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Published Sunday, October 05, 2008 in Health
Health Happenings
*Cancer Support Group
Meets monthly at First Baptist Church, Newnan
Room 139, 15 West Washington St.
For more information, call Katie Jackson at 770-502-9097
To donate or receive medical equipment, call John Weinig, 770-502-1835.
*Multiple Sclerosis Support Group
Meets second Tuesday of the month, 7-9 p.m.
Heatherwood Baptist Church in Newnan, 721 Shenandoah Blvd.
Call 770-502-1984 for information.
*Eating Disorders Anonymous
Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.
Room 303, Peachtree City United Methodist Church Robinson Road Campus
Group is open to high school students through adults.
For more information contact the church at 770-487-6499 or Anne Jaeckel at 770-487-1432.
*Celiac Disease Support Group
Meets second Saturday of the month, 1 p.m.
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, board room
Contact Bill Becker for information at wbecker@numail.org or 770-683-2613.
The group is a chapter of Celiac Sprue Association/USA
*La Leche of Newnan
Mother to Mother Breastfeeding Support
First Monday of the month, 6:45 p.m.
Coke's Chapel UMC Childcare Center, Lower Fayetteville Road Sharpsburg
Call Lara McCarthy at 678-423-9881 or Debbie Carr at 770-253-5796 for details.
Babies and children are welcome. Meetings are free.
*Free Parenting Classes
Coweta Pregnancy Services, 29 Brown Street, Newnan
Tuesday nights 5-6 p.m. and Wednesdays 11 a.m. to noon.
Topics include nutrition, safety and loving discipline.
Participants may earn baby items.
Call 770-251-7158 for information.
*Amputee Support Group Meeting
Meets regularly
Espresso Lane Coffee Shop, Court Square, Newnan
The group leader is a member of Amputee Coalition of American and Certified Peer Visitor.
For information, call 770-254-8762 for information.
*Caring for the Caregivers
Meets last Tuesday of each month, 7-8:30 p.m. at
Georgian Place, 395 Millard Farmer Ind. Blvd.
and on last Thursday, 10 to 11:30 a.m. at
Cambridge House Adult Day Center, 2687 Hwy. 154
Call Bill Becker at 770-683-2613 or MaryAnn at 678-423-8700.
*Stroke Support Group
Meets third Thursday of each month, 4 p.m.
Center for Therapeutic Recreation
Roosevelt Institute, Warm Springs
For more information, call 706-655-5658.
*Healing Souls Grief Support Group
Sponsored by VistaCare of Newnan
Meets 5:30 p.m. on the last Tuesday of every month.
Call 770-251-1367 with any questions.
*Breast Cancer Survivors Network
Meets second Thursday of the month, 6:30 p.m.
Newnan Hospital, Medical Building, Room 201
For details, call Audrey Bray at 770-251-0968 or Sharen Norman, 770-253-0865.
*Overeaters Anonymous
St. Andrew's in the Pines Episcopal Church, Peachtree City
Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, 8:30 a.m.
For details, call Barbara at 770-502-1358.
*Alzheimer's Disease Support Group
Third Wednesday of the month, 2 p.m.
Call Ellie Farrington at 770-253-4402 for more information.
Savannah Court Assisted Living Community
*Survivors of Suicide Support Group
Now meets second Monday of the month.
Crossroads Church, 2564 Highway 154, Newnan
Call 770-301-4890 or 770-251-6216 for details.
*TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly
Monday evenings, weigh-in 6:15 to 6:45 p.m., meeting, 6:45-7:45 p.m.
Community Christian Church, 1717 Hwy. 154, Sharpsburg
For details call Ruth at 770-254-8913, or Dianne at 770-502-0580.
SPECIAL EVENTS:
*Red Cross Blood Drives
Oct. 2, 8 a.m.-5:45 p.m., Newnan FUMC, 33 Greenville St.
Oct. 15, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., CEC Conference Center Room, 160 Martin Luther King Jr. Dr.
Oct. 24, Piedmont Newnan Hospital, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE to schedule appointment times.