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Escondido Fibromyalgia Group
1651 Juniper St., Unit 89, Escondido, CA 92025
Contact: Kathy Ancheta
Contact Number: 760-480-8028
Email: top_this@sbcglobal.net
Website: www.meetup.com/efm
Description: Offers two groups for discussion, socializing, and sharing. One group meets the 2nd Wed of the
month from 11:00am-12:00pm. A second group meets the 4th Wed of the month from 1:00-2:00pm.
Fibromyalgia and CFS Group of the San Jacinto Valley
701 N Sanderson Ave., Hemet, CA 92545
Contact: Nancy Balentine
Contact Number: 951-925-3776
Email: hemetfmcfs@yahoo.com
Contact: Mary
Contact Number: 951-929-6125
Description: Meets the 3rd Tues of the month, from 1:00-2:30pm, to provide support and education for FMS
and CFS/ME by caring, sharing and awareness.
Fibromyalgia/CF Support Group
Beaver Medical Center
340 Cajon St., Redlands, CA 92373
Contact: Mary McKennell
Contact Number: 909-557-5419
Email: hope4mary@msn.com
Description: Meets the 3rd Tues of the month from 6:30-8:00pm, to educate people about their illness in order
to advocate for themselves with health care providers; Education about the grief process involved with chronic
illness; providing emotional support.
Fibromyalgia Community Support Group-Casa Colina Hospital
255 E Bonita Ave., Bldg. 5; Pomona, CA 91767
Contact: Dianne Whiting, MA, PT
Contact Number: 909-596-7733×3502
Email: dwhiting@casacolina.org
Website: www.casacolina.org
Description: Meets the 3rd Thurs of the month from 4:00-5:15pm, to provide support and education.
Fibromyalgia-FibroHaven Support Foundation
Contact: Dannette Rusnak
Email: fibrohaven@gmail.com
Support Group Website: www.meetup.com/FibroHaven
Support Group Blog: www.fibrohaven.com
Description: Offers two groups, one is a Roundtable Social and meets from 1:00-3:00pm., with events that
range from luncheon, coffee socials, and book reviews. Contact for further schedule and location information.
There is also an Educational Meeting with guest speakers scheduled to present on topics focused on managing
and living well with Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain illness. The group meets from 6:00-8:00pm. Contact for
further schedule and location information.

