Support groups

Rectal Cancer – Meets the fourth Tuesday of every month from 5:30-7 p.m. For information and location, call Providence Cancer Support Center at (509) 474-5490.

Relationships Support Group – Meets at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. The group focuses on building communication skills in all relationships. For more information and location, call Heart to Heart Counseling and Psychotherapy, (509) 747-7147.

Scleroderma Support Group - Meets the last Wednesday of every month, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Argonne Library, 4322 N. Argonne Road. Dates subject to change. Contact Jessica at (509) 944-6922 or Patty at (509) 951-2113.

Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People – Meets the second Saturday of the month, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 1313 N. Atlantic St., Rock Pointe East conference room. Hearing-aid compatible FM systems and captioning are available. For more information, email shhh-spokane@ hotmail.com or write to SHHH-Spokane, P.O. Box 3281, Spokane, WA 99220.

Sexaholics – Call (509) 464-3376.

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous – For local contact, call (781) 255-8825, Monday-Friday from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. and Thursdays from 9 a.m.-8 p.m., or visit www.slaafws.org.

Sexually Addicted Men’s Support Group – Meets Tuesday and Thursday nights in Spokane Valley. Contact Stuart at (509) 590-8395.

Senior Support Group – Meets Tuesdays, 1 p.m., East Central Senior Center, 500 S. Stone St. Call Kathy Armstrong at (509) 625-6693.

South Side Bereavement Group – Meets Mondays, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Southside Senior Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave.; (509) 456-0438.

Spina Bifida – For anyone who has been touched by spina bifida. Meeting places and dates change; call Ed Kennedy at (509) 326-6355 or Diana Mantese Tutt at (509) 467-8745.

Spinal Cord Injury Support Group – Provides a supportive environment and opportunities to meet other individuals with spinal cord injuries, share experiences, participate in social activities and inquire about medical advances and therapies. Meets the fourth Wednesday of the month, 1-2 p.m., at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley St.; (509) 473-6681; www.stlukesrehab.org/sub.aspx?id=495.

Spiritual Discovery and Support Group – Meets 10-11 a.m. Wednesdays, Unity Church, 2900 S. Bernard St. Call Rev. Clare Austen at (509) 838-6518.

Spocannabis – Spokane’s only medical marijuana patient advocacy and fellowship group for medical cannabis users and caregivers. Meets Saturdays, 1 p.m., Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 314 S. Spruce St. For more information, call (509) 998-3405 or visit www.spocannabis.org.

Spokane Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association – Meets the second Saturday of each month, Sept.-June, 9:30-11:30 a.m., at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley St. Email hlaspokane@gmail.com or write to P.O. Box 30818, Spokane WA 99223-3013 for more information.

Spokane County Brain Injury Survivors Support Group – Meets the fourth Wednesday of each month, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Spokane Valley Library, 12004 E. Main Ave., Spokane Valley; (509) 218-7982.

Spokane Fathers Network – Group for fathers who have children with special health-care needs. Meets the first Wednesday of the month. Contact Lance Morehouse at (509) 328-6326.

Spokane Multiple Sclerosis Family Support Group – Meets the third Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m., St. Aloysius Catholic Church, 330 E. Boone Ave. Call Marsha at (509) 482-2022 for more information.

Spokane Northside Multiple Sclerosis Support Group – Meets the third Thursday of the month, 1 p.m., Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 7307 N. Nevada St. Call (509) 482-2022 for more information.

Spokane Parent to Parent – Group for parents who have children with special needs. Meets the fourth Tuesday of the month. For time and location, contact Terry Villalovoz at (509) 328-6326, Ext. 210.

Spokane Valley Multiple Sclerosis Support Group – Meets the last Wednesday of every month, 6-8 p.m., Valley Hospital Health Education Center, 12606 E. Mission Ave., Spokane Valley. Call (509) 482-2022 for more information.

Spondylitis Support Group – Looking for new members. Group meets to share information and meet others who have shared similar experiences living with ankylosing spondylitis and related diseases. Meets the fourth Saturday of each month, 10 a.m.-noon, Deaconess Health and Education Center, 910 W. Fifth Ave.; contact Joan, (509) 624-8214.