SUPPORT GROUPS
General
Support
Group: |
Diabetes Support Group
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| Facility: |
Beverly Hospital
Doctors' Conference Room, 1st Floor
85 Herrick Street
Beverly, Massachusetts
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| Contact: |
Pre-registration is requested. Please call 978.236.1653.
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| Days/Date: |
September 13, October 12 and November 9, 2010
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| Time: |
Group session begins at 6 p.m
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| Notes: |
Addison Gilbert Hospital and Beverly Hospital at Danvers provide comprehensive services for the care of individuals living with diabetes. Through education, supervised exercise, this program helps individuals identify and modify risks associated with diabetes. The Diabetes Care Center is located at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester and Beverly Hospital at Danvers.
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Support
Group: |
Learn to Cope
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| Facility: |
Addison Gilbert Hospital
DISCOVER Conference Room
298 Washington Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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| Contact: |
508.801.3247
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| Days/Date: |
Every Tuesday
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| Time: |
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
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| Notes: |
This is a support group for parents, family members and care-givers struggling with a member of the family who is addicted to opiates and other drugs. Sponsored by Healthy Gloucester Collaborative, there is no fee or pre-registration required. For more information, please call
508-801-3247 or visit www.learn2cope.org.
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Support
Group: |
Epilepsy Support Group at Beverly Hospital
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| Facility: |
Beverly Hospital
Garden Conference Room
85 Herrick Street
Beverly, Massachusetts
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| Contact: |
978-236-1649
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| Days/Date: |
First Tuesday each month [beginning March 2, 2010]
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| Time: |
5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
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| Notes: |
There is no fee for the support group. Pre-registration is requested by calling 978-236-1649. The mission of the support group is to bring together people with epilepsy in a spirit of friendship and to address individual needs and to enhance a better quality of life through the sharing of knowledge and support.
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Support
Group: |
Infant Loss Support Group
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| Facility: |
Beverly Hospital
Kauders Conference Room
85 Herrick Street
Beverly, Massachusetts
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| Contact: |
978.236.1650
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| Days/Date: |
Fourth Tuesday of each month
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| Time: |
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
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| Notes: |
There is no fee or pre-registration required.
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Support
Group: |
North Shore Neuropathy Support Group
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| Facility: |
Beverly Hospital
Lecture Hall; First Floor
85 Herrick Street
Beverly, Massachusetts
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| Contact: |
Werner Paster 978.479.4339 or wswpaster@gmail.com
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| Days/Date: |
For regular meeting dates, please call the number above.
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| Time: |
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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| Notes: |
There is no fee or pre-registration required. For further information, see contact information above.
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Support
Group: |
Gloucester Stroke Club
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| Facility: |
Addison Gilbert Hospital
Women's Health Conference Room
298 Washington Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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| Contact: |
978.283.2633 or 978.283.3968
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| Days/Date: |
First Thursday of each month
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| Time: |
7:00 p.m.
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| Notes: |
There is no fee or pre-registration required.
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Support
Group: |
Widowed Person's Support Group
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| Facility: |
Addison Gilbert Hospital
Longan Room
298 Washington Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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| Contact: |
For more information, please call 978.283.7102 or 978.879.4373.
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| Days/Date: |
Meets every other Wednesday
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| Time: |
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
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| Notes: |
There is no fee or pre-registration required.
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Support
Group: |
Polycythemia Vera Support Group
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| Facility: |
Addison Gilbert Hospital
298 Washington Street
Gloucester, Massachusetts
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| Contact: |
For further information, please call Joanne Gibbs, R.N. at 978.283.4000, ext. 559 or Nancy Guinivan at 978.762.6684.
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| Days/Date: |
Please call for information.
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| Time: |
Please call for information.
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| Notes: |
Family members and friends are welcome.
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