Laryngectomy Support Groups
National Support Groups
Lary’s Speakeasy Facebook Group
Over 4,000 members – The largest laryngectomy Facebook group in the world
Providing Hope for the Future by Supporting and Educating Each Other, our Families and the Medical Community serving the larygectomee community.
Private group – Open to all laryngectomees, their caregivers/relatives, physicians, and SLPs
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Larys.speakeasy
(Listed alphabetically by U.S. state, by country outside U.S.)
ALABAMA
- Montgomery: The Montgomery Laryngectomee Association.
Registered member club contact: Pat Morgan 334-272-2900
ARIZONA
- Gilbert: SPOHNC group at Banner MD Anderson, every 3rd Wednesday of the month
- Phoenix: Desert Voices of Mayo, Phoenix AZ
Contact: Elizabeth Reeves
24130 South Sunbrook Drive Sun Lakes, AZ 85248
Phone: 480.802.9779
email: Pierre.Meredith@mayo.edu
Also on Zoom. Email for information
(Currently on summer break. Will resume in September)
Meeting Information: Mayo Clinic Hospital
5777 E Mayo Blvd Phoenix, AZ 85054
Noon 3rd Tuesday monthly
Inquire at front desk on meeting room. - Tucson: Nu-Voice Club of Southern Arizona.
Contact: Paul Sikora 520-603-9686 email: pjs3_2000@yahoo.com
ARKANSAS
- Little Rock: Lost Chord Club of Central Arkansas
Contact: Carl Ray
109 Arapaho Place, Jacksonville AR 72077
Phone: 501.982.1687
Alternate Contact: Lisette Black
Phone: 501.676.6307
Meeting Information:
American Cancer Society
901 North University
Little Rock, AR 72207
Call as Needed
CALIFORNIA
- Huntington Beach: Orange County Lost Chord Club
Contact: Geoff Merriday, President
(714) 801-4017
18685 Main Street, Ste 101-326, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
email: oclcc.email@andno_lary
Zoom meetings every Monday at 11:00 AM PST. Live meeting on the first Monday of the month (except on holidays) starting at 10:00 AM with SLP Irene Hennessy followed normal meeting (also on Zoom) - Duarte: City of Hope- Voices of Hope Laryngectomy Group,
Contact: Kelly Hansen at kehansen@coh.org - Los Angeles: NuVoices, Los Angeles In Partnership with the USC Caruso Department of Otolaryngology in the Keck School of Medicine
Contact:Marilou Percival, President
email:Luluemerald867@gmail.com
Contact: Brenda Capobres Villegas, M.S., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology
Speech-Language Pathologist
Keck Medicine of USC
1450 San Pablo Street, Suite 5100
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: 323.442.7432
email: Brenda.Villegas@med.usc.edu
Meeting Information:
Website: https://www.nuvoicesla.org/
When: Meets the 2nd Saturday of every month, 10 am to noon
Where: Silver Conference Room, Keck Hospital of USC,
1500 San Pablo St. Los Angeles, CA 90033 - Redding: Vibra Hospital of Northern California
Contact: Shanti Chapman 530-245-4128
email: schapman@vhnorcal.com - Sacramento: 49er Lost Chord Club
Contact: Michael Hayden
Phone: 916.220.0207
email: mlh.hayden51@yahoo.com
Meeting Information: UC Davis Med Center
7th Floor Conference Room
2521 Stockton Blvd Sacramento, CA 95817
1st Thursday, Monthly, 1:00 P.M. - San Francisco: Inactive/Available
- Santa Ana: Orange County Lost Cord Club,
American Cancer Society Ste. 100, 1940 E. Deere St
Contact: Ron Langseth 714-454-0911,
email: rlangset@att.net
COLORADO
- Westminster: Laryngectomee Club of Metro Denver, St. Anthony Hosp.
Contact: Harvey Thoutt 303-419-3078
email: harvey@thouttandsons.com
CONNECTICUT
- Norwich: Tri County New Voice Club,
W.W. Backus Hospital, Medical Office Building Conference Room, 330 Washington St.
