Health Notes
Published: December 15, 2009, 12:30 am
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SOS Badge to Badge, an addiction recovery support group for law enforcement personnel, meets every Tuesday from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Center for Inquiry, 1310 Sweet Home Road, Amherst. The meeting is open to law enforcement and corrections officers only. Call 636-4869, Ext. 318.
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Women Against Prostate Cancer, WNY Chapter, will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s Amherst Center, 100 College Parkway, Suite 209.A guest speaker will speak about “Yoga, Relaxation and Meditation for the Caregiver.” To learn more, visit: www.Prostate-Pros.com or call (877) 275-7724 or chapter president Joan Peck at 675-7381. Meetings are free and open to all women. •••
“Alzheimer’s Disease: Caregiver Concerns” will be the topic at an Alzheimer’s Association, WNY Chapter, family support group meeting at 7 p.m. Wednesday in DeGraff Adult Day Care, 82 Mead St., North Tonawanda. There also will be a holiday social. For reservations, call 694-7662.
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Buffalo Chapter of the National Stuttering Association will hold a support group meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday in 280 Park Hall, University at Buffalo North Campus. For information, call Adrian at 510-3849 or e-mail casanova7164@yahoo.com . •••
Empty Leash sponsors a weekly pet-loss self-help support group at 5:30 p. m. every Thursday in Life Transitions Center, 150 Bennett Road, Cheektowaga. Attendees must register before first meeting; call Kym at 668-2446 or Sue at 656-0871.
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Pet Heaven Funeral Home, 3614 North Buffalo Road, Orchard Park, will host a pet loss support group meeting at 9:30 a. m. Saturday. For information, call 662-5677.
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Support groups, and phone numbers to call for information include: osteoporosis, 10 a. m., Wednesday, Beechwood Center, 2235 Millersport Highway and North Forest Road, 862-BONE (2663); Alcoholics Anonymous First Step, 8 p. m. Friday, auditorium, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Niagara Falls, 278-4569; Alcoholics Anonymous International Group, 6:30 p. m. Saturday, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, 278-4569; Narcotics Anonymous, 5p.m. Sunday, Memorial Medical Center Auditorium, 278-4569; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), 6:30 p. m. next Tuesday, Dent Neurological Institute, 3980 Sheridan Drive, Amherst (866) 499-7257 or info@alsaupstateny.org ; Parkinson’s disease caregiver, 2p.m. next Tuesday, first floor education room, University at Buffalo, Neurosurgery Building (behind Dent Tower), Amherst, 859-3342;
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