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Support Groups
All About DiabetesBreathe With Ease
CPAP Users
Infertility Support Group
Kids Can Cope
Man-To-Man Support Group
The Ninth Woman - Breast Cancer Support Group
Weight Loss Surgery Support Group
ALL
ABOUT DIABETES
Information and support group for people who deal with Type 1
and Type 2 Diabetes on a daily basis. Meetings are on the third
Tuesday of every month (except December) from 7:00 to 8:30 pm
at the Dean Clinic, Fish Hatchery Road. Presentations on diabetes
are usually made by guest speakers each month, followed by a
discussion.
For more information, please call
(608) 283-7326. Get more information about Dean's
Diabetes Education Program.
BREATHE WITH
EASE
Breathe with Ease is a specially designed program for people
who have emphysema, chronic bronchitis and asthma (also called
chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD). The program improves individual
lifestyle through the combined use of education, assessment,
support
and exercise. To join, contact your physician and ask for a referral.
For more information, contact St. Mary's Respiratory Therapy
Department
at (608) 258-5008 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
CPAP USERS GROUP
CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) users group meetings
(informal) will be held the second Thursday of every odd numbered
month (January, March, May, July, August, October, December)
at St. Mary's Hospital room 3643 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm. No
registration
is required.
INFERTILITY
SUPPORT GROUP
This Infertility Support Group is free of charge and is open
to all interested parties. It is sponsored by the Reproductive
Health
& Fertility Center. The group will meet the first Tuesday
of every month from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at St. Mary's Hospital.
For
more information, contact Tamar Kelson, Rh.D. at (608) 256-6570.
KIDS CAN COPE
Educational groups are set up in schools for children who have
serious illness or family members dealing with death. Kids are
taught about illness, grief, emotions, reducing their stress,
how to cope, communication, and use of resources to take care
of themselves. For more information contact Peggy Weber, RN, at
(608) 258-6336.
MAN-TO-MAN SUPPORT
GROUP
A supportive gathering of men who have experienced prostate cancer.
The meetings are a mixture of education and sharing. Meetings
are held every month – the first Wednesday from 8:00 to
9:30 am, and the third Wednesday, 7:00 to 8:30 pm. For more
information
and meeting location call Dean Clinic at (608) 250-1119, or St.
Mary's Public Relations Department at (608) 258-5065.
THE NINTH WOMAN
- BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
A supportive gathering of women who have experienced breast cancer.
Meetings are a mixture of education and sharing. Occasionally
meetings include partners and children. Meetings are held the
first Monday of every month from 7:00 to 9:00 pm. For more information,
please call Dean Clinic at (608) 250-1119, or St. Mary's Public
Relations Department at (608) 258-5065.
WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
SUPPORT GROUPS
For those people who have had (or are considering) weight loss
surgery, Dean's bariatric
surgery support groups will provide you with the education
and support you will need to be successful with your weight
loss
goals. There are a variety of speakers from Dean's
Comprehensive Weight Management Program who will help support
and guide you through the weight loss process.
Check
for dates and program topics. No fee.
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