COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
SELF HELP
Grief
Grief Group meets at 5 p.m. the second Monday of each month at Queen City Funeral Home. Call 903-796-9669.
GriefShare Recovery Seminar and Support Group meets at 5:30 p.m. Sundays at Unity Baptist Church, 402 S. Hervey, Hope, Ark. Call 870-777-4078.
GriefShare Recovery Support Group meets 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sundays in the hospitality room of First Baptist Church, New Boston, Texas. Call 903-628-2531.
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. Contact Monica Davis at 903-490-1210, email Monica@mend.org or visit mend. org.
Dierksen Hospice Grief Support Group meets 6 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the 6500 N. Summerhill Road. Call 870-773-4353 or 903-793-6350.
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 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday at Wadley Senior Clinic, 1307 Trinity Blvd., call Terrie Arnold at 903-223-8021; Ashdown, Ark., group meets at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday at Little River Nursing, call 870-898-5101 for the location; Bradley, Ark., group meets at 6 p.m. second Tuesday at Cowboy Church. Call 903-223-8121 or 870-894-3419; Cass County group meets at 10 a.m. the second monday of each month. Call 903-796-9669; De Queen, Ark., group meets at 6:30 p.m. third Tuesday at Brookewood Nursing, 322 W. Colin Raye Drive, call 870-7841160; Dierks, Ark., group meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday at Dierks Nursing and Rehab, call 870-451-2101; Jefferson, Texas, group meets at noon the third Wednesday at Cypress Place, 100 W. Douglas St., 903-665-3903; Linden, Texas, group meets at noon the fourth Thursday at Good Sheppard Hospital board room; 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; Nashville, Ark., group meets at 2 p.m. the third Tuesday at Nashville Nursing, 810 N. Eighth St., 870845-4600; Queen City Funeral Home group meets at 10 a.m. Mondays at 421 Loop 236, Queen City, Texas, 903-796-9669; and Prescott, Ark., group meets at 10 a.m. the first Monday at Senior Citizens Center, 419 W. Main St., 870-887-6594. 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 Sheila Boyd at 903-614-4000.
Ark-La-Tex Fibro Support Group meets at 6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at New Beginnings Church, 2403 Hickory. The Tai Chi class meets from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Thursday at 2403 Hickory St., no charge. Call Cathy Fowler at 903-838-7180.
Arklatex Lyme Disease Support Group offers resources and information on tick-borne diseases. Call Annette Sharp at 903-7489182 for meeting times and activities.
Autism support group, 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 O’Rand at 903-614-4455.
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.
Chronic Conditions Support Group meets 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at Restoration House, 2202 College Drive. Reservations are requested. Contact Certified Life Coach Leola Dixon at 903-2237615 or ldturkey@hotmail.com.
Diabetes Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Monday or 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 903-6142034.
Miller County Parkinson’s 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.
Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of every other month at CHRISTUS St. Michael Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Neuro Gym. Call 903-614-4409.
Peace for the Pieces Autism
Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 1315 Walnut St. Call ahead in case an outing is planned. Contact Barbara Dowdle at 903-824-3918 or bdow65@gmail.com or Laura Calvert at 830-570-2782 or lauracalvert@peaceforthepieces.com.
Power of Hope Cancer Support Group meets at 5 p.m. the first Monday of each month at W. Temple Webber Cancer Center reception area. Call 903-614-2667.
Sisters Network of Texarkana Breast Cancer Survivorship for African-American Women meets at 1:30 p.m. the fourth Saturday of each month at Wadley Regional Medical Center, Education Center, 1000 Pine St. For information, call Cecilia Hopkins at 903-244-6227 or Pamela Stuckey at 903-691-8632.
Southwest Arkansas National Alliance on Mental Illness Support group meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month, De Queen Medical Plaza, 1306 W. Collin Raye Drive, De Queen, Ark. Call Carolyn Formby at 870-642-4656.
Stroke Support Group meets at 1:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in Dogwood Room, CHRISTUS St. Michael Rehabilitation Hospital. Call 903614-4459.
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 1-877-7WADLEY.requested. To For RSVP additionalcall information, call 903-735-5000.
Support Texarkana Group Multiplefor patients Myeloma and caregivers meets at 10 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at CHRISTUS St. Michael conference room 2. Call Andy Shoptaw at 870-773-0273 or 903-826-7993.
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 meet at 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month at CHRISTUS St. Michael fitness center. Call Eleanor Mongold at 870-832-3072.
Twin City Angels, Families of Down Syndrome meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Opportunities Inc., 6101 N. State Line Ave. Call 903-6914625 or 903-791-2270.
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 903-2788953. Officials advise participants to arrive early as the courthouse doors close at 5 p.m.
Weight Loss
Atlanta Weight Watchers meets at 6 p.m. Mondays at Robinson Realty, downtown. Weigh-in begins 30 minutes prior to meeting. Call 800-521-5566.
Bhakti Yoga meets 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at the Texarkana Public Library, David Nelson Meeting Room, 600 W. Third St. The meeting includes mantra mediation, kirtana and a vegetarian snack.
New Boston Weight Watchers meets at 6 p.m. Tuesdays at New Boston Housing Authority. Call 1-800-521-5566.
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 665 meets at 5 p.m. Thursdays at Health South, 515 W. 12th St. Call Kennith Potts at 870-674-0821.
TOPS 1324 meets at 10 a.m. Fridays at Smokey Joe’s, Nash, Texas. Call Judy Green at 430-2002941.
TOPS 1597 meets at 8 a.m. Mondays at New Boston Church of Christ, 610 N. McCoy Blvd. Call Caren Hodges at 903-835-1691.
TOPS 1300 meets at 5:30 p.m. Mondays at New Boston Church of Christ, 610 N. McCoy Blvd. Call Caren Hodges at 903-835-1691.
Weight Watchers Center, 3416 Richmond Road, meets at 5:45 p.m. Mondays; closed Tuesdays; 9:30 a.m. to noon Wednesdays; 6 p.m. Thursdays.; 9:30 a.m. Fridays; and 9 a.m. Saturdays. Call 1-800-651-6000.
Yoga classes to meet from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Dec. 1 at the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope in the Purtle Meeting rooms on the second floor of the student center. For more information about this or other non-credit classes, call the community education coordiantor at 870-722-8102 or contact by email at Nancy.Kenworthy@uacch.edu.
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