COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Activities

A newly formed Narcotics

Anonymous group meets at the Jamison Center of Kindness, 1101 Couch St., Texarkana, Ark. The group meets Tuesdays at noon and 8 p.m. Wednesdays at 8 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays at noon and Sundays at 8 p.m. The group meets inn the back building.

Self-Help

GRIEF

Dierksen Hospice Grief Support

Group meets 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the 6500 N. Summerhill Road. Call 870-7734353 or 903-793-6350.

Grief Group meets at 5 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Queen City Funeral Home. Call 903796-9669.

Hospice of Texarkana/Hospice of

Hope offers:

A Grief Support Group meets on Saturdays from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.; Widowers meet on Thursdays at 1:30 p.m., led by Richard Martin. A Caregiver Support Group meets Wednesdays at 4:15 p.m. All groups are held at the Hospice of Texarkana Care Center, 2407 Galleria Oaks Drive.

Movers and Shakers Grief Support Group meets at 8:15 a.m. Thursdays at Central Mall in front of Chick-Fil-A. For information on any group, call Barbara at 903-794-4263.

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.

Dierks, Ark., group meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday at Dierks Nursing and Rehab, call 870-4512101.

Jefferson, Texas, group meets at noon the third Wednesday at Cypress Place, 100 W. Douglas St., 903-665-3903.

Mount Pleasant, Texas, group meets at noon the third Thursday at Titus Regional Medical Center, 2001 N. Jefferson St., lunch is served, 903577-6593.

Lymphedema Support Group meets from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month in the Outpatient Rehab classroom at 2223 Galleria Oaks Drive. Please call 903614-4458 for information.

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 903614-4000.

Arklatex Lyme Disease Support

Group offers resources and information on tick-borne 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 870-6263089, toll free in Arkansas at 800272-2127 or KaSandra Gillbeau at 870-773-2030.

Newly organized, the Hempstead County Parkinson’s and Caregiver

Support Group will meet the second Thursday of each Month, from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the Hempstead County Library Community Room, with the first meeting being held Thursday, February 13th. All interested individuals are invited to attend. This group is formed through a partnership of the Area Agency on Aging of Southwest Arkansas, Inc.; Encompass Health, and the Texarkana Regional Center on Aging. For more information, call the Area Agency on Aging toll free at 800272-2127, Ext. 105, or the Texarkana Regional Center on Aging 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.

Stroke Support Group 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 on the fourth Thursday of every month in the board room of Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital (formerly HealthSouth), 515 W. 12th St. The program is free. To register or for information, call 903735-5062.

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 870-330-0449.

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 870-832-3072.

VETERANS

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.

TOPS No. 665 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. 1324 meets at 10 a.m. Fridays at Williams Memorial United Methodist Church, 4000 Moores Lane, Texarkana, Texas. Call Sue McKin at 903-559-2016.

Weight Watchers Studio, 3416 Richmond Road, hosts workshops (meetings) at 5:30 p.m. Mondays; 10 a.m. Tuesdays; 9:30 a.m. and noon on Wednesdays; 6 p.m. Thursdays.; and 9 a.m. Saturdays. Check-in is 30 minutes prior to the workshop. Call 1-800-651-6000 for info.

For a complete Self-Help listing, go to texarkanagazette.com.