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The Georgia Chapter of
the Alzheimer’s Association
... has announced that reg¬
istration in the nationwide
Safe Return program is now
available for hundreds of
Georgia residents with
Alzheimer’s disease and relat¬
ed dementia. The fee is $40.
Given the increasing number
of Alzheimer’s patients that
are frequently reported as
missing, this program is a way
of increasing their protection
and safe return.
For more information, call
Andrea Higgins at (404) 728
ri8i.
Prostate Cancer Support
Group
... meets the second
Tuesday of each month at 7
p.m. at the Northside Hospital
Forsyth in the library of the
1400 Medical Office Building.
Newly diagnosed men and
those dealing with prostate
cancer meet to discuss the
options and how to live with
the disease. All are welcome.
For more information, call
(770) 888-8775 or (770) 781-
8086.
Volunteers Needed
... in various departments
and'shifts at North Fulton
Regional Hospital. Volunteers
provide valuable services
within the hospital that benefit
the departments and patients
along with their families and
friends.
For information, call Gail
Sirino at (770) 751-2602. '
Breast Cancer Support
Group
... Bosom Buddies meets
the third Sunday of each
month at 3 p.m. at Northside
Hospital Forsyth in the 1400
Medical Office Building.
For information, call
Donna Granger at (770) 205-
3943, Virginia Jones at (770)
888-9441 or Diane Littleton at
(770) 844-1940.
For locations of other sup¬
port groups, call the main
office in Chamblee at (770)
455-7637.
Support Group
... called A.S.C.E.N.D.—
Autism Spectrum Community
Efforts and New Directions —
for parents of children with
Autism Spectmm Disorder
has been formed in Forsyth
County.
The group meets monthly,
the first Saturday from 11 a.m.
to 1 p.m. on some months and
the second Tuesday from 7-9
p!m. on alternating months.
The meetings are at
Parkway Presbyterian Church
on Bethelview Road in
Cumming near Exit 13 of Ga.
400.
For information, call (770)
833-9966.
Alcoholics Anonymous
‘ ... offers meetings at differ¬
ent locations.
For meeting times and
information, call (770) 886
0696.
Narcotics Anonymous
... offers three meetings a
week and a 24-hour Help
Line.
< *The Help Line number is
(678) 549-1247.
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Cancer Support Group
1 ... a drop-in cancer support
group will meet the first
Wednesday of every month at
Northside Hospital Forsyth —
1400 Building Bennett
Education Center Classroom
A from 10-11:30 a.m.
All are welcome.
Special Group
Counseling Series
- ... entitled “Grieving the
Loss of a Child” for parents
who have experienced the
death of a child is now being
offered on Mondays from
6:30-8 p.m. The series is at the
Hospice office, 2150
Limestone Pkwy. in
Gainesville.
The program is free, but
registration is required.
To register or for more
«information, call Donna Moss
at (770) 533-8888.
GriefShare Seminar
... ind support group meets
0 at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at
HEALTH NOTES
the Episcopal Church of the
Holy Spirit on Pilgrim Mill
Road.
GriefShare features nation¬
ally recognized experts on
grief and recovery topics.
Seminar sessions include:
• “When Your Dreams Fall
Apart
• “The Seasons of Grief’
• “The Emotions of Grief’
• “When Your Spouse
Dies
• “Your Family and Grief’
and
• “Growing Through
Grief.
For information, call (770)
887-8190.
Children’s Diabetes
Support Group
... Do you have a school
age child with diabetes? I am
interested in forming a fellow¬
ship group for children and
their parents coping with this
disease.
The idea is to get together
periodically for fun events,
fundraising and diabetes advo¬
cacy work — and, most
important, to let the children
know they are not tackling this
alone.
We can divide the group by
age if appropriate.
This is also a great way for
teenage diabetics to pick up
some babysitting jobs.
If interested, contact
Pamela Bartz at (770) 205-
6509 or by e-mail at
pbartz@thecambergroup.com.
