Online Support Groups Near Knoxville
Whether you are in Farragut, Oak Ridge, Maryville, Sevierville or somewhere else in East Tennessee, ShareWell has live online support groups for people caring for a husband or wife who is slowly changing. Knoxville and the foothills around it draw retirees who planned a quiet life together, and for many of them the quiet became a different kind than they expected.
Every group meets online by live video, so you can join from home.
These online groups start during the day and evening in Eastern time, so they fit a day near Knoxville.
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Caring for a spouse who is slipping away
Couples come to the lakes and ridges around Knoxville to retire near the mountains, and others have been here all their lives on land the family has farmed for generations. Either way, when memory loss or a long illness takes hold of one partner, the other becomes a full-time caregiver in a house that is often miles from the nearest neighbor and an hour from the children. The person you married is still there and also not, and you grieve someone who is sitting across the table. The days fill with pills, appointments at the hospitals downtown, and the careful management of a mood you cannot predict. People at church ask how he is doing. Almost nobody asks how you are, and the answer would take longer than they have.
How peer support helps near Knoxville
A peer group lets you say the hard things, including the ones you feel guilty for thinking, with people who are living the same slow loss. You join from the kitchen while your spouse naps, and the group will be there next week whatever this week brings.
What members near Knoxville talk about
- Grieving a partner who is still alive
- The physical and emotional work of caring for someone at home
- Guilt about wanting a break or considering a care facility
- Being far from adult children who cannot help day to day
Who these groups may help
- Husbands and wives caring for a partner with memory loss
- Retirees who moved here as a couple and are now carrying it alone
- Adult children helping a parent care for the other parent
- Widows and widowers after a long illness
Support group topics for people near Knoxville
Every topic has its own page with live groups, so you can start with the one closest to what you are carrying.
Areas around Knoxville
Every group meets online, so you can join from home anywhere around Knoxville.
- Farragut
- Oak Ridge
- Maryville
- Alcoa
- Sevierville
- Lenoir City
- Clinton
- Knox County
- East Tennessee
Crisis and help lines near Knoxville
ShareWell groups are peer support and are not crisis or emergency services. If you or someone near you is in danger, call 911, or call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at any hour.
- McNabb Center Mental Health Crisis Line865-539-2409
Knoxville and East Tennessee
Official site
Support groups in other cities
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to live in Knoxville to join?
I cannot leave my spouse alone. How does this work?
Is there a group specifically for dementia caregivers?
My spouse died recently. Is this still the right place?
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