Health Calendar

SEMINARS

Grief, Hope and the Holidays, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Aurora Women's Pavilion, Sage Spirit Room, 8901 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis. Other seminars are Nov. 17, Dec. 1 and Dec. 7 at various Aurora hospitals. To register, call (888) 863-5502 or go to www.aurora.org/events, enter keyword "grief."

Diabetes Seminar, covering the latest options in managing the disease, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at Froedtert Health Community Memorial Hospital, W180-N8085 Town Hall Road, Menomonee Falls. Free. To register, call (262) 250-5504.

Portion Distortion: Serving Sizes are Growing, a program on portion sizes, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11 at Southwest YMCA, 11311 W. Howard Ave., Greenfield. Register online at www.aurorahealthcare.org or by calling (888) 863-5502.

ABCD: After Breast Cancer Diagnosis, new mentor training, from 8:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Nov. 13 and 20 at Summit Place in West Allis. Continental breakfast served. Advance registration required; call 918-9222 for more details.

Pillars of Natural Medicine Lectures, three sessions by natural products developer Terry Lemerond, Nov. 16 in Oconomowoc, call (262) 369-4999; Nov. 17 in Brookfield, call (262) 786-9540; and Nov. 18 in Hales Corners, call (414) 529-2989. Free.
Events

Expanding Horizons: A Family Caregiver Conference, a program on caring for people with Alzheimer's or other related dementia, Nov. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Country Springs Hotel, 2810 Golf Road, Pewaukee. Registration fee special is $25 for two family caregivers or $60 for two health care professionals. Register at www.hdsa.org/horizons, or call the Alzheimer's Association at 479-8800.
SUPPORT GROUPS

ACOA Support Groups, for adult children of alcoholics, meet at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Luther Memorial Church, 2840 S. 84th St., downstairs; and 7 p.m. Fridays at Mount Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 12012 W. North Ave., upstairs. Call Steve at (262) 565-8067.

Al-Anon meets Mondays at 6:30 p.m., Tuesdays at 1 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m. at The New Day Club, 11936 N. Port Washington Road, Mequon. Call (262) 241-4673.

Alzheimer's Disease Support Groups: More than 60 groups for caregivers and others meet in southeastern Wisconsin. To find out more, call the Alzheimer's Association 24 / 7 Helpline, (800) 272-3900,

Cocaine Anonymous support groups for those wanting to stop using cocaine and other substances; meetings throughout metro area. Call 445-5433 or go to www.cawisconsin.org.

Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America WI Chapter Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of the month in Conference Room A/B, Froedtert Hospital, 9200 W. Wisconsin Ave., Wauwatosa. Call 475-5520.

Circle of Hope Support Group, for mothers affected by MS, meets from 4 to 5:30 p.m. on first Wednesday at St. Dominic Congregation, 18255 W. Capitol Drive, Brookfield. Child care provided. Call (262) 369-4400 or see wisms.org.

Debtors Anonymous meets Sundays from 4 to 5 p.m. at Rogers Memorial Hospital, 11101 W. Lincoln Ave., West Allis, and Wednesdays from 6 to 7 p.m. at First Congregational Church, 1511 Church St., Wauwatosa. Call (866) 781-5774 or go to www.debtorsanonymous.org.

Depression/Bipolar Support Alliance meets the second and fourth Monday of each month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at IndependenceFirst, 540 S. 1st St. Call 964-2586 or go to www.dbsalliance.org/milwaukeesouthside.

Diabetes Support Group, session on "Surviving the Holidays: How to keep your holidays healthy," from 4 to 5 p.m. Nov. 16 at Aurora Sinai Medical Center, 950 N. 12th St., third floor, Milwaukee. Free; registration required. Call 219-7956.

DivorceCare, for those going through divorce or separation, meets from 7 to 9 p.m. Fridays at Meadowbrook Church, 1025 N. 70th St., Wauwatosa. Call (262) 821-2854.

Families Anonymous, support group for people concerned about a loved one's drug or alcohol use, meets at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Calvary Lutheran Church, 1750 N. Calhoun Road, Brookfield, 384-8051, and 7 p.m. Thursdays at Crossroads Presbyterian Church, Highland and Green Bay roads, Mequon. (262) 227-6655.

Gamblers Anonymous meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Christ's Church, 5655 N. Lake Drive, Whitefish Bay. For immediate help, call the hotline at 299-0901.

Living Through Loss, a grief support group, meets the first and third Tuesday of each month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Aurora West Allis Medical Center, 8901 W. Lincoln Ave. Free. Call 328-7405.

Male Caregiver, for men providing aid for someone 55 and older, meets the first and second Thursdays of the month from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. at Lutheran Social Services, 2000 W. Blue Mound Road, Waukesha. Call (262) 506-1142.

Narcotics Anonymous, a 12-step program for addicts seeking recovery, meets around Milwaukee. Go to namilwaukee.org or wisconsinna.org, or call Milwaukee's info line at (866) 913-3837 or the state's line at (800) 240-0276.

Nicotine Anonymous, a support group for people wanting to quit smoking, meets Thursdays at 6 p.m. at St. Paul's Church, 913 E. Knapp St., and Mondays at 6 p.m. at Pass It On Club, 6229 W. Forest Home. Call David at 315-5515 or Bonnie at 964-6579.

Parkinson Support Group, meets fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Aurora West Allis Medical Center, 8901 W. Lincoln Ave., Meeting Room C. Call Ellen at (262) 878-2362.

Post-Polio Support Group, for anyone who had polio or is experiencing effects of post-polio, meets the third Saturday in October and November. For topics and times, call 297-9093.

Recovery International meets Tuesdays at 7 p.m. at St. Alphonsus School, 6000 W. Loomis Road, Greendale; and at 1:30 p.m. at Luther Manor Terrace, 4535 N. 92nd St., S-T-U Building. Call 464-5121.

Schizophrenia Caregivers Support Group meets the first and third Tuesdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the NAMI office, 3732 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee. Call 344-0447.

Spousal Support Group-Traumatic Brain Injury, meets the second Thursday of each month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Paragon Community Services, 2875 S. Moorland Road, New Berlin. Call (262) 641-0224 or (262) 679-3348.

Strength for Caring, a support group to help caregivers handle pressures of supporting a person with cancer, meets the second Tuesday of the month from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at The Blair Center, 434 Madison St., Waukesha.

Us Too Prostate Cancer Support Group meets the first Wednesday of the month from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Aurora St. Luke's Health Center New Berlin, 14555 W. National Ave.; call 649-7200; and the third Wednesday of the month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the Zablocki VA Medical Center, seventh-floor Urology Department, 5000 W. National Ave., Milwaukee. Open to all. Call 444-2855.

WISH-Women Initiate Self-Healing & Hope, a domestic violence support group, meets Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m. All services are free and confidential. Call 302-8065.

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