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HEALTH from 22A 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. < t 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 § er thanksgiving sale thru Sunday 40-50+10% off entire stock * plus extra 20% off fine jewelry D00RBUSTER DIAMOND JEWELRY D00RBUSTER $ 599.00 *4 BEST VALUE! sfe .65 CT. T.W. RING IN '! WHITE & YELLOW GOLD ■m •Reg 1200.00 ,r m •'s. ■ with extra 20% off * 559.20 .51 CT. T.W. RING • Rag 1335.00, SALE WITH s 199.99 EXTRA 10% OFF 699.00 Si * 1.0 CT. T.W. DIAMOND RING IN 10K GOLD with extra 20% off [flanaard • Reg. 805.00 * 719.20 ehhhm GEMSTONE JEWELRY .87 CT. T.W. IN WHITE Its wm GOLD JEWELRY 14K GOLD RING •Reg. 1700.00, SALE WITH 720.00 with extra 20% off .ms EXTRA 10% OFF 899.00 with 20% off * extra 399.20 m i *!l 7.75” ACCENT DIAMOND BRACELET PINK SAPPHIRE W with extra 20% off •Reg. 2000.00, SALE ‘ & DIAMOND RING :-.-V ■■■■ * 319.20 WITH EXTRA 10% OFF 900,00 • Reg 940 00. SALE WITH EXTRA 10% OFF 499.00 .30 CT. T.W. NECKLACE m with extra 20% off • Reg /MOO, SALE WITH * 423.20 EXTRA 10% OFF 399.00 H EliTtTtl ®;.? * SAPPHIRE WITH CEYLON '!■! SAPPHIRE & DIAMOND RING ■>ay-i IN WHITE 14K GOLD 'V % • Reg. 1000.00, SALE WITH f >;*. with extra 20% off EXTRA 10% OFF 529.00 * 263.20 mm -• y. with extra 20% off % # .50 CT. T.W. IN WHITE 14K s 719.20 ♦ GOLD NECKLACE lirartitii: EMERALD & DIAMOND RING ***J*S$ •Reg 620.00, SALE WITH i • - EXTRA 10% OFF 329,00 [afrYsl mm * Reg 1700.00, SALE WITH [twit] [777] EXTRA 10% OFF 899.00 I m with 20% off STERLING SILVER &14K GOLD extra ■1 *; 't * 207.20 \V with extra 20% off r • • \\ \\ * 162.00 7 i MYSTIC TOPAZ RING IN -. ' V 20% L.O UL 1BK GOLD • Reg. 485 DO, SALE RING WITH BLUE TOPAZ with extra off . WITH EXTRA 10% OFF 259.00 & DIAMOND • Reg 450 00. SALE 7” BRACELET • Reg 660.00, 4* ' ? % V WITH EXTRA 10% OFF 202.50 SALE WITH EXTRA 10% OFF 297.00 v.y. -®. %•. ■ ■ ify "with extra 20% off with extra 20% off (iii ♦/ with 20% oft Z.OO.UU * 239.20 * 180.00 9J extra » ■ 7" BRACELET IN WHITE & YELLOW 14K GOLD ■ ,r. Reg. 800.00, SALE WITH EXTRA OFF 360.00 MYSTIC TOPAZ BRACELET IN 18” PENDANT WITH BLUE TOPAZ 10% 10K GOLD •Reg. 565 08, SALE & DIAMOND • Reg. 500.00, SALE WITH EXTRA 10% OFF 299.00 WITH EXTRA 10% OFF 225.00 FINE JEWELRY AVAILABLE AT SELECT STORES. OFFERS NOT AVAILABLE IN GADSDEN, AL All items are mounted in 14K gold unless otherwise stated. Diamond grades may very. All cerat weights may be approximate (Ct t.w. means total caret weightl. Photos may be enlarged to show detail. Regular prices are offering prices only. Sales may or may not have been made at regular prices. •Doorbusten, Best Values, Watches, Moiuanita and protactian plana sxcludad from antra discounts. May not bo combined with any other discounts or coupons. Not valid on prior purchases. ASK ABOUT OUR 12-MONTH NO-INTEREST HNE JEWELRY ACCOUNT WITH SSOO MINIMUM PURCHASE. The account requires a $500 minimum purchase and monthly payments equal to one-tweifth of the balance. If the payment is not made by the due date a FINANCE CHARGE of 21.6% APR, 1.8% monthly, will be assessed on the average daily balance with a minimum finance charge of SI .00. Payments not received by the due date will be assessed a late fee of $10 on balances between S15 and $50 and $29 on bal¬ ance! greater than $50. Subject to credit approval. belk.com C 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- PAGE 23A 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.