ITP Calendar

PDSA Regional Meetings

Each year PDSA hosts at least 4 Regional Meetings. The 2008 Regional Meeting calendar has not been established at this time. When the meeting locations and dates have been set they will be posted here.

Local Groups

Local support groups are doing a great job providing a forum for members to exchange information and learn about new treatments, accentuating methods to promote wellness. All groups are working to support PDSA in many ways. They are providing a forum to extend support on a personal basis to ITP patients, raising the awareness of PDSA among physicians by taking packets of our publications to their doctors and organizing fund raisers. Perhaps the most important role for local groups is the opportunity they provide to ITP patients and families to share their experiences. There is nothing more comforting than speaking with someone who understands your illness. Thank you to the facilitators who are providing this wonderful linkage for our membership.

Scottsdale, Arizona
Facilitator: Therese Dotson, dotsontre@msn.com

Pomona, California
Facilitator: James Young, jamesyoung1948@yahoo.com

Norwalk, Connecticut
Facilitator:  Beth Siegelbaum, CTPlatelets@aol.com

Washington, D.C.
Facilitators:  Sonia Vandama, svandama@aol.com  and
                         Annette Greene, annettergreene@yahoo.com

Jacksonville, Florida
Facilitator: Danielle Geraci, geradm@students.fccj.edu 

Miami, Florida
Facilitator: Laura Wills, laurapwills@gmail.com  

Tampa, Florida
Facilitator: Heidi Oberlin, heidi.oberlin@gmail.com

Atlanta, Georgia
Facilitator:  Wendi Gilbert, wendigil@yahoo.com

Chicago, Illinois
Facilitators:  Trish Beattie, chicagoitpsupport@comcast.net    

Omaha, Nebraska

Facilitator:  Heidi Green, bgreen6833@cox.net

North New Jersey
Facilitators:  Susan Anderson,  support@njpdsa.org and
                         Dianne Daniele, sonnydeeb@aol.com  and
                         Linda McGuirl,  support@njpdsa.org

South New Jersey
Facilitator: Michael Vitale, mvitp@comcast.net

New York City Area
Facilitators:  John Catalano, jc930@optonline.net  and
                         Jess (Jessica) Copperman, jecopperman@gmail.com

Long Island, New York
Facilitator:  Claudia Montuori, roadmap5@verizon.net

Cincinnati, Ohio
Facilitator:  Susan Hendrickson, sth1212@yahoo.com  

Cleveland, Ohio
Facilitators:  Barbara Hise,  fourstrings@ameritech.net  and
Caroline Kruse, kencaroline@cox.net

Dayton, Ohio
Facilitator:  Tina Garland, tgarland@woh.rr.com  

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Facilitator:  Michael Westfort, manager@platelethealth.org

Chattanooga, Tennessee
Facilitator:  Sharon Putnam, pdsa.chattanooga@windstream.net  

Ft. Worth, Texas
Facilitators:  Linda Dorasami, krld@flash.net and
         Chauncy Richard, myspecialnews@hotmail.com

Sweetwater, Tennessee
Facilitator:  Christy Champ, pdsa_sweetwater@yahoo.com

Seattle, Washington
Facilitator:  Cathy Hendrickson, cah@stokeslaw.com

Would you like a support group in your area? Are you willing to be a facilitator?

If so, contact Mary Ann Kibarian at makibarian@pdsa.org, or call (877) 528-3538 to receive more information.