Saturday August 10, 2024 10:00 AM AEST to 11:00 AM AEST
Saturday August 10, 10am.
St.James Parish Hall. Level One
169 Phillip St, Sydney NSW
Time 10.00am – 12.00pm
Contact Angelo Trovato angelotrovato59@gmail.com
About TNA Australia Support Groups
Support Groups are the backbone of our organisation because they allow sufferers to meet and gain access to help and hope.
In 2000 the inaugural Support Group was formed in Sydney, prior to the incorporation of our organisation in 2003. The idea was offer to provide information, support and encouragement to people afflicted with trigeminal neuralgia and other facial pains, as well as to help their families and friends understand this medical disorder. Knowledge is power and understanding can be the greatest support.
In 2022 ten Support Groups affiliated with our organisation, are spread across South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. A Support Group once operated out of the ACT. In the west a number of sufferers formed a separate incorporated body, Trigeminal Neuralgia Western Australia. Why ten groups? Why not more? If you don’t have a Support Group in your area what can you do to get one going? Email on members@tnaaustralia.org.au to express an interest, ask some questions and have a chat about Support Groups and all the possible options for you or another person to get one underway.
Ten areas of Australia have a Support Group Leader who connects with the sufferers in their own geographic area. From time to time each Leader organises either a face-to-face or an online (Zoom) meeting in/from a central location and all sufferers, their carers and friends in that area or region are invited to attend. Occasionally a specialist, in a medical or dental field that is relevant to trigeminal neuralgia, joins the meeting and shares his or her expertise and encourages questions. On other occasions, a video might be screened showing various treatments and surgeries. Alternatively, sufferers might, one by one, share their memories about when their pain started, how they were diagnosed, and which treatments they have tried. On all occasions these meetings are very informal so that everyone can get the most out of them. And no-one is expected to speak if they are in pain or shy. The meetings are safe places for learning, and sharing information.
In addition to running gatherings, Support Group Leaders talk with sufferers and their carers by phone, communicate with text messages, via one-on-one online Zoom meetings and through email exchanges, depending on the circumstances and the needs of individuals.
The Objective of our Support Groups is to provide information, support and encouragement to sufferers, their families and supporters. Our Mission is to promote awareness of trigeminal neuralgia and other facial pain amongst patients, families, the community and the medical and dental professionals who treat them. Our Goal is to encourage a unified understanding and improved approach to treatments of Trigeminal Neuralgia and other facial nerve pains at a local, state and national level and to improve treatments and approaches to pain management. Our Vision is to improve the quality of life and treatment of chronic facial pain sufferers locally, nationally and internationally.
Admission to ALL support group meetings is FREE. A donation at the door is always appreciated.
If you haven’t made contact with a Support Group Leader, I recommend you check the list below and send an email or give one a call – for a phone chat to gather trigeminal neuralgia related information or to find out about a meeting. If there isn’t one in your area email members@tnaaustralia.org.au and ask about how one might be established somewhere around you.
“you are not alone”
Support Group Contacts
NATIONAL MEMBERSHIP Contact Person: Angelo Trovato
Email: Membership@tnaaustralia.org.au
Phone:
Email: Membership@tnaaustralia.org.au
Phone:
NATIONAL SUPPORTContact Person: Kim O’Donnell
Email: Members@tnaaustralia.org.au
Phone: 0402 982 118
Email: Members@tnaaustralia.org.au
Phone: 0402 982 118
ADELAIDE SUPPORT GROUP Contact Person: Gay Roberts
Email: gaynorroberts19@gmail.com
