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Monday, Jul. 26, 2010

Healthy Dates

Bunko for Breast Cancer

Visit www.bunkoforbreastcancer.org for programs. Free. Call 718-4123.

Heartland Hospice

Seeking volunteers for visits, respite care, calls to bereaved families and office duties for Heartland Hospice. Call P. Diane Lester at 477-0101 or 538-0411.

Middle Georgia Gluten Intolerance Group

If you have celiac disease, gluten-sensitivity, dermatitis herpetiformis or are following the gluten-free diet, visit the website for meetings, http://middlegeorgia.gigbranches.org. Call 397-5061.

Central Georgia Breast Care Center Breast and Ovarian Cancer Genetic Screening and Counseling Program

Counseling by a genetic counselor. Doctor’s referral is required. Call 633-6327.

AARP Mature Drivers Safety Course

1-5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, Tri County EMC, 563 Gray Highway, Gray. Have to attend both days. Cost: $12 per person for AARP members and $14 for non-members. If qualified, you will receive a 10 percent discount on your auto insurance. To register call John Langley, (478) 968-5039.

Smoking Cessation Meetings

5 p.m. Thursday, in the Albert Luce Heart Institute at The Medical Center of Central Georgia. Four free American Cancer Society Fresh Start classes. Call (478) 633-9090.

Spinal Cord Injury Support Group

6:30 p.m. Aug. 3, Central Georgia Rehab Hospital. Call (478) 201-6500.

Hospice Parent Grief and Adult Grief Support Groups

6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 3 and 17, Pine Point Hospice of Central Georgia, 6261 Peake Road, Macon. Call Claire or Wendie, (478) 633-5660.

Smoking Cessation

5 p.m. Aug, 5, 12, 19, 26, Albert Luce Heart Institute, The Medical Center of Central Georgia, Macon. Call (478) 633-9090.

Chemo Orientation Class

10-11:30 a.m. Aug. 9 and 23, Lanier Education Room, 1062 Forsyth St., Macon. The course will teach you about chemotherapy and how to take care of yourself during treatment. Taught by oncology certified registered nurses. Take home a cancer organizer kit. Call (478) 633-8811.

Alzheimer’s Support Groups

3:30 p.m. Aug. 10, Peyton Anderson Health Education Center, 277 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Macon. 10 a.m. Aug. 11, Carlyle Place, Stafford Suites, Activity Room. Newcomers, please call before attending your first support group. Call Angela Bethea or Melanie Lewis, (478) 405-4542.

Community Seminar For Arthritis, Knee and Hip Paine

10 a.m. Aug. 12, Wellness Center, 3797 Northside Drive, Macon. Pre-registration preferred but not required. Call Donna Nash, (478) 633-1865 or nash.donna@mccg.org

CODE MED Comprehensive Health Fair

10 a.m.-2 p.m. Aug. 14, Anderson Conference Center, 5171 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon. Sponsored by The Medical Center of Central Ga. Free screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar and others, PSA screenings for prostate cancer, health topics include cancer, diabetes, living wills, stroke and more. The da Vinci Surgical System, a robotic technology will be the headline for Code Med this year.

Lupus Support Group

12:30-2 p.m. Aug. 14, Peyton Anderson Health Education Center, Macon. Call Nikkii, (478) 238-6862.

Stroke Support Group

4 p.m. Aug. 17, Central Ga Rehab Hospital, Macon. Call (478) 201-6500.

Brain Injury Support Group

6:30 p.m. Aug. 17, Central GA Rehab Hospital, Macon. Call (478) 201-6500.

TOPS Chapter Meetings

9:30-10:30 a.m. Mondays, Centerville United Methodist Church, corner of Houston Lake Road and Wilson Drive, Centerville. Come weigh-in and visit between 8:30 and 9:15 a.m. Call (478) 953-1054. Weight Watchers

5-6 p.m. Mondays, Perry Hospital medical library. Cost: $18 to join, with a weekly member fee of $12. Call 987-4468.

TOPS Weight Loss Program Meetings

6:30-8 p.m. Mondays, Andrews United Methodist Church, 2430 Ga. 127, Kathleen. Call 918-7739.

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. 953-5161.

TOPS Club

5-6 p.m. Wednesdays, Perry Hospital Medical Library. Weight loss support group. Cost: $26 annual membership fee with a $1 weekly member fee. 923-9771.

SOS-Survivors of Suicide Support Group

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

Adult Yoga Class

6-7 p.m. Wednesdays, Jones Chapel at Christ Episcopal Church, 582 Walnut St., Macon. The class is taught by Elizabeth Patrenos in candlelight. Free. Call 745-0427.

IDEAL: Panic Attack, Anxiety and Stress Program

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

Bipolar Support Group

6-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Coliseum Psychiatric Center, ground floor conference room, 340 Hospital Drive, Building E, Macon. Call 741-1355.

TOPS Club

6:30-8 p.m. Thursdays, Houston Health Pavilion EduCare Center. Weight loss support group. Cost: $26 annual membership fee with a $5 monthly chapter fee. Call 923-9771.

Survivors Group for Cancer Survivors

11:30-1 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Color Me Pink, 100 N. Houston Lake Road, Centerville. Free lunch. Call Judy Mason, 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 922-1418.

TOPS Club Inc. Meetings

9 a.m. Fridays, Bloomfield United Methodist Church, 5511 Bloomfield Road, Macon. Weight loss support group. Call 781-8140.

Paulanetics

1-2 p.m. Saturdays, Health Club, 389 First St., Macon. Taught by Paula East using isometrics, tai chi and other exercises. Men and women. Mats used. $10 per person.

Middle Georgia Gluten-Intolerance Group Support Meetings

Meets the third Saturday of each month at Central Baptist Church, 1120 Lake Joy Road, Warner Robins. Visit middlegeorgia.gigbranches.org.

Narconon Arrowhead

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

SouthernCare Hospice

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

Hospice Care Options

Volunteers needed for Houston County and Bibb County. 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

Provides electric wheelchairs to nonambulatory seniors, usually at no expense. Call (800) 535-3063 or visit www.threewishes2.com.

Senior Wheels USA

Electric wheelchairs available free to qualified senior citizens and the permanently disabled. Call (800) 246-6010.

Miracle on Wheels for Seniors

Electric wheelchairs available free to qualified senior citizens and the permanently disabled free. Call (800) 400-4210.

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.