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For a listing of our monthly support groups programs, please click
here.
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Free; Supportive
and educational time-limited (6 mos.) group offering information on diagnosis
and treatment of breast cancer. Provides opportunity to share concerns,
fears, questions and experiences in a caring environment. Jacqueline M.
Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center Library; 2nd Tuesday from 5:30-7 pm; Registration
required, contact Maureen Cronin (732) 923-7582
Patient-directed,
non-profit, self-help organization dedicated to meeting
the emotional, physical and humanistic needs of oral,
head and neck cancer patients and their caregivers. Monthly
meetings; 2nd Thurs.; 6-7pm; Offers information, support
and encouragement to newly diagnosed patients, survivors,
family members and friends; Goldsmith Wellness Center
at MMC; Registration and information call 732-923-6575
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Free; Supportive
and educational time-limited (6 mos.) group for people whose breast cancer
has recurred or spread beyond the primary site. Provides opportunity to share
concerns, fears, questions and experiences in a caring environment; 4th Tuesday;
1-2:30pm; Jacqueline M. Wilentz Comprehensive Breast Center; Registration required,
contact Maureen Cronin (732) 923-7582
Free;
Mutual support, information and education for prostate
cancer patients and their partners; 1st Thursday;
7-9pm; For registration, location and directions contact
Cancer Services (732) 923-6575
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Provides mutual support, encouragement and education for
people who are coping with cardiac disease and their families. The
group combines educational topics on heart healthy lifestyles
with discussion and sharing of personal heart disease related
experiences; 7pm; 3rd Monday; Cardiac Rehab; Registration required
1-888-SBHS-123
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Free, professionally run group for weight management, open to
individuals who have undergone gastric bypass surgery or
to those considering surgery. 7-9pm; 4th Thursday;
Registration
required 1-888-SBHS-123
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If you wear
an insulin pump or your physician has suggested you begin to use one, please
join us to discuss insulin pump therapy. This professionally run support
group for people with diabetes, their family members and friends will offer
education and mutual support. 1st Wednesday bimonthly (Jan, Mar, May, July,
Sept, Nov), 7:30-9pm; Registration required 732-923-5025
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Mutual support
and education for persons with diabetes, their families and friends to learn
how to become self-sufficient in the daily management of this disease; 1st & 3rd
Wednesday; 6-7pm; Center for Diabetes Education Classroom, Registration required 732-923-5025
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Professionally led support group for children and adolescents dealing with grief
over the loss of a loved one. 1st Wed..; 6-7 p.m.. Registration required
(732) 923-6990
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Free; Support
group for persons with this syndrome and their families; 3rd Sunday (starting
1/08); 10-11:30am; Registration required (732) 923-6990
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Free; For children and adolescents who
have family members diagnosed with cancer or other serious illnesses;
1st Wednesday; 7-8pm; Registration required (732) 923-6990
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Free; Support
group for adults with COPD, emphysema, chronic asthma, asthma or bronchitis
and their families; 2nd Thursday (starting 09/07); 10:30am-noon; Elizabeth
Benjamin Care Center Conference Room at MMC; Cosponsored by the American Lung
Assn. of NJ; No meetings June, July & Aug;
Registration required; (732)
923-6990
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Free; Join
with other new mothers to talk about what you're experiencing. Discussions
are led by an RN; Newborns – 6 mos. welcome; Every Thursday; 10-11:30am;
Registration required (732) 923-6990
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For children
who wear an insulin pump or for those whose physician has suggested that they
begin to use one, please join us to discuss insulin pump therapy. This
professionally run support group for children with diabetes, their family members
and caregivers will offer education and mutual support; 1st Wednesday bimonthly
(Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov); 6:30-7:30pm;
Registration is required (732) 923-6990
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Free;
A support group for those who are thinking about quitting,
recently quit or are struggling to quit smoking; 4th Tuesday; 7-9pm;
