Family Support Groups - Western Pennsylvania & West Virginia

LLS Local Support Groups


Erie, PA - This support group is meeting IN PERSON*. 
Last Wednesday of each month from 5:30 to 6:30 PM
Erie Cancer Wellness Center
2212 West 15th Street, Unit 104
Erie, PA 16505 
Facilitator: Susan Herward, RN

South Hills (Bethel Park, PA) - This support group is meeting VIRTUALLY and IN PERSON*.
Login information will be provided to participants after registering.
Fourth Tuesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:00 PM (No meetings July and August) 
Facilitators: Mary Burgunder, MSN, RN, OCN and Sharon O’Connell Welch, RN, OCN 
Christ United Methodist Church, 44 Highland Rd. Bethel Park, PA 15102

Wheeling, WV - This support group meets IN PERSON*
Second Wednesday of the month from 5:00pm to 6:00pm
WVU Cancer Institute at Wheeling Hospital 
1 Medical Park Road
Wheeling, WV 26003
Facilitators:  Rhonda Braden, RN and Michele Cannady, SW

To attend a group listed above, please register at the ALL EVENTS NEAR YOU calendar https://www.lls.org/egl


*It is highly recommended that all blood cancer patients or other immunocompromised individuals check with their healthcare provider before attending this event. Research conducted by LLS and others has shown that some blood cancer patients do not get optimal protection from COVID-19 vaccination and may continue to have heightened susceptibility to contracting and becoming ill from COVID-19. While at the event, we urge our community to respect anyone’s choice to continue to take precautions like masking or social distancing. 


For more information about our patient programs, please contact Angela Austin, Patient & Community Outreach Manager at 412.395.2882 or angela.austin@lls.org.