The Young Women’s
Cancer Survivor Group
... meets the second
Tuesday of each month from
6:30-8:30 p.m. at
Northside/Interchange
Professional Building, 5780
Peachtree-Dunwoody Road,
Suite 445.
This group is for women
ages 21-38 deal with concerns
around body image, dating,
sexuality, fertility, parenting,
family and work issues.
Laurel Gulish, M.A., who
is a licensed psychotherapist,
facilitates the program.
For information, call (404)
845-5640 or go to
www. thewellnesscommunity
atlanta.org.
Cancer Info Line
... Northeast Georgia
Medical Center offers a cancer
information line, a free tele¬
phone service to northeast
Georgia communities provid¬
ing education, information and
resources to cancer patients,
family members and the gen¬
eral public.
Services include physician
and community referrals as
well as distribution of litera¬
ture, audiotapes and videos on
cancer and related services.
An experienced oncology
nurse coordinates these patient
services.
Call the cancer information
line at (770) 533-8850 or
(800) 466-4516, Monday
Friday between 9 a.m. and
5:30 p.m.
Think First Injury
Prevention program
... Each year, about 12,000
people in the United States
will become paralyzed by
spinal cord injuries, and
another 500,000 will acquire a
brain injury.
50 percent of these injuries
will happen to young people
between the ages of 15 and
24.
By working with area mid¬
dle and high schools, a young
person with a spinal cord
injury educates students on
avoiding violence and promot¬
ing safety in driving, diving,
hunting, bicycle riding to
reduce the number of spinal
cord and brain injuries.
Those interested in sched¬
uling an injury prevention pro¬
gram may call Shepherd
Center’s injury prevention
coordinator at (404) 350-7469.
Peachtree Hospice
... needs volunteers to sup¬
port and assist patients with a
limited life expectancy and
their caregivers.
Free training provided.
Volunteers are also needed
for special events and projects.
Call Gail Hunter at (770)
698-8785 for details on the
next training date.
Diabetes Support Group
... meets each month to dis¬
cuss how to maintain your dia¬
betes and stay healthy.
The group meets on the
second Monday of each month
at 10 a.m. at the Forsyth
County Health Department.
The program is headed by a
registered dietitian and a reg¬
istered nurse. Each month the
program assists people in
gaining skills and knowledge
to help control diabetes and
their general health. This
month’s program is on nutri¬
tion and the guest speaker will
offer various programs, espe¬
cially for diabetes who tradi¬
tionally cannot get any type of
health care benefits. Everyone
is invited.
For information, call Marie
Thompson, RN, at (770) 781 -
6918 or Mary Ann Dolan at
(770) 535-5874.
Free Blood Pressure
Screenings
... North Fulton Regional
Hospital, in conjunction with
Senior Services North Fulton
Inc., will be sponsoring free
blood pressure screenings on
the second Tuesday of every
month from 10 a.m. to noon at
Senior Services North Fulton
Inc., 1250 Warsaw Road,
Roswell.
No appointment is neces
sary.
For information, call (770)
993-1906.
LifeLink
... of Georgia, the agency
that coordinates organ and tis¬
sue donations, is seeking vol¬
unteers to assist with educa¬
tional programs pertaining to
organ and tissue donations and
transplantation throughout
Georgia.
Volunteer activities include
public speaking, staffing
information tables at driver
license offices and health
fairs, presentations to nursing
and medical staff, and more.
Potential volunteers
include transplant recipients
and their families, patients
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waiting for an organ or tissue
transplant, donor families or
anyone interested in organ and
tissue donation.
All volunteers will be
trained by LifeLink staff.
For meeting times or infor¬
mation, call Jeff Al-Mashat at
(800) 544-6667.
