Alzheimer s groups
Houston St.
Thursday at Horne Enterprises, 101 E. Pinecrest Drive.
m. Thursday at the FCS classroom, 100 Rebel Road.
m. Monday at the Hope Community Church, 2110 Rocky Mound Road.
m. Tuesday at Homestead Manor, 826 North. St.
Melba Phillips is the facilitator. For more information call 903-223-8021.
m. the third Wednesday of each month at the Alzheimer s Alliance Office, 1105 College Drive. Gayl Wilbur is the facilitator.
For more information call 903-838-0900.
the third Thursday of the each month at Horne Enterprises, 101 Pinecrest Drive in Atlanta, Texas. The facilitator for the meeting is Tabitha Nichols. For more information call 903-796-4127.
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder parent support group meets from 6 p.m. to 7 p.
m. and adult support group meets from 7 to 8 p.m.
the second and fourth Monday of every month at the Southwest Center. Call Gail Son at 903-277-7803 for information.
Bereavement
Michael Health System s W. Temple Webber Cancer Center offers a Life After Loss support group twice a month in the center, 2600 St. Michael Drive.
The meetings are held the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Call Judy Groce, registered nurse, at 903-614-2111 or Mary Miller, social worker, at 903-614-2675.
Hervey, Hope, Ark. The group features nationally recognized experts on grief and recovery topics. For information or session topics, call the church at 870-777-4078.
The Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center offers complete reproductive health services for men, women and teens. These services include birth control methods (pills, depo shots and tubals), pregnancy testing, Pap smears, counseling, STD testing and treatment and referral for other services. Many people are eligible for these services on either a free or low-cost basis.
For more information call (903) 798-3265 or go by the center located at 902 W. 12th St.
Blood pressure
Call 903-794-3102.
to noon the second Thursday of each month at the Collins Memorial Senior Center, 3000 Texas Blvd.
to noon the third Tuesday of each month at the Collins Memorial Senior Center, 3000 Texas Blvd.
to noon the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Collins Memorial Senior Center located at 3000 Texas Blvd.
CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System presents a brain injury support group that meets the fourth Friday of each month from noon to 1 p.
m. in the Dogwood Room. For more information call Amy Sanderson at 903-614-4455.
The Arkansas Breast Care Program can provide: free mammograms, free clinical breast exams, free pelvic exams and pap test, free or small co-pay for follow up treatment if needed. Women who are Arkansas residents, age 40 and over, and meet the income eligibility requirements can call toll free 1-877-670-CARE for information and to see if they qualify. For more information call (870) 773-2108.
Cancer groups
Lesa Warren, licensed social worker and American Cancer Society-trained group facilitator, will conduct the meeting and program activities.
the second Tuesday of each month at the W. Temple Webber Cancer Center located at 2600 St. Michael Drive.
For more information about the group call (903) 614-2524.
the last Tuesday of each month in the W. Temple Webber Cancer Center, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System, 2600 St.
Michael Drive. Dialogue is co-sponsored by the American Cancer Society and the W. Temple Webber Cancer Center.
Call Penny Hardy at 903-614-2111.
the first Tuesday of each month at W. Temple Webber Cancer Center of CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System, 2600 St.
Michael Drive. Contact Mary Miller at 903-614-2675.
m. to 6 p.m.
the third Thursday of each month in the Cancer Treatment Center at Wadley Regional Medical Center. The group is sponsored by the American Cancer Society and the hospital. Call Tammy McKamie, registered nurse, at 903-798-7240.
Cancer workshop
No phone charges apply. These free workshops are a way for people around the country and internationally to learn about cancer-related issues from the convenience of their home or office.
m. Nov. 29.
No phone charges apply. These free workshops are a way for people around the country and internationally to learn about cancer-related issues from the convenience of their home or office.
To register for either telephone workshop, send name, address and telephone number where you can be reached to Cancercare, 275 Seventh Avenue, New York, N.
Y., 10001 or register online at www.cancercare.
org. For more information call Cancercare at 800-813 HOPE.
Codependents group
m. every Wednesday at Trinity Baptist Church, 3115 Trinity Blvd.
m. Thursdays and 7 p.m.
Saturdays at Living Hope Group, 4009 Garland St. For information contact 903-792-3000 or 903-278-6245.
CPR
Weekday and Saturday classes are available. For more information call (903) 793-5602 or register at 821 Spruce St., Texarkana, Texas.
3270.
CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System presents a diabetes management program at 6:30 p.
m. on the second Monday of each month and again at 2:30 p.m.
on the second Wednesday of each month in Suite 201 of the Glenwood Building, 1400 College Drive. The program is free, but reservations are required. Call 903-614-2395.
Fibromyalgia group
Broad St., west side entrance. Call Cathy Fowler at 903-838-7180.
m. each Thursday at 2403 Hickory St. No Charge.
Call Cathy Fowler at 903-838-7180.
HealthSouth of Texarkana will present Lunch and Learn How the Flu Affects Pulmonary Disease at noon Nov. 15 at HealthSouth Hospital, 515 W.
12th. Lunch will be served. To RSVP call 903-798-0088 before Monday.
This monthly support group provides ongoing support and encouragement for anyone who has experienced grief from the loss of a loved one and meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Peachtree Offices, 4425 Jefferson, suite 104 in Texarkana, Ark.
Group participants learn coping strategies and benefit from fellowship with others who have struggled with grief. The group is facilitated by clinical social worker Sheri Griffin and Chaplain David Smith.
Hearing loss group
m. the second Saturday of each month at the first floor education room of Wadley Regional Medical Center, 1000 Pine. The meetings will provide information, education, advocacy and support about hearing loss and maintaining quality of life.
Texas residents may receive free phones if you have difficulty using the phone because of some disability. Call 903-793-5545 for more information.
M.
E.N.D.
(Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death) meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at CHRISTUS St.
Michael Rehabilitation Hospital, 2400 St. Michael Drive. The purpose of M.
E.N.D.
is to reach out to those who have lost a child to miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death and offer a way to share experiences and information. For more information contact Kari Westbrook at (903) 490-1210 or email or visit our website at www.mend.
com.
The HealthSouth Lymphedema support group meets at 4:30 p.m.
the second Tuesday of every month. Contact Cheryl Hunter at (903) 735-5005.
Memory screening
Free confidential memory screenings will be available from 9 to 11 a.m. and 2 to 4 p.
m. Tuesday at the Alzheimer s Alliance Office, 1105 College Drive. For more information call 903-223-8021.
The CHRISTUS St. Michael Multiple Sclerosis support group meets at 4 p.m.
on the first Tuesday of each month in the Neuro Gym at CHRISTUS St. Michael Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, 2223 Morris Lane. For information call Juanita Robertson at 903-614-4409.
This pulmonary support group meets at 4 p.m. every third Thursday of every other month in the Day Treatment Gym at HealthSouth located at 515 W.
12th St. Call Stephanie Brown at 903-735-5073.
Stroke Support
Michael Rehabilitation Hospital, meets at 1 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month in the Dogwood Room.
Call Sherry Yakley, OT at 614-614-4467.
The Support Group for the Vision Impaired meets at 2 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month at Whispering Pines Assisted Living Center, 5002 N.
Elizabeth, Texarkana, Texas. 903-794-4852, 903-838-6023
Wellness trek for women will be held 7 p.m.
every Tuesday at the COTR Fellowship Hall, 1601 Mall Drive. Call 903-832-8643 or 903-832-8643.
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