@bnin.net
Linda Hapner
574-264-5219
mclah@juno.com
1st Wednesday of each month
7:00 p.m. Elkhart Neurology
- Ellettsville
Nancy Dixon
812-361-1110
tdixon@bluemarble.net
Twice per month contact Leader for dates and times
Monroe County Public Library, Ellettsville Branch (in the Program Room)
- Evansville
Alice Burns
812-602-4158
burnsaburns@yahoo.com
First meeting is November 12, 2009
2nd Thursday of each month
6:00 p.m. CST, Evansville Service Center Conference Room, 815 John Street
Fred Frayser - Group for Caregivers
812-499-4147
4fray@att.net
First meeting is January 12, 2010
2nd Tuesday of each month
6:30 p.m. CST, Evansville Service Center Conference Room, 815 John Street
- Fort Wayne
Barb Moser
260-622-4387
Kent Howard
260-434-0322
sk13howard@verizon.net
1st Monday of each month
7:00 p.m. Lutheran Hospital Rehabilitation Center, Cafeteria
- Gary
Marilyn Odom
219-977-9775
marilynodom@sbcglobal.net
3rd Tuesday of each month
12:00 noon - 2:00 pm Midlake Campus of Methodist Hospital, Room A,
2269 West 25th Avenue
- Hancock County
Sharon and Joseph Lime
317-861-5020
salime@sbcglobal.net or eclectic53@sbcglobal.net
2nd Thursday of each month
7:00 pm – Hancock Memorial Hospital, Classroom #3, Greenfield
- Hendricks County
Suzanne Summers
317-442-3372
s9955@aol.com
2nd Tuesday of each month
7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Hendricks Regional Health, Avon
- Henry County
Kristi Mosier
765-524-5229
krististe@netzero.com
April Kemper
765-520-6840
twistersister10@hotmail.com
2nd Thursday of every third month (March, June, September, December 2009)
6:30-8:30 p.m. Mooreland Friends Meeting, 101 North Jefferson Street, Mooreland
- Huntington
Randy Bellamy
260-468-2366
bellamy1146750@yahoo.com
Contact Randy for time and place of monthly meeting.
- Indianapolis - South
Rose and Dan Bonwell
317-634-3051
rbonwell@hotmail.com
7:00 p.m. Call for Location and Date
- Indianapolis - East
Janet Smith
317-894-2657
janet.smith12@comcast.net
2nd Tuesday of each month (Sept.-Dec. and April-May)
7:00 p.m. Cumberland Christian Church
- Indianapolis - Northwest
Michael Muckridge
317-338-3510
mamuckri@stvincent.org
3rd Saturday of each month
10:00 am - 12:00 noon St. Vincent’s Hospital, Schaffer Room C
- Johnson County
Gail Glener, Leader
317-889-3739
gigail2@yahoo.com
Tammy Kelly, Co-Leader
317-736-8507
gary_kelly_363@comcast.net
Contact Gail for time and place of monthly meeting.
- Lafayette
Betty Anderson
765-414-2607
partychefs@comcast.net
1st Wednesday of each month (except January and July)
6:30 p.m. - Rosewalk Village Family Room
- LaPorte “Multiple Supporters”
Chris Kiser
219-879-6865
bkiserck1@att.net
Diane DeMeyer
219-778-4656
2nd Thursday of each month (except December – February)
6:00 – 7:00 p.m. –LaPorte Hospital Heritage Place
- Lebanon “MS Wellness Self-Help Group”
Joy Cofer – 765-482-6813; JMCLMC42@sbcglobal.net
Deana Dinsmore – ddinsmore3161@comcast.net
Contact the leaders for the time and date of the monthly meeting.
Location – Lebanon First Community Church
- Marion
Angie Knight
765-998-7392
anknight@taylor.edu
Lois Reading
765-348-9863
flowerdogtoo@aol.com
1st Monday of each month
6:00 p.m. Marion Public Library, 600 South Washington Street
3rd Thursday of each month
1:00 p.m. - Various locations
- Merrillville
Mike and Gloria Sullivan
219-924-5167
msull898@aol.com
Marianne McCombs
thecook4u@verizon.net
219-923-6059
2nd Monday of each month (except December through February)
6:00-7:30 p.m.- Rehab Centers, 303 East 89th Avenue (immediately south of Methodist Hospital)
Tracy Szczudlak
219-345-2170
Kim Kusza
219-996-5122
kimbermekuz@yahoo.com
3rd Friday of each month
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Neuroscience Building Conference Room,
200 East 89th Avenue, Merrillville
- Morgan County
Georgena Skwarczynski
317-716-7571
georgena@safeforyourhome.com
1st Tuesday of each month
6:30 p.m. - River Valley Christian Church, Martinsville
- Muncie
Pat Stonebraker
765-284-1650
Bonnie Seidle
bonniecake@comcast.net
765-759-8222
1st Wednesday of each month (except June through August)
7:00 p.m. Hazelwood Christian Church
- Noblesville
Tim Johnson
317-867-2686
tjohnso2@gmail.com
Mark Chase
317-913-0163
mchase62@gmail.com
2nd Thursday of each month
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Riverview Rehabilitation Center
- Richmond
Teresa McCord
765-855-3402
trmccord@verizon.net
2nd Wednesday of each month
6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Centerville Senior Center
- South Bend
Scott Kelsey – 574-855-2453; bigscott210@yahoo.com
3rd Sunday of each month
1:00 – 3:00 pm – Thyme of Grace Restaurant, 2714 Mishawaka Avenue
First meeting is February 21, 2010
- Terre Haute
Connie Hinsenkamp
812-236-1096
chinsenk@msn.com
Jasper Lewis
812-238-1990
3rd Thursday of each month (except January)
6:00 p.m. Hamilton Center (Spectrum Industries) Building (at Wabash and 16th)
- Valparaiso
Carepartners group also offered.
Debbie Barniville
219-762-4058
deber3013@live.net
Joel Bursak
219-548-9103
Joelb46383@verizon.net
2nd Monday of each month
7:00 p.m. Porter Hospital Education & Rehabilitation Building
- Winamac
Winamac
Emily McClure – 574-946-0972
Contact Emily for time and place of monthly meeting.