(Serving Washington County, RI, as well as Windham & New London Counties in CT) meets 2:00-4:00 PM 3rd Sunday
Contact: Carl A. Strand Jr., 860-536-6844
email: cstrandjr@gmail.com
DELAWARE
- NEWARK: Blue Hen Speak Easy Laryngectomy Club
Contact: Pete Sullivan (Christina Hospital)
Address: 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd Newark, DE 19718-6001
Phone: 302.623.4026
Meeting Information:
Helen F Graham Cancer Center
4755 Ogletown-Stanton Rd Newark, DE
12:00 – 1:00 PM 3rd Thursday, Monthly (302.428.6999)
FLORIDA
- Cocoa Beach: Space Coast Nu Voice Club
Contact: Robert Smiley
Address: 6405 Dallas Avenue Port St. John, FL 32927
Cell: 321.536.0831
email: rjsmiley1940@att.net
Meeting Information: Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourn, FL3:00 PM as needed (Please Call or email)
- Coral Springs: The Outspoken of South Florida
Contact: Demetrio Mediavilla
email: dmediavilla1@gmail.com
Meets the third Wednesday of each month - Daytona Beach: Nu Voice Club of Daytona Beach
Contact: Jack Thomas
email: jthomas316@cfl.RR.com
Gloria Singleton email: gloglo.69@att.net
Margaret Beck email: magoo1259@gmail.com. - Fort Lauderdale: New Voice Club of S. Florida
Contact: Mike R. 954-319-1555
email: smile24@comcast.net - Fort Lauderdale: New Voice Club of South Florida
Contact: Earl Mogk 954-319-1555
email earlmogk@ymail.com - Fort Myers: Southwest Florida Laryngectomy Club
Contact: Marek Paw
email: marek.paw@atosmedical.com
Meets every other month - Ocala: Nu Voice club of Ocala
Contact Alfonso Gonzalez 352-553-5256
email: agon475@gmail.com - Orlando: New Voice Club of Orlando at UF Health Cancer Center
Contact: Linda Stachowiak 321-841-8726 - Orlando: Sunshine State Lary Club
Contact: Linda Stachowiak
email: Linda.Stachowiak@orlandohealth.com
Meets last Wednesday of each month - Tampa: Chatterbox
Contact: Erin Guidera 813-745-8449
email: erin.guidera@moffitt.org
Meets monthly August-May, the second Monday of the month 1:30-3 pm at Moffitt Cancer Center
GEORGIA
- Atlanta: New Voices ATL
Contact: jenna.hall@emoryhealthcare.org
Emory Winship Midtown
5th floor conference room
36 Linden Avenue NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
Meets the last Thursday of the month
- Atlanta: The Greater Atlanta Voice Masters
Contact: Janice Hayes 404-259-5897
email Jhaze1071@aol.com
Meets first Monday of every month from 5-6 pm at
WellStar Kennestone Outpatient Rehabilitation Center 100 Lacy Street NW Building 200, Marietta Ga 30060 This group also provides a GoToMeeting video and audio conference link for the meetings to include people from all over the state of Georgia that may not be able to attend in person.
IOWA
- Clinton: Mercy Medical Center Conference Room C
Contact: henrekim@mercyhealth.com
563-244-358 - Des Moines: Chatter Box Lost Chord Club of Central Iowa
Contact: Melinda 575-266-6805
email marvinv@aol.com
ILLINOIS
- Belleville: NuVoice club of Southern Illinois, Memorial Hospital
Contact: Gwen Haake, SLP
618-767-3936
email: gwen.haake@bjc.org - Chicago: Available
- Chicago: Voices of Mercy at Mercy Hospital
Contact: Nina Shahin 312-567-5558
email: nshahin@mercychicago.org - Chicago: Living with Head & Neck Cancer
Contact: Jayme Cappa 773-296-7988
email: jayme.cappa@advocatehealth.com - Downers Grove: Bastian Voice Group
Contact: Dan Konz 630-515-9738
email: youmeinc@comcast.net - Maywood: Loyola Voice Group, Loyola University
Contact: Sarah Kramer 708-216-3773
email: sakramer@iumc.edu
INDIANA
- Indianapolis: Hoosier Anamilo Club
Contact: Tom Wilson 317-358-2120
email: twilson5000@yahoo.com - Fort Wayne: Total Laryngectomy Support Group, Lutheran Health Network
Contact: Melisa Phone: 260-435-6143 - South Bend: Michiana NuTones and SPHONC Support Group.
