Spokane Support Groups

Fri., Jan. 18, 2008

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Connections Child/Parent Grief Support Group – Winter session runs through Feb. 20. Spring session is April 9-May 14; call Eileen Lyons at (509) 456-0438.

Spouse Grief Support Group – For those in need of support in loss of a spouse through death. Meets Wednesdays, 1-2:15 p.m., Hospice of Spokane, 121 S. Arthur St.; call Eileen Lyons at (509) 456-0438.

Grief and Loss Support Group – Meets Mondays, 6-7 p.m., Hospice of Spokane, 121 S. Arthur St.; 3-4 p.m., South Side Senior Activity Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. Meets Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 p.m., St. Luke Lutheran Church, 9706 N. Division St.; call Eileen Lyons at (509) 456-0438.

Loss of a Child Support Group – For those in need of support in loss of a child of any age through death. Meets Wednesdays, 4-5 p.m., Hospice of Spokane, 121 S. Arthur St.; call Eileen Lyons at (509) 456-0438.

Survivors of a Loved One’s Suicide Support Group – For those friends and family who have lost a loved one to suicide. Meets Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Hospice of Spokane, 121 S. Arthur St.; call Eileen Lyons at (509) 456-0438.

Life After Loss Support Group – For those who have moved through early grief and need support to move through life after loss; call Eileen Lyons at (509) 456-0438.

Ongoing

Mothers of Multiples Support Group – Meets Mondays, 6 p.m., Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2715 S. Ray St.; contact Joni Kirk, (208) 596-9327 or e-mail miraclebonus@gmail.com.

Multiple Myeloma Support group – Meets the fourth Monday of each month, 5:30 p.m., Cancer Care Northwest, 601 S, Sherman St.; Dan or Vicki Jones, (509) 324-2838.

Multiple Sclerosis Association of America – Meets the second Monday of the month, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Valley Senior Center, 2426 N. Discovery Place; Helen Anderson, (509) 921-5608.

Muscular Dystrophy Association – Offers free support groups in the Spokane area for individuals and their families affected by neuromuscular diseases, including muscular dystrophy, myasthenia gravis, spinal muscular atrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease), second Thursday of the month, 3-5 p.m., 140 S. Arthur St., fifth floor conference room; Audrey Burr, (509) 533-5470.

Myasthenia Gravis – Meets the second Thursday of the month, 1 p.m., Deaconess Educational Center; (509) 456-5619 or (509) 499-4140.

Naranon – For families and friends of drug addicts. Meets Mondays and Thursdays, 6:30 p.m., Bethany Presbyterian Church, 301 S. Freya St.; Walt or Lois, (509) 924-1051; www.naranon.org.

National Alliance on Mental Illness, Family to Family – Meets the third Tuesday of every month; 6:30-8 p.m., Deaconess Health and Education Building, 910 W. Fifth, Room 267; (509) 466-9333.

National Alliance on Mental Illness, Schizophrenia – Meets the first Monday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m., Deaconess Health and Education Building, 910 W. Fifth, Room 266; Ron Anderson, (509) 235-4630.New Moms – Mother-Baby Time is a support group for new moms and mothers-to-be. Meets Wednesdays, 10 a.m., Sacred Heart Women’s Center at the Medical Center Building, 820 S. McClellan St. Suite 226; (509) 474-2400.

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