Spokane Support

Thu., March 16, 2006

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Spina Bifida Support Group – For anyone who has been touched by spina bifida. Meeting places and dates change. Call Ed at 326-6355 or Susan at 892-6756 for information.

Ongoing

Scleroderma Support Group – Meets the third Thursday of the month in January, March, May, July, September and November, 7-8:30 p.m., Deaconess Health and Education Center, 910 W. Fifth, Room 263. Call Debbie Liddell at 467-8725 or Roberta Choma at 467-7269. Scleroderma Foundation Web site is www.scleroderma.org.

Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH) – Meets the second Saturday of the month, 9:30-11:30 a.m., 1313 N. Atlantic, Rock Pointe East conference room. Hearing-aid compatible FM systems and captioning are available. E-mail shhh-spokane@hotmail.com or mail SHHH-Spokane, PO Box 3281, Spokane, WA 99220.

Sexaholics – Call 464-3376.

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous – For local contact information 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.

Stepping Forward – Two classes to help cancer patients and their family through the emotional issues of cancer. Class times and locations vary according to patients’ needs. To register, call the Providence Cancer Center at 474-5490.

Spokane Parent to Parent Support Group – For parents who have children with disabilities. The group meets the fourth Tuesday of the month at The Arc of Spokane, 127 W. Boone. Call 328-6326 for times; fax, 328-6342; or e-mail, p2p@arc-spokane.org.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly – Meets Mondays, 5:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 meeting. Cheney Community Church, Third and Fern; Kirby Clark, 235-4868.

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