Meets 3rd Sunday of each month (except January and February) from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm at RiverBend Cancer Services. 3516 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46615
Contact: Amy Jobst 574-287-4197
email: ajobst@riverbendcancerservices.org
KANSAS
- Kansas City: Head and Neck Cancer Support Group, University of Kansas Cancer Center
Contact: Bill Whitaker 913-588-0000
email: Whitaker@everestkc.net
KENTUCKY
- Lexington: Blue Grass Lost Chord Club
Contact: Johnny Lawson 859-234-4108
email: johnny-lawson@att.net
LOUISIANA
- Lafayette: Laryngectomy Support Group
Hosted by Ochsner University Hospital and Clinic
2390 West Congress Street
Lafayette, La 70506
Contact Speech Department for details at (337) 261-6710 - New Orleans: Lary Group, Tulane Medical Center
Contact: Paula Diannitto CCC-SLP 504-988-4066
email: Paula.Diannitto@HCAhealthcare.com - Shreveport: Laryngectomee Support Group, University Health, Feist-Weiller Cancer Center, 1405 Kings Hwy.
Contact: Stacie Odom, MCD, CCC/SLP, 318-626-2129
MARYLAND
- Baltimore:
Lost Chord Club of Maryland
Contact: Steve Cooper
Phone: 301.775.7175
email: steven.cooper@larysspeakeasy.org
OR
Herb Simon
Phone: 301.588.2352
email: h457@aol.com - Monthly Club Zoom Meetings are at 11:30 AM (Eastern), every second Wednesday of each month.
Everyone is welcome to join – Please email us for the zoom link or to be added to our monthly newsletter email list.
We are also available to meet in person with any new patients, family members, Speech-Language Pathologists and hospitals or other medical professionals, either pre or post surgery. - Gambrills:
Southern Maryland Nu-Voice Club
Contact: Steve Cooper
Phone: 301.775.7175
email: steven.cooper@larysspeakeasy.org
OR
Herb Simon
Phone: 301.588.2352
email: h457@aol.com
Monthly Club Zoom Meetings are at 11:30 AM (Eastern), every second Wednesday of each month.
Everyone is welcome to join – Please email us for the zoom link or to be added to our monthly newsletter email list.
We are also available to meet in person with any new patients, family members, Speech-Language Pathologists and hospitals or other medical professionals, either pre or post surgery. - La Plata: Randall W. King New Voice Club of La Plata
Contact: Steve Cooper
Phone: 301.775.7175
Email: steven.cooper@larysspeakeasy.org
OR
Herb Simon
Phone: 301.588.2352
email: h457@aol.com
Monthly Club Zoom Meetings are at 11:30 AM (Eastern), every second Wednesday of each month.
Everyone is welcome to join – Please email us for the zoom link or to be added to our monthly newsletter email list.
We are also available to meet in person with any new patients, family members, Speech-Language Pathologists and hospitals or other medical professionals, either pre or post surgery.
- Silver Spring: Laryngectomee Club of Montgomery County
Contact: Steve Cooper
Phone: 301.775.7175
Email: steven.cooper@larysspeakeasy.org
OR
Herb Simon
Phone: 301-588-2352
email: h457@aol.com
Monthly Club Zoom Meetings are at 11:30 AM (Eastern), every second Wednesday of each month.
Everyone is welcome to join – Please email us for the zoom link or to be added to our monthly newsletter email list.
We are also available to meet in person with any new patients, family members, Speech-Language Pathologists and hospitals or other medical professionals, either pre or post surgery.
MASSACHUSETTS
- Boston: Boston Medical Center Voice Club,
Contact: Jessica Pisenga,
email: jessica.pisenga@bmc.org
MICHIGAN
- Shelby Township: Head & Neck Group,
Contact : Michelle Wilson,
email: Imperialgirl1958@yahoo.com
MISSOURI
- Columbia: Mid-Missouri Laryngectomy Group
Contact: Corey sullic625@yahoo.com
or
Tori sissont@health.missouri.edu - Joplin: Tri-State Nu Voice Club
Contact: Betty Labigang 918-533-1369
email krazygran@dishmail.net. - St. Louis: Nu Voice Club of Greater St. Louis
Contact: Don Ries 314-781-9006
email: nuvoicestl@gmail.com
MISSISSIPPI
- Jackson: University of Mississippi Laryngectomy Club
Contact: LaQuisha Burks 601-984-5160
email: LBurks2@umc.edu
NEW JERSEY
- Princeton: Head and Neck Cancer Support Group, Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center
Third Wednesday of each month 12pm-1:30pm
Contact: Amy Heffern, SLP, 888-897-8979
NEW MEXICO
- Albuquerque: The New Mexico Laryngectomee Association (NMLA)
University of New Mexico Health Sciences, 2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Speech Pathology Department
Carol Romero-Clark, CCC-SLP, Paul Leos M.S., CCC-SLP, Lindsay Sears M.S., CCC-SLP
Contact: Carol Romero-Clark, CCC-SLP
505-272-2455
email: caromero@salud.unm.edu
NEW YORK
- Bensonhurst: Brooklyn Laryngectomy Support Club
Contact: Yolanda Kinsella 917-519-6445
email: Kinsellay2@aol.com - Buffalo: Church of the Nativity
Contact: Carl Depalma 716-652-3606
email: cjdepalma@yahoo.com - East Syracuse: Oasis Learning Center SPOHNC H & N Group
Contact: 315-464-5819 - Manhattan: New Voice Club of New York
Contact: Jay Hauben
Email: hauben@columbia.edu - Utica: St, Elizabeth Medical Center
Contact: Julie Talerico 315-801-3475
NORTH CAROLINA
- Charlotte: Greater Charlotte Chatterboxes.