Phone: 0413 191 268
Email: gaynorroberts19@gmail.com
Phone: 0413 191 268
BRISBANE SUPPORT GROUP Contact Person: Tony MacPherson
Email: tonymacp@westnet.com.au
Phone: 0403 290 066
Email: tonymacp@westnet.com.au
Phone: 0403 290 066
GOLD COAST SUPPORT GROUP Contact Person: Peter Gough
Email: peter.gough1@gmail.com
Phone: 0414 233 0441
Email: peter.gough1@gmail.com
Phone: 0414 233 0441
MACKAY SUPPORT GROUP Contact Person: Vicki Brown
Email: vicbro60@bigpond.com
Phone: 07 4956 3468
Email: vicbro60@bigpond.com
Phone: 07 4956 3468
MELBOURNE SUPPORT GROUP Contact Person: Brenda Young
Email: brendajyoung@live.com.au
Phone: 0428 300 442
Email: brendajyoung@live.com.au
Phone: 0428 300 442
SYDNEY SUPPORT GROUP Contact Person: Looking for volunteers
Email: members@tnaaustralia.org.au
Phone: tba
Email: members@tnaaustralia.org.au
Phone: tba
TASMANIA SUPPORT GROUP Contact Person: Dr. Helen Tyzack
Email: TassieTNFPGroup@gmail.com
Phone: 0459 022 883
Email: TassieTNFPGroup@gmail.com
Phone: 0459 022 883
SUNSHINE COAST SUPPORT GROUP Contact Person: Nora English
Email: noraenglish01@gmail.com
Phone: 0418 495 776
Email: noraenglish01@gmail.com
Phone: 0418 495 776
LOCKYER VALLEY SUPPORT GROUP Contact Person: Kim O’Donnell
Email: tnakimodonnell@outlook.com Phone:0400 193 565
Email: tnakimodonnell@outlook.com Phone:0400 193 565
TOWNSVILLE SUPPORT GROUP Contact Person:Jodie Schneider
Email: mjschneider7@gmail.com
Phone: 0407 693 579
Upcoming Support Group Meetings
Due to Covid19 restrictions regular support group meetings may be cancelled or postponed please check with your support group leader to confirm the status of the meeting. Known cancellations have been removed from the Events list below.
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Sydney Support Group Meeting
Melbourne Support Group Meeting
Saturday August 10, 2024 1:30 PM AEST to 2:30 PM AEST
Saturday August 10 – 1.30pm – 4pm
Room 4, Maroondah Federation Estate, 32 Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood, Vic
Contact: Brenda Young – 0428 300 442 or Vanessa Wood – 0417 378 123
Brisbane Support Group Meeting
Saturday August 10, 2024 1:30 PM AEST to 2:30 PM AEST
Saturday, August 10 – 1:30pm
Where: Aspley-Albany Creek Anglican Church Hall, 30 Ridley Rd. Bridgeman Downs Qld
Contact: Tony MacPherson 0403 290 066
Adelaide Support Group Meeting
Sunday August 11, 2024 1:30 PM AEST to 2:30 PM AEST
Sunday August 11 – 1.30pm – 4pm
Western Youth Centre, 79 Marion Road, Cowandilla SA, 5033
Contact: Gay Roberts – 0413 191 268
Mackay Support Group Meeting
Saturday September 7, 2024 1:00 PM AEST to 2:00 PM AEST
Mackay Support Group Meeting,
Saturday, September 07 – 1pm
Harrup Park Country Club, Juliet St, Mackay QLD
Contact: Vicki Brown – 07 4956 3468
Gold Coast Support Group Meeting
Saturday October 5, 2024 1:30 PM AEST to 2:30 PM AEST
Saturday October 5, 1.30pm – 3.30pm.
Elanora Library Meeting Room, The Pines Shopping Centre,
Guineas Creek Road, Elanora, QLD
Contact: Peter Gough – 0414 233 044
Townsville Support Group Meeting
Saturday October 12, 2024 9:00 AM AEST to 10:00 AM AEST
Saturday, October 12 – 09am
Where: To Be Determined.
Contact: Jodie Schneider 0407 693 579
Melbourne Support Group Meeting
Saturday October 12, 2024 1:30 PM AEST to 2:30 PM AEST
Saturday October 12 – 1.30pm – 4pm
Room 4, Maroondah Federation Estate, 32 Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood, Vic
Contact: Brenda Young – 0428 300 442 or Vanessa Wood – 0417 378 123
Brisbane Support Group Meeting
Saturday October 12, 2024 1:30 PM AEST to 2:30 PM AEST
Saturday, October 12 – 1:30pm
Where: Aspley-Albany Creek Anglican Church Hall, 30 Ridley Rd. Bridgeman Downs Qld
Contact: Tony MacPherson 0403 290 066
Adelaide Support Group Meeting
Sunday October 13, 2024 1:30 PM AEST to 2:30 PM AEST
Sunday October 13 – 1.30pm – 4pm
Western Youth Centre, 79 Marion Road, Cowandilla SA, 5033
Contact: Gay Roberts – 0413 191 268
Our mission is to provide support and encouragement to sufferers of Trigeminal Neuralgia and related facial pain. All material provided on the TNA Australia website is for information purposes only; to supplement a reader’s general knowledge.
