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Support Groups
| Article published on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 |
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- Adult Children of Alcoholic and Dysfunctional Families meets Mondays, 7:30 p.m., and Thursdays, 6 p.m., at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Children’s Ministry Center, Room 100, 1199 Highland Ave., Largo. E-mail ACAPinellas@yahoo.com.
- Adult Children of Alcoholic and Dysfunctional Families meets Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m., at the Jewish Community Center of Pinellas County, 5023 Central Ave. E-mail ACAPinellas@yahoo.com.
- Al-Anon meets Mondays, 8 p.m., at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 455 Missouri Ave. Al-Anon, which helps the family and friends of problem drinkers, meets in Largo. Call 548-6811.
- Alzheimer’s Support Group meets fourth Fridays, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., at Arden Courts of Seminole, 9300 137th St. N. Call 517-7800.
- Alzheimer’s Support Group meets first Wednesdays, 10 to 11:30 a.m., at Dunedin Recreation’s Dr. William E. Hale Senior Activity Center, 330 Douglas Ave. Call 298-3299.
- Alzheimer’s Support Group meets Wednesdays, 10 to 11 a.m., in the executive board room on the second floor of the “A” building at The Fountains at Boca Ciega Bay, 1255 Pasadena Ave. S. Call Florence Nicely at 321-9746.
- Alzheimer’s Support Group meets last Thursdays, 6 p.m., at Barrington Terrace Assisted Living Residence, 333 16th Ave. S.E., Largo. Call 588-0020.
- Alzheimer’s Dementia and Parkinson’s Support Group meets Tuesdays, 9:30 to 11 a.m., at First Church of the Nazarene, 6565 78th Ave. N., Pinellas Park. Call Ruth Pfeiffer at 391-5168.
- Bayfront Medical Center Stroke Support Group meets fourth Wednesdays, 3 p.m., at Bayfront Medical Center’s Sheen Conference Center, 701 Sixth St. S., St. Petersburg. Call 893-6765.
- Breast Cancer Support Group meets third Thursdays, noon to 1 p.m., at American Cancer Society, 4801 86th Ave. N., Pinellas Park. Call 543-0702 or e-mail info@ccsa.us.
- Diabetes Type 1 Support Group meets fourth Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., at Dunedin Public Library, Room B, 223 Douglas Ave., Dunedin; and first Tuesdays, 7 p.m., at Seminole United Methodist Church, 5400 Seminole Blvd. Call 391-9590.
- Emotions Anonymous, a self-help group, meets Saturdays, 7 p.m., at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 9530 Starkey Road, Seminole. Call Bill at 320-9738.
- Family Support Group, for people with loved ones who suffer from memory loss, meets fourth Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m., at Freedom Inn at Bay Pines, 9797 Bay Pines Blvd., St. Petersburg. Call 398-5090.
- Fibromyalgia Support Group, meets the first Saturday of the month, 1 p.m., at Stacy’s Buffet, 1451 Missouri Ave., Clearwater. Call 397-7500.
- Friends with Fibromyalgia - Chronic Fatigue Support Group meets third Saturdays, 11 a.m., at Seminole Community Library, 9200 113th St. N. Call 559-8260.
- Gulf Coast Post Polio Support Group meets third Tuesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m., at HealthSouth Rehab Hospital, 901 Clearwater-Largo Road, Largo. Does not meet in July and August. Call Virginia at 319-0648.
- H.E.A.L. of Tampa Bay, a national support group for people whose health has been impacted by the environment, meets second Fridays, September through May, in St. Petersburg. For times and locations, call Betty at 726-0423.
- Headache Support Group of Pinellas County meets to share information about causes and treatment on fourth Thursdays, 7 to 8 p.m., in Conference Room A, Carillon Outpatient Center, 900 Carillon Parkway. Sponsored by St. Petersburg Neurology Clinic and St. Petersburg Headache Institute at St. Anthony’s Health Care. Call 825-1250.
- Healing Laughter Club meets second Thursdays, 7 p.m., at Sacred Lands, next to Saffron’s, 1700 Park St. N., St. Petersburg. Call 399-0921.
- Hearing Loss Association of America, Clearwater Chapter, meets first Tuesdays, 3 p.m., in the Wellness Center building, Morton Plant Hospital, 300 Pinellas St., Clearwater. Call Barbara Emmons at 799-0398 or e-mail bemmons@tampabay.rr.com.
- Mended Hearts Clearwater/Largo Chapter, a heart disease support group, meets third Mondays, 7 p.m. Call 596-4586.
- Multiple Sclerosis Giggle Group meets periodically for caring and sharing. Call 799-2491.
- NarAnon meets Wednesdays, 7 p.m., in room 102 at St. Paul’s Methodist Church, 1199 Highland Ave., Largo; Wednesdays, 8 p.m., at St. Mark’s Methodist Church, 6801 38th Ave. N., St. Petersburg; and Mondays, 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 p.m., in the first shelter left of the rec building at Gulfport Beach, at the end of 58th St. S. Call 686-5857.
- New Horizons for Widowed People meets the the first and third Wednesdays of the month at Stacy’s Buffet, 11 a.m., 1451 Missouri Ave.
- Nicotine Anonymous, Clearwater’s “You Can Do It” group, meets Sundays, noon, in The Board Room on the first floor at Morton Plant Hospital. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using nicotine; or, having been a smoker, to encourage and give support to those who are still struggling with nicotine addiction. E-mail pelican@gte.net.
- Parents of adopted children are welcome to join a playgroup and support group that is currently being organized. Children of all ages are welcome. The group will meet one or two times a month for playdates. Call Elaine at 688-2355.
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Article published on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010
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