Carolinas Rehabilitation 1100 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28207
Contact: Della Franklin 980-442-3207 - Greensboro: Western Piedmont Speak Easy
Contact: Bruce Sherrill 704-640-8393 - Albemarle: Metrolina Laryngectomee Support Group at Stanly Memorial Hospital Private Dining Room. Third Sunday of each month.
Contact: Wade Hampton 704-474-7626 - Raleigh: Duke University Med. Center Contact: Hilary 919-681-9778
OHIO
- Cincinnati: UC Health Otolaryngology
Contact: Amanda Morgan 513-584-0354
email: amanda.morgan@ucphysicians.com
This meeting has 2 locations so they go back and forth each month. - Cleveland: Cleveland Lost Chord Club East
Contact: Linda Hinske 216-526-5792
email: panda13805@aol.com - Columbus: The Ohio State University Laryngectomy Support Group
First Tuesday of the Month
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
In Person
Martha Morehouse Tower
2050 Kenny Rd.
Columbus, OH 43221
This group is open to individuals who have undergone a total laryngectomy surgery (voice box/larynx removal) and their caregiver(s). The group is also available for those who have been recommended total laryngectomy surgery by their physician. The group is available before and after surgery to share and connect with others who have had or plan to have surgery. Facilitated by licensed professionals at The James. A one-time registration is required.
If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact JameCare for Life at 614-293-6428 or email jamescareforlife@osumc.edu. The university will make every effort to meet requests. - Dayton: The Blaine Block Institute for Voice Laryngectomy Support Group
Contact: Jennifer R Reitz MS CCC SLP 937-496-2622
email: jreitz@soents.com - Dayton: Western Ohio Oral Head & Neck Cancer Support
Contact: Hank email: wohnc@earthlink.net
Meets 2nd Monday of each month except July at Elizabeth Place 6:30 p.m. - Fairview: Cleveland Lost Chord Club at Cleveland Clinic Cancer Center Fairview Hosp.- Moll Pavilion Contact Gwen Paull: 216-476-7241
- Youngstown: Mahoning Valley New Voice Club
Contact: Donna Hendricks 300-726-8855
Oklahoma
- Oklahoma City: New Voice Club
Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month
Stephenson 5058 Center or Zoom
Contact Lisa England
lisa.england@ouhealth.com
405-206-7653 - Tulsa: Northeast Oklahoma Head/Neck Cancer support group
Meets the 3rd Saturday of each month in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Contact: Tammy Cook
918-691-9307
neohnc@gmail.com
OREGON
- Portland: NEW VOICE CLUB
Contact: Peter Meuleveld
email: pm4714lm@comcast.net
PENNSYLVANIA
- Elkins Park: Speakeasy of Greater Philadelphia
Contact Amy Lustig at: 215-460-1150
email: RestorativeSpeech@gmail.com
RHODE ISLAND
- Norwich CT: Tri County New Voice Club,
W.W. Backus Hospital, Medical Office Building Conference Room, 330 Washington St.
(Serving Washington County, RI, as well as Windham & New London Counties in CT) 2:00-4:00 PM 3rd Sunday
Contact: Carl A. Strand Jr., 860-536-6844
email: cstrandjr@gmail.com
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Columbia: Columbia Lost Chord Club at Lizard Thicket
Contact: Erica Taylor 803-434-6591
email: Erica.Miller@palmettohealth.org
TENNESSEE
- Bristol: Tri-Cities Nu voice club at Wellmont Bristol Reg. Med. Center
Contact: Wendi Gibson 423-383-5511
email: wendigibsonslp@gmail.com - Germantown: Speech Our Way
Contact: Tricia Harris email: Pharris@westclinic.com
or
Sherry Martin smm090701@bellsouth.net - Knoxville: UTHSC Knoxville Laryngectomy Group
contact: Kim Almand, M.S., CCC-SLP
email: kalmand@uthsc.edu
Monthly meetings take place at the UT Conference Center, Knoxville, TN - Maryville: Lost Chord Club of Maryville
Contact: Heather Tipton 865-977-4729
email: Hrtipton@bmnet.com - Nashville: Head & Neck Group At Gilda’s Club 1707 Division
Contact: 615-329-1124
Meets on 4th Monday of every month - Nashville: NASHVILLE NEW VOICE CLUB VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER.
