COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
GRIEF
Hope Remains (formerly Compassionate Friends) meets at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church, Classroom 103. Our focus is parents or grandparents of a child who has died. For more information, call Cindy Sanford at 903280-4130.
Dierksen Hospice Grief Support Group
meets 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the 6500 N. Summerhill Road. Call 870773-4353 or 903-793-6350.
Grief Group meets at 5 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Queen City Funeral Home. Call 903-796-9669.
Hospice of Texarkana/ Hospice of Hope offers several
support groups:
Grief Support Group meets Monday evenings at Wadley Senior Health Clinic, 1307 Trinity Blvd. Call Brett or Amy at 903-794-4263 for the time.
Movers and Shakers Grief Support Group
meets at 8:15 a.m. Thursdays at Central Mall in front of Chick-fil-A. Call Amy or Brett at 903-794-4263.
Adult bereavement Support Group
meets each Saturday from 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. in the Loft Coffee Shop at the Hospice of Texarkana Care Center, 2407 Galleria Oaks Drive, Texarkana, Texas. Call (903) 794-4263 for information.
Caregiver Support Group
meets each Wednesday from 4:15 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hospice of Texarkana Care Center, 2407 Galleria Oaks Drive, Texarkana, Texas. Call (903) 794-4263 for information.
Widow’s Support Group:
Women who have lost their husbands share their grief journey while gathering positive coping skills. The group meets on Saturdays from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. at the Hospice Care Center, 2407 Galleria Oaks Drive, Texarkana, Texas.
Widower’s Support Group:
Men who have lost their wives have coffee together on Thursdays from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Hospice Care Center, 2407 Galleria Oaks Drive, Texarkana, Texas. The group is led by Richard Martin. Call (903) 794-4263 for more information.
MEND (Mommies Enduring Neonatal Death) meets at 7 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation Hospital, 2400 St. Michael Drive. For information, email Chelsea Stroud at Chelsea@ mend.org or see M.E.N.D. of Texarkana on Facebook.
MEDICAL Alzheimer’s Support Groups: Forget-Me-Not group
meets at 2 p.m. the second Tuesday at Alzheimer’s Alliance, 100 Memory Lane, 903-277-1253.
Alliance Support Group
meets at 2 p.m. the fourth Friday at Alzheimers Alliance, 100 Memory Lane, 870-7726075.
meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday at Dierks Nursing and Rehab, call 870-451-2101.
Dierks, Ark., group
Jefferson, Texas, group
meets at noon the third Wednesday at Cypress Place, 100 W. Douglas St., 903-6653903
Mount Pleasant, Texas, group
meets at noon the third Thursday at Titus Regional Medical Center, 2001 N. Jefferson St., lunch is served, 903-577-6593.
Amputation Support Group
meets at 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the Dogwood Room at CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation Hospital, Call Mae Tariman at 903-614-4000.
Arklatex Lyme Disease Support Group
offers resources and information on tickborne diseases. Call Annette Sharp at 903-748-9182.
Hear the Ark-La-Tex Autism Parent Support Group
meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month at Therapy Options, 3410 Magnolia St. Call Shasta at 903-490-1186.
Brain Injury Support Group meets at noon the fourth Friday of each month in the Dogwood Room at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System. Call Elizabeth Dalby at 903614-4455.
Coping with Breast Cancer Support Group
meets at 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at W. Temple Webber Cancer Center. Call 903-614-2675.
Diabetes Support Group
meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday and 2 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System, Professional Office Building, 2600 St. Michael Drive. Reservations are not required. Call 903-614-2034.
Miller County Parkinson’s Support Group and Care Partner Support Group,
for patients and caregivers, meets at 2 p.m. the second Wednesday of each month at Wadley Senior Clinic, 1307 Trinity Blvd. Call Nancy Bailey at 870-234-7410, toll free in Arkansas at 800-272-2127 or Kasandra Williams at 870-7732030.
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Arkansas support group meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at Southwest Arkansas Counseling Center, 3005 E. 39th St. Texarkana, Ark. For more information, contact Kim Siebert at ksiebert@ swacmhc.com.
meets at 3:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in Dogwood Room, CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation Hospital. Call 903-614-4459.
Stroke Support Group
will meet at noon Wednesdays in the board room of HealthSouth, 515 W. 12th St. The program is free and includes lunch. Reservations are requested. To RSVP call 1-877-7WADLEY. For additional information, call 903-7355000.
Stroke Support Group
Texarkana Resources for the Disabled Board of Directors meets the third Tuesday bi-monthly at 3015 East 19th St., Texarkana, Ark. For more information, call 870-774-9675.
TexArk Hearing Loss Association of America
meets at 1 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at Wadley Health System, first floor education room. Call 870-3300449.
Tri-States Fibromyalgia Support Group
meets at 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month at CHRISTUS St. Michael fitness center. Call Eleanor Mongold at 870-8323072.
Veterans Helping Veterans Support Group
meets from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the Bowie County Courthouse. Admission is free. For information, call Sam Cross at 903-278-8953. Officials advise participants to arrive early as the courthouse doors close at 5 p.m.
WEIGHT LOSS
New Boston Weight Watchers
meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at New Boston Housing Authority. Call 1-800521-5566.
meets a 6 p.m. every Thursday at Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital, 545 W. 12th St. For information, call LaRue Shelling at 903-826-4005.
TOPS No. 665
meets at 10 a.m. Fridays at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church, 4000 Moores Lane, Texarkana, Texas. Call Sue McKin at 903-559-2016.
TOPS No. 1324
Weight Watchers Center,
3416 Richmond Road, hosts meetings at 5:45 p.m. Mondays; closed Tuesdays; 9:30 a.m. and noon Wednesdays; 6 p.m. Thursdays.; and 9 a.m. Saturdays. Call 1-800-6516000.
For a complete Self-Help listing, go to texarkanagazette.com.