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Published Tuesday, June 16, 2009 in Close-Up

Support Group Meetings

*Cancer Support Group

No summer meetings

Meetings resume Sept. 9

First Baptist Church, Room 139, 15 West Washington St. For more information, call Katie Jackson at 770-502-9097

To donate or receive medical equipment, call John Weinig, 770-502-1835.

*Grief Share Support Group

Meets each Wednesday, First Baptist Church, Newnan. Meetings are at 6 p.m. For details, call Ruby Byrd at 770-253-2498 or the church, 770-253-0797

*Multiple Sclerosis Support Group

Meets second Tuesday of the month, 7-9 p.m. Heatherwood Baptist Church in Newnan, 721 Shenandoah Blvd. Call 770-502-1984 for information.

*Alcoholics Anonymous

Has regular meetings at Newnan Presbyterian, St. Paul's, Ramah Baptist, Turin United Methodist, Senoia United Methodist, Grantville Baptist, and at 9 Perry St. in Newnan

For details and meeting times, Call Chris at 770-842-4519.

*Eating Disorders Anonymous

Every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

Room 303, Peachtree City United Methodist Church Robinson Road Campus

Group is open to high school students through adults.

For more information contact the church at 770-487-6499 or Anne Jaeckel at 770-487-1432.

*Celiac Disease Support Group

Meets second Saturday of the month, 1 p.m.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital, board room

Contact Bill Becker for information at wbecker@numail.org or 770-683-2613.

The group is a chapter of Celiac Sprue Association/USA

*La Leche of Newnan

Mother to Mother Breastfeeding Support

First Monday of the month, 6:45 p.m.; Coke's Chapel UMC Childcare Center, Lower Fayetteville Road Sharpsburg

Call Lara McCarthy at 678-423-9881 or Debbie Carr at 770-253-5796 for details. Babies and children are welcome. Meetings are free.

*Free Parenting Classes

Coweta Pregnancy Services, 29 Brown Street, Newnan on Tuesday nights 5-6 p.m. and Wednesdays 11 a.m. to noon.

Topics include nutrition, safety and loving discipline.

Participants may earn baby items.

Call 770-251-7158 for information.

*Amputee Support Group Meeting

Meets regularly at Espresso Lane Coffee Shop, Court Square, Newnan. The group leader is a member of Amputee Coalition of American and Certified Peer Visitor.

For information, call 770-254-8762 for information.

*Caring for the Caregivers

Meets last Tuesday of each month, 7-8:30 p.m. at Georgian Place, 395 Millard Farmer Ind. Blvd. and on last Thursday, 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Cambridge House Adult Day Center, 2687 Hwy. 154. Call Bill Becker at 770-683-2613 or MaryAnn at 678-423-8700.

*Stroke Support Group

Meets third Thursday of each month, 4 p.m.

Center for Therapeutic Recreation

Roosevelt Institute, Warm Springs

For more information, call 706-655-5658.

*"Good Grief" Support Group of VistaCare

Group will meet May 18, 6 p.m. , Piedmont Newnan Hospital, 6 p.m., basement conference room. Meets 5:30 p.m. on the last Tuesday of every month.

*Breast Cancer Survivors Network

Meets second Thursday of the month, 6:30 p.m., Newnan Hospital, Medical Building, Room 201

For details, call Sharen Norman, 770-253-0865.

*Overeaters Anonymous

St. Andrew's in the Pines Episcopal Church, Peachtree City on Tuesdays, 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, 8:30 a.m. For details, call Barbara at 770-502-1358.

*Heart Healthy Classes

Last Tuesday of the month, 1-2:30 p.m.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital Cardiac Rehab Center

Call 770-304-4160 to register.

*Alzheimer's Disease Support Group

Third Wednesday of the month, 2 p.m.

Call Ellie Farrington at 770-253-4402 for more information.

Savannah Court Assisted Living Community

*Survivors of Suicide Support Group

Now meets second Monday of the month.

Crossroads Church, 2564 Highway 154, Newnan

Call 770-301-4890 or 770-251-6216 for details.

*Senoia Cancer Support Group

Meeting 2 p.m., fourth Tuesday of the month

Call Ivie Bowman, 770-599-3245 for details

E-mail: senoiaunitedmeth@bellsouth.net

Senoia United Methodist Church, Bridge & Seavy Streets

*TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly

Monday evenings, weigh-in 6:15 to 6:45 p.m., meeting, 6:45-7:45 p.m. at Community Christian Church, 1717 Hwy. 154, Sharpsburg. For details call Ruth at 770-254-8913, or Dianne at 770-502-0580.