The meetings are led by an SLP, and we meet monthly on the 3rd Sunday @ 1:30pm at the Vanderbilt Voice Center:
1215 21st Ave S., 7th FloorSouth Tower, Ste 7302
Nashville, TN 37232
Contact: 615-574-5471
email: Daniella.dellisanti@vumc.org
TEXAS
- Austin: New Voice Club of Austin
Contact: Frank Brick
email: fbrick@Austin.rr.com - Corpus Christi: Coastal Bend Speak EZ
Contact: Jennifer 361-881-3515
email: jennifer.galysh@christushealth.org - Dallas: Baylor New Voice Club, Sammons Cancer Center
Contact: Brad Smith
email: Bgsmith@bswrehab.com - Fort Worth: North Texas Laryngectomy Society
Contact: Katrina Jensen at 817-920-0484
email: info@practicalslp.com - Houston: Houston Lost Chord Club at ACS
Contact: Jody Reeves 832-289-7326
email: jreeves725k@yahoo.com - Houston: American Cancer Society
Contact Jody Reeves Allen 361-235-1941 - Plano: Dallas Lost Cord Club
Contact: Sally North 972-465-0460
email: sally.north@att.net (Not currently active) - San Angelo: Texas Laryngectomee Association www.texastla.com
- San Antonio: SPOHNC meeting at Oncology San Antonio
Contact: Lisa Compton 210-616-9922
email: Lisa.Compton@OncologySA.com
VIRGINIA
- Northern Virginia (DMV, DC, Quantico, Woodbridge, I-95 corridor): Lary’s Speakeasy.
Contact: Joe Wasserman, President (Text) 505-459-0843
email: larysspeakeasy2020@gmail.com
Free Emergency Supplies Available Immediately - Glen Allen: Greater Richmond New Voice Club
Contact: Jenny or Preston
email: richmondnewvoiceclub@gmail.com - Newport News: Peninsula Lost Chord Club
Contact: Tom O 757-898-6067
email tolsavicky@cox.net - Roanoke: Roanoke Lary Club
Contact: wmagdycz@hotmail.com
or
wpmagdycz@carilionclinic.org - Virginia Beach: Tidewater Lost Chord Club
Contact: David Blevins 757-418-1576
Email: david6511@aol.com
WASHINGTON
- Kennewick: Southeastern Washington Laryngectomee Club
Contact: Susan Bruemmer
Address: 377 Westmoreland Dr Richland, WA 99354
Phone: 509.375.1103
email: sbruemmer3@gmail.com - Seattle: Seattle New Voice Club and Laryngectomee Support Group
Contact: Ron Mattoon
Address: Burien, WA 98166
Phone: 206.824.1141
email: t23rider@comcast.net
Meeting Information:
Highline Cancer Center-Franciscan Highline Hospital
16233 Sylvester Rd SW Burien , WA 98166
Meets 1st Tuesday every month from 11 AM until 1 PM
West Virginia
- Parkersburg: Voices of the Ohio Valley at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital
Contact: Linda McCauley 304-424-2313
email: lmccauley@ccmh.orglmccauley@ccmh.org
WISCONSIN
- Waterford: New Voice Club of Southeast WI
Contact: Deb Cassity
Email: newvoiceclubsewi@yahoo.com
262-441-8250
We meet the second Tuesday of the month from 1:00-3:00
Waterford Public Library
101 N River St
Waterford WI 53185
UNITED STATES, NATIONWIDE
- SPOHNC – Support for People with Oral, Head and Neck Cancer
Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC) is a self-help nonprofit organization involved in the development of programs of support.
AUSTRALIA
- Kings Meadows, lton Tasmainia: Ians Laryngectomy Club
email iangeoff1@optusnet.com.au
CANADA
- Lasalle, Ontario: Lost Voices Chapter
Contact: Michael Ouelette email: pmo@mnsi.net
U.K
- NALC: The National Association of Laryngectomee Clubs has a listing of over 40 clubs in the UK
https://www.laryngectomy.org.uk/clubs/
