SELF-HELP AND SUPPORT
West Island Citizen Advocacy offers a series of courses that are free and open to the community at 68 Prince Edward Ave. in Pointe-Claire. Friday, May 6 and 8: Intermediate Assertiveness Training with psychologist Gaetan Lafrenière. To register, call 514-694-5850.
My Tool Box: Chronic Disease Self-Management Program and Chronic Pain Self-Management Program to help people develop the skills they need to better manage the day-to-day challenges of living with a chronic condition. Classes start Monday from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at the Pointe-Claire Public Library. Free, but you must register. Call 514934-1934, Local 71585. Gamblers Anonymous. Support and hope to those who are suffering from a gambling problem. You are not alone. Call 514-484-6666 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 Self Help) offers exercise courses, support groups, pain management classes and more. Call 514-631-3288 or visit www. awishmontreal.org.
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.
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 514-695-8335, Local 204. Compassionate Friends — an international self-help, non-profit 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.
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, from 7 to 9 p.m., at the West Island Women’s Centre, 11 Rodney Ave. in Pointe-Claire. Registration is required, call 514-781-8529 or email outreach@ wiwc.ca. Space is limited.
LGBTQ Support Group for parents of a child who is lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender or questioning their sexual identity. Discussion group meets 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.
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.