Narconon
... a nonprofit public bene¬
fit organization that special¬
izes in helping people with
drug or alcohol addictions
offer free assessments and
more than 11,000 local refer¬
rals through the 800 line. Drug
addiction can be overcome
and Narconon can help by
calling (800) 468-6933 or visit
www. stopaddiction .com.
Breast Cancer Support
Group
... meets the third Sunday
of each month at 3 p.m. in the
Bennett Professional Building
next to Northside Hospital
Forsyth off Hwy. 20.
For information, contact
Estie Belvin at (770) 569-
1468 or Nancy Bartlett at
(770) 887-3467.
For locations of other sup¬
port groups in Georgia, call
the main office at (770) 455-
7637.
Crohn’s & Colitis
Foundation—Georgia
Chapter
... hosts free monthly sup¬
port group meetings across
the state.
These meetings offer sup¬
port and resources to all peo¬
ple who suffer from inflam¬
matory bowel disease, their
families and friends.
For information, call (404)
982-0616 or e-mail
ccfa@mindspring.com.
Shepherd Sports Team
Practice
... Anyone interested in
trying wheelchair sports can
attend Shepherd Center’s
sports team practices.
Practices are weekly.
For information, call (404)
FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS—Thursday, November 24,2005
367-1287.
Albuterol Products
Available
... the In-Home Rx
Program makes available
breathing medications and
nebulizers to patients who
may have asthma, emphysema
or COPD at no cost to the
recipient, if they qualify.
The albuterol products are
provided to those who are
troubled with severe breathing
conditions and who meet the
additional guidelines of the
program.
No deposit is required. If
you are an oxygen user at
home or have severe problems
with breathing and would like
to know if you qualify, call
(800) 344-5764 or visit the
Web site at
www.inhomerx.com.
Overeaters Anonymous
... will have their weekly
meetings on Sundays at 7
p.m. at Northside Forsyth
Hospital in meeting room A.
Call Virginia at (404) 788
9852 or Connie at (678) 455-
6408.
Depression Support
Group
... Feeling hopeless or
overwhelmed with life?
Appalachian Family Services
Inc. is offering a free support
group for depressed individu¬
als. The group meets the
fourth Thursday of each
month at Northside Hospital
Cherokee in Canton at 7 p.m.
Other free support groups
are also available.
Trained facilitators lead all
support groups.
AFSI is a 501(c)3 non¬
profit agency providing com¬
munity mental health servic
es.
For information, call (770)
592-6515.
The Cumming MS Self
Help Group
... of the National MS
Society would like to invite
anyone that has been diag-
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nosed with multiple sclerosis
or has a family member with
MS to attend our self-help
group, which meets the first
Saturday of each month from
10-11:30 a.m. at the Baptist
Medical Genter Doctor’s
Building at 1200 Baptist
Medical Center Dr. in
Cumming.
For information, call the
National MS Society at (404)
256-9700 or Mary
Grunewald, the self-help
group facilitator, at (770) 889-
8179.
“Man to Man”
... a support group for
prostate cancer survivors,
meets the second Tuesday of
each month at 7 p.m. at the
Northside Hospital Forsyth in
the library.
Don’t call, just come.
Shepherd Center
... offers a variety of class¬
es in its temperature-con¬
trolled indoor swimming
pool, including swimming
lessons for “Moms and Tots,”
water exercise classes to
increase strength and flexibili¬
ty, aquatic therapy sessions,
water yoga and more.
Additional classes specifi¬
cally for persons with multi¬
ple sclerosis are also avail¬
able. For information about
class schedules and fees, call
(404) 350-7786.
MS Stretch Class
... a stretch class designed
for individuals with multiple
sclerosis, as a component to
the MS society aquatic exer¬
cise program. Classes focus
on improving flexibility,
strength, endurance, stabiliza¬
tion and relaxation.
Classes are every
Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6
p.m. at the Shepherd Center,
2020 Peachtree Road in
Atlanta. Fees are $12 per
month and for ProMotion
members and $15 per month
for nonmembers.
For information, call (404)
350-7789.