SELF-HELP AND SUPPORT
Prostate Cancer Canada Network — Montreal West Island meets on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Sarto Desnoyers Community Centre, 1335 Lakeshore Drive in Dorval. Guest speaker Dr. Joe Schwarcz will speak on Music and Molecules. All welcome. Visit www. mtlwiprostcansupportgrp.ca.
Gamblers Anonymous. Support and hope to those who are suffering from a gambling problem. You are not alone. Call 514484-6666 or www.gamontreal.ca. Postpartum Support Group for Women offered by the West Island Women’s Centre to help new mothers adjust to life with their babies. Meetings on the first Tuesday of the month from 1 to 3 p.m. at 11 Rodney Ave. in Pointe-Claire. Free. To register, call 514-781-8529.
AWISH (Arthritis West Island) offers exercise courses, support groups, pain management classes and more for those suffering from arthritis and chronic pain. Call 514631-3288.
The Arthritis Society offers a support and information group for people with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis every second Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Manoir Dollard-des-Ormeaux, 53 Hasting St. Free. Call 1-800-321-1433, Local 2455 or visit www.arthritis.ca.
Would it Help to Talk? The Family Life Centre offers referral services, workshops and counselling for indi-
viduals, couples and families on the West Island or Off-Island (West). Free or by donation. Call 514-630-7794 or visit www.familylifecentre.ca. Lou Gehrig’s Disease — SLA/ALS Family Caregiver Support Group meets the first Monday of every month from 6 to 8 p.m. Offered by NOVA West Island. Call 514-6958335, Local 204.
Healing Together — a free monthly support group for women coping with a miscarriage, still birth or infant death meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Offered by the West Island Women’s Centre in Pointe-Claire. Call 514695-2566.
Compassionate Friends — an international self-help, nonprofit organization, offers friendship, understanding, grief education and hope for the future to all bereaved parents. The Montreal Chapter meets the first Tuesday of each month.Visit www.TCFCanada.net or call 450-458-3164. Improve Your Reading, Writing or Basic Computer Skills. Literacy Unlimited offers free and confidential tutors for English-speaking adults. Call 514-694-0007. LGBTQ Support Group for Parents of a child who is lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender or questioning their sexual identity. Discussion group meet on Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at Beaconsfield
United Church, 202 Woodside Rd. Share and discuss your concerns in a safe and confidential environment. Call 514-794-5428 or visit www.lgbtq.youthcentre.ca. The West Island Parkinson’s support group meet on the last Wednesday of the month from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Foyer Dorval, 225 de la Presentation. Call 514-6202655.
Look Good, Feel Better. Free cosmetic and hair workshops for women living with cancer on the first Monday of the month at the Lakeshore General Hospital. To register, call 514-630-2225, Local 1451.