No meetings June, July & Aug;
Registration required (732)
923-6990
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Tours for all pediatric patients having a surgical procedure in
the Cranmer Ambulatory Surgery Center at MMC. Tours are designed
to reduce anxiety by giving children a hands-on experience with
real medical equipment and visitation to areas they will encounter
on the day of surgery. Every Thursday; 3-4pm; Meet in the playroom
of the Cranmer Ambulatory Surgery Center; Registration is required
by Tuesday for Thursday tours (732) 923-6525
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Mutual support and education for women who are breastfeeding
their infants; Meets every Wednesday; 11am-12:30pm; Goldsmith
Wellness Center, 4th floor;
Registration required, call 732-923-6857
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Program
for orthopaedic patients having a surgical procedure
at Monmouth Medical Center to decrease anxiety and explain
what will occur during the hospital stay. Tour
the unit, meet the staff and bring your questions; Private
30-45 minute class can be scheduled by calling 732-923-6603 or 732-923-7971
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6-week program meets periodically contact Gila Lux,
Palliative Care (732) 923-6463
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Support
group for parents, grandparents and other adults close
to the parents who have experienced a loss due to miscarriage,
stillbirth or neonatal death. Also provides information
on how to help children cope with the loss of a sibling. Fourth
Tuesday (starting 3/07); 7:30pm; Stanley Wing, Room 206;
Registration required, contact Jennifer Pawlak, APN, 732-923-7344
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The only support group in New Jersey for parents of children with IBD cosponsored
by Monmouth Medical Center and the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America
(CCFA) – NJ Chapter. This is a meeting for children with IBD and
their parents. Meeting is facilitated by Jonathan E. Teitelbaum, MD, Pediatric
Gastroenterologist, Charles D. Katz, Ph.D., Psychologist and Lisa Ball-OBrien,
social worker; 4th Thurs., Bi-monthly (Feb, Apr., June, Aug., Oct., Dec.); 7pm;
At Monmouth Medical Center, Dr. Teitelbaum’s Office, Steinam Housman Room
210, 255 Third Avenue, Long Branch; For information and next date call
732-923-6080
Professionally run monthly support group for parents and
children to discuss issues, concerns and questions regarding
children living with diabetes; 2nd Tuesday (except holidays);
6pm; Registration required, Meetings alternate between Long Branch
and Lakewood; For location and information contact Lisa Ball-O’Brien,
LSW
732-923-6085
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Support group for ADD adults and their significant others; 4th Thursday*;
7:30-9pm; Dr. Robert Lopresti (732) 842-4553 (*3rd Thursday in Nov. & Dec.
No mtg. in Aug.)
Support group for family members of patients over age 18 with a
psychiatric diagnosis; Meets twice monthly; 6-7:30pm; At Community
Connections, 75 N. Bath & Second Aves., Long Branch; Registration
required call Ron Collier (732) 923-5226
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Support group for parents of children with cleft palates or cleft
lips providing a forum for discussing shared concerns and exploring
resources; Meets 2nd Thursday; Registration required by calling
Helene Henkel (732) 923-7653
Cosponsored by Monmouth Medical Center and The Rehabilitation Hospital
of Tinton Falls; Support and education for stroke patients, their
families and friends. Monthly speakers on stroke-related topics;
Meets 2nd Wednesday; 2-4pm; No meetings July & August; At the
Rehabilitation Hospital of Tinton Falls, Cafeteria, 2 Centre Plaza;
For information and registration contact Lara Latzsch at (732) 460-5377
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Six-week program for individuals who wish to quit smoking
and consent to a free nicotine dependence assessment and NRT
counseling; Thursday, 3-4 pm or Monday, 6-7 pm; $15/session;
To schedule a free assessment appointment, contact Anna Larotonda
at 732-232-2833
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Sponsored by American Cancer Society for women cancer patients undergoing
chemotherapy and radiation; For dates/times/location contact ACS
758-8220
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NOTE: SUPPORT GROUPS EMPLOY A SELF-HELP MODEL AND ARE NOT INTENDED
TO REPLACE TREATMENT BY A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL.
ALL GROUPS MEET AT MONMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER, 300 SECOND AVENUE, LONG
BRANCH, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.
For more information about Community Services at Monmouth, call (732)
923-6990
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