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Monday, Nov. 02, 2009

Healthy Dates

Heartland Hospice Volunteer Training

Looking for dedicated people with an interest in serving terminally ill patients and their families. Call Mary Jane Gardner, (478) 314-0150.

Al-Anon Family Group Meetings

For family members and friends of alcoholics. Meetings are held in this area. Call Dolores S., (478) 923-1499, for a meeting place and time near you.

“Directions to Destiny” Group Forming

Wondering where you’re going in life? Don’t know how to get there or what keeps getting in the way? If interested in being part of a group to meet weekly (time and date to be established later) to explore and determine responses to these and other questions, then call Gail West, LAPC, (478) 254-3751. Group will meet at New Dawn Counseling Center, 688 Walnut St., Macon.

Cash For Halloween Candy (Buy Back)

3:30-6 p.m. Wednesday, Macon Smiles Dental Office, 4929 Forsyth Road, Macon. Local dentist will pay $1 per pound for candy in an effort to prevent children’s cavities. Must be un-opened. Call Dr. Sheila Shah, (478) 335-5765.

Medicare Made Easy

9-10 a.m. Nov. 16 and Dec. 21, Coliseum Northside Hospital, Conference Room. Call Nancy, (478) 464-8171.

Implantable Cardioverter

Defibrillator (ICD) Support Group meetings

5:30 p.m. Dec. 3 in the Luce Heart Tower, corner of First and Hemlock streets in Macon. To pre-register, call (478) 633-7157.

Hope Floats MS Support Group

Meetings on the last Monday of each month except November and December are at 6:30 p.m. during Daylight Saving Time and then return to 6 p.m. Held at Pinegate Retirement Center, 300 Charter Blvd., near Coliseum Northside Hospital, Macon. Call (478) 742-9011.

SOS-Survivors of Suicide Support Group

6-7 p.m., the second Wednesday of each month at the Coliseum Psychiatric Center, 340 Hospital Drive, Macon. For those who have lost loved ones to suicide. Call Gaye, (478) 464-8138, (478) 741-1355 or visit www.gspin.org.

Adult Bereavement Support Group

6-7:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Heart of Georgia Hospice, 103 Westridge Drive, Warner Robins. (478) 953-5161.

IDEAL: Panic Attack, Anxiety and Stress Program

7 p.m. Wednesdays. To register, call Panic Relief Inc., Judy Schiffman, (732) 940-9658, or John, (478) 987-3317, or visit www.panicreliefinc.com.

Bipolar Support Group

6-7:30 p.m. The first and third Thursdays of each month, Coliseum Psychiatric Center, 240 Hospital Drive, Macon. Hosted by Dr. Ali Ahmadi and Coliseum Psychiatric Center. Call (478) 741-1355.

Survivors Group for Cancer Survivors

Meet on the third Thursday of each month at Color Me Pink, 100 N. Houston Lake Road, Centerville. Free lunch. Call Judy Mason, (478) 953-1377.

Alzheimer’s Support Group

6:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at Peachbelt Rehabilitation Center, 801 Elberta Road, Warner Robins. Led by Jerry Bisting, DCO of Mount Calvary Lutheran Church. Call (478) 922-1418.

TOPS Club Inc. Meetings

9 a.m. Fridays, Bloomfield United Methodist Church, 5511 Bloomfield Road, Macon. A weight-loss support organization. (478) 953-0189.

Middle Georgia Gluten Intolerance Group Support Meetings

The third Saturday each month at Central Baptist Church, 1120 Lake Joy Road, Warner Robins.

Narconon Arrowhead

Offers free addiction counseling, assessments and referrals to rehabilitation centers. Call (800) 468-6933 or go to www.stopaddiction.com.

Angels Have Wheels

All Medicare recipients should be aware that if they suffer from conditions such as arthritis, cardiovascular disease and respiratory disorders, they could be eligible to receive a wheelchair paid for by Medicare. Call (800) 810-2877.

SouthernCare Hospice

Volunteers are needed. Opportunities to help deliver goodie bags, run errands, visit patients and relieve caregivers. Call Tassie Wood at 476-4627.

Hospice Care Options

Volunteers needed for Houston County and Bibb County areas. Call Mary Taylor, (478) 743-3033 or (800) 563-8680.

Cancer Genetic Screening

Counseling Program

Test to determine whether you are genetically disposed to cancer. By appointment, call 633-6329.

Wishes on Wheels

This group makes available electric wheelchairs to nonambulatory seniors (65 years old and up) usually at no out-of-pocket expense if they qualify. (800) 823-5220 or visit www.threewishes2.com.

Middle Georgia Regional Development Center/Area Agency on Aging

Funds programs that keep seniors living independently. Services include delivered meals, respite care and more. (478) 751-6466 or (888) 548-1456. To learn about the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program, call (478) 751-6411.