Health Calendar

Monday, October 29, 2001 Page: 5B

AL-ANON: 7 p.m., Nesbitt Hospital Medical Arts Building auditorium (enter
through patio at the building’s rear) Kingston, call 603-0541 or (866)

Hanover Township.

ADDICTION HELP: Support group for adult children of addiction and other
dysfunctional families, 8-9 p.m., Clear Brook building, Wyoming Avenue, Forty
Fort. Attendees should park and enter through the rear of the building.



AL-ANON: 7 p.m., Choices, Kingston, call 603-0541; and 7:30 p.m., St.
Stephen’s Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre, call (866) 231-2650.



ALATEEN: Helping young people cope with alcoholics, 7 p.m., St. Stephen’s
Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre. Call 603-0541 or (866)




tep meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Elizabeth Church, Route




p.m., Greater Pittston YMCA, 10 N.
Main St., Pittston. Call 655-2255.



BLOOD DRIVE: 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 545 Jefferson Ave., Scranton. Call




CANCER SUPPORT: “Facing Cancer Together,” support group for cancer
patients and loved ones, 6:30-8 p.m., Mercy Hospital, Scranton. Call 348-7940.



EATING DISORDERS: Marywood University’s Eating Disorder Support Group for
recovering adults older than 18, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Nazareth Student Center,
second floor, Horizon Room, Scranton. Call 348-6245.



FLU SHOTS: Free to people with diabetes, 5-8 p.m., Community Medical
Center, nursing school building, Scranton. Call Gary Drapek, 344-6888.



a.m.-6 p.m., Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Center, 1111 East End Blvd., Plains Township. Call (877) 928-2621 for
an appointment.



ponsored by Mended Hearts with Dr. Lynn Smaha, 7 p.m.,
Marywood University, Scranton. Call 348-7437 or 826-3395.



MENTAL HEALTH: “Persons for Empowerment,” an all-consumer support and
advocacy group, 6 p.m., Community Counseling Services, 110 S. Pennsylvania
Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Call Linda Finn, 819-2686.



oon, St. Stephen’s Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin St.,
Wilkes-Barre; 6 and 8 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 190 S. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre; and 7 p.m., Wesley United Methodist Church, Fourth and Broad
streets, Nescopeck. Call 654-7755.



ortheastern Pennsylvania Overeaters Anonymous, 7-8
p.m., St. Paul United Methodist Church, 335 W. Butler Drive, Drums. Call
Sandy, 788-6224.



PARENTS ANONYMOUS: For frustrated parents. Call 823-7312 for meeting time
and location.



p.m., Moses Taylor Hospital’s Family Birthing
Suites Lounge, Scranton. Call 340-2229 to register.



RECOVERY INC.: Support group for people with anxiety, panic attacks and
depression, 7-9 p.m., St. Luke’s Pavilion, conference room, 1000 Stacie Drive,
Hazleton. Call 454-3266.



SENIORS EXERCISE: Group strength/stretch exercise and relaxation classes
for adults 65 and older, 10:15 a.m., Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468
Northampton St., Edwardsville. Call 552-4550.



TOPS EXERCISE: Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 561 members interested in
walking, meet at 7 p.m., Kirby Park track.



ake Off Pounds Sensibly, weigh-in 6-6:25 p.m.,
meeting starts at 6:30 p.m., United Methodist Church, Hunlock to Muhlenberg
Highway, Muhlenburg. Call 256-3257.



WOMEN AND CANCER: Women’s Cancer Support Group, 3-4:30 p.m., Delta Medix
Breast Care Center, 236 Penn Ave., Scranton. Call the Northeast Regional
Cancer Institute, 941-7984 or (800) 424-6724.



ocusing on postures and poses that increase
flexibility, 6-7 p.m., Catholic Youth Center, 36 S. Washington St.,
Wilkes-Barre, call 823-6121 for fees.





This is a calendar of special meetings and one-time events open to the
public. To have your health-oriented event posted here, send information to
Diana Kurutz, Times Leader, 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, by fax:

advance.


p.m., Greater Pittston YMCA, 10 N. Main
St., Pittston. Call 655-2255.



p.m., Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
cafeteria, 1000 East Mountain Blvd., Plains Township. For reservations, call




CANCER SUPPORT: “I Can Cope” series, sponsored by Wyoming Valley Health
Care, “Learning More About Cancer Treatment,” presented by Dr. David
Greenwald, 6-8 p.m., Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468 Northampton St.,
Edwardsville. Call 552-4324.



hrist-centered support for alcohol and drug problems,





p.m., board room, Mercy Special Care Hospital, 128
W. Washington St., Nanticoke. Call Gloria, 735-0413.



GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS/GAM-ANON: Both meetings, 8 p.m., Valley Crest Nursing
Home, Plains Township. Call Help Line, 829-1341.



HEADACHES: Lecture by Dr. Vithalbhai Dhaduk, 7 p.m., Community Medical
Center, nursing building, Scranton. Call 969-8986 to register.



MENTAL HEALTH: Recovery Inc., 7-9 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church,
Church Street and Wyoming Avenue, Kingston. Call 822-6486 or 288-2197.



MOM’S CLUB: 1 p.m., Allied Services Rehabilitation Hospital community room,
Scranton. Call 963-0785, 348-1405 or 826-3966.



p.m., St. Stephen’s Procathedral, 35 S. Franklin
St., Wilkes-Barre. Call 654-7755.



ortheastern Pennsylvania Overeaters Anonymous, 7-8
p.m., Clear Brook, 1003 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort, call Carol, 287-3137;
workshop meeting, 8:15-9:15 p.m., Clear Brook, 1003 Wyoming Ave., Forty Fort,
call 655-2305.



SENIORS EXERCISE: Group strength/stretch exercise and relaxation classes
for adults 65 and older, 10:15 a.m., Thomas P. Saxton Medical Pavilion, 468
Northampton St., Edwardsville. Call 552-4550.



STROKE SUPPORT: Support group, 6 p.m., Allied Rehabilitation Hospital
community room, Scranton. Call 348-1263.



SUNRISE STRETCH: Sponsored by Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne and Wyoming
Counties, gentle stretching exercises, 7:30 a.m., West Park, Swallow Street,
Pittston. Call 822-1158.



WEIGHT LOSS: Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, open house, 7 p.m., Nebo Baptist
Church, Prospect Street, Nanticoke.



WOMEN’S ISSUES: Anonymous, co-dependency self-help group, 7-8 p.m.,
Choices, 518 Wyoming Ave., Kingston. Coed meeting, 8:15-9:15 p.m. Call