Good Samaritan CareGivers will hold a free seminar to help seniors with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia prepare for the holiday season at 6:30 p. m. today in the Conference Center, Amherst Commerce Park, 4242 Ridge Lea Road, Amherst. Topics include: home safety and fall prevention, dealing with seniors’ behaviors and overstimulation when shopping, in crowds and family gatherings, adverse drug reactions, alcohol’s effect on medication, and flu vaccination. To register, phone 204-0717 or email:

TimK@goodsamaritancaregivers.com

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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

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“The Alzheimer’s Project: Momentum In Science” 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. Nancy Marks, assistant professor at Erie Community College who created a course titled “Dynamics of Dementia,” will speak. For reservations, call 694-7662.

Women Against Prostate Cancer, WNY Chapter, will meet at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday at Roswell Park Cancer Institute’s Amherst Center, 100 College Parkway, Suite 209. Linda Leising, a clinical dietician at Roswell Park, will speak about “Proper Nutrition During and After Prostate Cancer.” To learn more, visit:

www.ProstatePros.com

or call (877) 275-7724 or chapter president Joan Peck at 675-7381. Meetings are free and open to all women.

Cynthia Pagado from the Arthritis Foundation will talk about “Exercise and Arthritis” at a meeting of the Northtowns Osteoporosis Support Group at 10 a. m. Wednesday in the auditorium at Beechwood Residence, 2235 Millersport Highway, Getzville. All welcome; for information, call 862-2663.

Empty Leash sponsors a weekly pet-loss self-help support group at 5:30 p. m. Thursdays in Life Transitions Center, 150 Bennett Road, Cheektowaga. Attendees must register before attending first meeting; call Kym at 668-2446 or Sue at 656-0871.

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.

Healthy Transformations, 1400 Sweet Home Road, Suite 10, Amherst, will show the movie, “The UltraMind Solution“ at 11 a. m. Saturday. In the movie, Dr. Mark Hyman demonstrates how problems in biology can be pinpointed and repaired, allowing the body’s natural healing intelligence to take over. Dr. Margaret Mitchell will answer questions about fixing the body to fix the brain.

The 11th annual National Survivors of Suicide Day program, bringing together families and friends who have lost loved ones to suicide, will take place from 12:45 to 3:30 p. m. Saturday in Butler Rehabilitation Center, Buffalo Psychiatric Center, 400 Forest Ave. The program, sponsored by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, includes live satellite and Web broadcasts featuring people all over the country who have lost someone to suicide. A local panel discussion by medical experts will follow. There is no fee, but registration is requested; call 816-2011. To register, call 816-2011.

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