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Alberta Support Groups
Registration Information
- For all groups, please register here: https://contactme.cloud/form/huntingtonsociety
- To register for a specific group, please select it from the drop-down box titled “reason”
- They are listed in alphabetical order by the name of the group
- We will send links for virtual meetings or specific address details following registration
- If there isn’t a registration close date listed, you can register anytime on a rolling basis
Click here for a description of the different types of groups.
1) AB Carers Support Group
- Second Tuesday of every month, 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. MT
- September to June
- Facilitated by Maryam Chamani Fard (RSW) and Rhonda Romolock (BSW, RSW)
Delivery: Virtual
Who Is This For: Carers of people living with Huntington disease in Alberta (Northern and Southern)
2) AB Coffee Social Group
- Third Wednesday of every month 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. MT
- September to June
- Facilitated by Maryam Chamani Fard (RSW) and Rhonda Romolock (BSW, RSW)
Delivery: Virtual
Who Is This For: People who are gene positive, symptomatic, pre-symptomatic, or at-risk
3) Southern AB Social Group
- Quarterly, in-person (dates and activities to be determined)
- Facilitated by Maryam Chamani Fard (RSW) and a Southern Alberta Chapter Volunteer
- Meet in Glenmore Park in the summer and at the Parkinson’s Association office in Fall, Winter, and Spring
Delivery: In-person
Who Is This For: Anyone in the HD community who is looking for support and to do some fun activities
4) Northern Alberta HD Community Social Group
- Every second Thursday of every other month, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. MT
- October to June
- Facilitated by Rhonda Romolock (BSW, RSW)
Delivery: In-person
Who Is This For: People at-risk, gene positive, or who have an HD diagnosis and their carers/family members