Education Services
SUPPORT GROUPS MARQUETTE AREA
To
receive more information on support groups please call the Health
Information Center at
Brain Injury Survivor Support Group Meeting on the first Monday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Superior Alliance for Independent Living (SAIL) office. 129 Baraga Street in the nonprofit commons. . The contact person is Jennifer Elsenbroek, (906) 439-5148.
Bridges (AIDS) Support Group: You don’t have to do this alone! This support group is for people with HIV/AIDS, partners, families, and friends. Monthly meetings are held in private homes. Members are available for hospital and/ or home visits. For more information Contact Laura Fredrickson at 475-7651 ext. 3.
Bariatric Treatment Support Group: This groups meets every third Tuesday of the month from 5:00-6:30 p.m. EST. Video conferencing is available upon request.
Contact Surgical Weight Loss for more information. 225-7979 or 1 888 655-7979 or weightloss@mgh.org
MGHS Surgical Weight Loss Support Groups:
This group meets every third Tuesday of the month from 4:30pm to 5:30pm EST in the Surgical Weight Loss conference room. Video conferencing is available upon request.
Ongoing support group is primarily for those who have had bariatric surgery including those who have had surgery at other centers. In addition, those who are considering bariatric surgery are welcome to attend. Dr. English facilitates the group and members of the multidisciplinary team are present to address issues and concerns. Occasionally, a guest speaker will lecture on bariatric-related topics.
This group meets every third Tuesday of the month from 5:45pm to 6:45pm EST in the MGH conference center. Video conferencing is available upon request.
Cancer Support Groups For more information contact the Cancer
Center at 225-3500. Breast Cancer Support Group Meetings are held on the second Thursday of every month (except in June, July, and August) from 7-8:30 pm. This group meets at the MGH Conference Center in Room 4.
Living With Cancer Support Group - Marquette
Living With Cancer Support Group - Escanaba
HopeLine Your Cancer Information & Referral Service HOPELINE - 1-888-906-HOPE (Michigan & NE Wisconsin only) Marquette General Hospital
Prostate - Cancer Support Group Under construction until September 2010
Caregiver Support Groups Caregivers Support Group: This group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 10am at the Ishpeming Senior Center. Everyone is welcome to attend this group session to discuss anything that Caregivers experience, wonder or worry about. For more information call 485-5527.
Adult
Caregiver Support Group: This group meets the 1st Wednesday
of every month
Cardiac Support Groups The
Link: A Support Group for People with Heart Disease and/or
Diabetes
ICD (Implantable Cardiac Defillbulator) Support Group: For more information call Kris or Lori at 225-4748 or 1-800-562-9753 ext. 4748.
Diabetic Support Groups The
Link: A Support Group for People with Heart Disease and/or
Diabetes
Pediatric Diabetes Support Group: Meets the fourth Tuesday of every month. For more information please call Sarah Hendrickson at 906-475-7084.
Grief Support Groups Grief Support Group: This group meets the second and fourth Thursday of every month at the Lake Superior Hospice Association 148 W. Washington, MQT. For more information please call 225-7760.
Bereavement Support Group: This group meets the second Thursday of every month at Wahlstroms Restaurant in Harvey from 12-2pm.
Survivors
of Suicide:Parents who have lost children: Survivors
of Suicide:
* All Individuals
seeking grief support may meet 1 on 1 with counselors at 3 pm
N.A.M.I Support Group: This group meets the 2nd Monday of every month for family members, and the last Monday of every month for a business meeting. The meetings start at 7pm. The current location is The Common’s Room, 129 W. Baraga Ave., west of the Children’s Museum. For more information please call Verna at 226-9749, or Jane at 226-8551.
Brain and Spine Support Groups
Parkinson’s
Support Group: This is a support group for people with
Parkinson’s. The group meets the first Wednesday of every
month at the Negaunee Senior Center from 2:00- 3:30 pm. Check with
Center for special programming.
Parkinson's
Support Group-Sault St. Marie: This is a support group
for people with Parkinson's. The group will meet Thursday, June
3rd at 7 PM in the
Parkinson's
Support Group:
Alzheimer’s
Disease and Related Dementia's Caregiver Support Group: For information concerning other Alzheimer’s Support Groups
contact the Alzheimer’s Association
Domestic Violence/Assault Domestic Violence: This group meets every Tuesday from 6-8pm. A concurrent children’s group is offered. Call Kristine Blackwood at 226-6611 before attending. Call the Harbor House 24-hour crisis line for screening and more information at 226-6611 or in Alger County 1-800-455-6611.
Sexual Assault/Incest: For sexual assault/incest survivors and ongoing sexual assault victims call the Women’s Center at 225-1346 ext. 16 for more information.
Recovery/12-step confidential support groups Alternative Recovery for Women: This support group is for women seeking an alternate path to recovery from chemical dependency. The group meets every Friday from 12-1 pm.
For more information: E-mail
: lwinslow@mgh.org
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