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Wed., Jan. 19, 2005

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Infant Death Support Group – The M.I.S.S. Foundation presents this support group for parents who have lost a child through stillbirth, SIDS or neonatal death. The group meets the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. For more information and location call Sarah Bain at 328-5898 or e-mail sarah@missfoundation.org.

Upcoming

Inland Food Allergy Support Team – for parents of children with food allergies. Topic of the next meeting will be “Medical Research Update,” on Feb. 11 from 7-8:30 p.m., Gonzaga University, Schoenberg Center. Call 323-6623 or email ifast@comcast.net.

General

Beats and Rythms – for young adults with congenital heart disease. Meets second Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sacred Heart Hospital, Notre Dame-Bernard Morin Room, 20 W. Ninth. Call 893-9071.

Better Breathers Meeting – Sponsored by the American Lung association, this support group for adults with lung conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, COPD or pulmonary fibrosis meets on the first Thursday of every month at 1 p.m. at the East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone. For information call 325-6516.

Bereavement Support Group – Presented by the Providence Center for Faith and Healing, the next bereavement support group starts in September. For information as well as times and places call 474-3008.

Bereavement Individual Counseling & Support Groups – These are available through Hospice of Spokane, 121 S. Arthur. For dates and times call Eileen Lyons at 456-0438.

Bipolar Support Group – first and third Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Hospital, Mary Bede Room, L3, east of cafeteria. For information, call the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill at 838-5515.

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