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Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Support Group
Program ID:BCUW0369AB
Location:
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Green Bay, WI 54304

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Mailing Address:
LOU GEHRIGS DISEASE (ALS) SUPPORT GROUP
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION
2670 N ASHLAND AVE SUITE 102
GREEN BAY ,WI,54304

Telephone Numbers and Contact Information
:(920) 499-4571
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Fax Number:(920) 499-4942

Web Page:  None Listed
E-mail to:   cyounk@mdausa.org

Operating Agency:

    

Muscular Dystrophy Association

Also Known as (AKA):

    

MDA

Hours:

    

Group meets the second Wednesday of every month from 6:30-8 pm at Options for Independent Living.

Eligibility:

     

Anyone diagnosed with a neuromuscular disease

Fees Charges:

     

None

Intake Process:

     

Language Spoken or Available:

     

English

Service Area:

     

Northeast Wisconsin, Fox Cities, UP Michigan


Program/Service Description:
Support group that meets monthly to offer suggestions and support to families. Speakers present timely topics each month. Issues such as durable power of attorney, feeding tubes, grieving and loss are part of discussions. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, sometimes called Lou Gehrig's Disease, Maladie de Charcot or motor neurone disease) is a progressive, fatal, neurodegenerative disease caused by the degeneration of motor neurons, the nerve cells in the central nervous system that control voluntary muscle movement.

This information is maintained and was last updated on 05/30/2008 by Brown County United Way.

This information is provided as is with no guarantee as to the accuracy of the information. Information is considered to be accurate as of the date of the last update, printed above. Brown County United Way and Aging & Disability Resource Center may not be held liable for misuse of this information.