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Since I can't seem to find a way to add on to my original discussion and my story still isn't approved, I am asking anyone in Southern California, I live in Rosemead near Pasadena in the San Gabriel Valley, if they know of ANY support groups. Everything I read, including stories here, urge that we find one. I can't believe that in Southern California there are none but from all the calls i've made this morning, they either don't have one or the information is incorrect.
I am sorry that you have been unable to find a support group in Southern California. Assuredly there are. Hoping not to state the obvious, can I sak if you have followed the suggestions on our SURVIVING PROSTATE CANCER page? There you will see links to various support organistions. US-TOO for example has this map showing where support groups are and there seem to be several in Southern California.
Hope this helps you find some support. The only other thing I can suggest is to filter the SURVIVOR STORIESto show only men in California.
Your story has been approved - there are only two of us running this site, one in California and one in Australia and we do sleep at times - but i don't think there would have been much of a delay to add to your story go to UPDATE YOUR STORY
Ironically, after having no luck finding a support group in the Pasadena, CA area, I ended up with two, both in Pasadena. A phone call to a listing in USTOO to a non-functioning group led to the woman answering the phone to do more research and came up with them. So, as this goes on, I will be trying both of them out. Thank you to the kindness of strangers.
