Thursday, February 1, 2007; VA20

Bereavement Support

The following free programs meet at Haven of Northern Virginia, 4606 Ravensworth Rd., Annandale. 703-941-7000 or http://www.havenofnova.org .

? Widow and widower bereavement support group, 2-3:30 p.m. today.

? Suicide loss bereavement group, 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesday.

? One-on-one grief support, by appointment.

Grief support group for adults. 7:30-9 p.m. today, Church of the Nativity, 6400 Nativity Lane, Burke. Free. Contact Carol Mack at 703-455-2400, Ext. 17.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly, a support group with weekly weigh-ins and educational programs. 6:45 p.m. Thursdays, Bruen Chapel United Methodist Church, 3035 Cedar Lane, Fairfax. Year's membership, $24; monthly, $5; first meeting free. 703-205-9041, http://www.tops.org.

Breast-feeding mothers group discussion, led by a maternal-infant nurse and lactation consultant. Weekly prize drawing, free parking, baby weight check, resource information and refreshments. 10:30 a.m.-noon Thursdays, Inova Fairfax Hospital Women's Center, 7 South Dayroom, 3300 Gallows Rd., Falls Church. $5 a session. 703-776-6455.

Lyme Disease education, discussion and support for patients, family members and friends, sponsored by the National Capital Lyme Disease Association. Attendees might be chemically sensitive; no scented products, please. 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Ernst Auditorium, 5255 Loughboro Rd. NW, Washington. Free. 703-821-8833 or http://www.atcaplyme.org.

Teens Meet and Eat, hang out and have fun with others ages 13-18 who have a family member with cancer. 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Life with Cancer Family Center, 2832 Juniper St., Merrifield. Free; registration required. Contact Jenny Eckert at 703-208-5623.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder group, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Mondays, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 4000 Lorcom Lane, Arlington. Free. 703-250-1126. Family members meet in a separate

group at the same time and

location on the first Monday of each month. Free. 703-978-

6425.

Ostomy Support Group of Northern Virginia, socializing and refreshments, followed by information about the latest innovations from Coloplast. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday, Physicians Conference Center Auditorium, Inova Fairfax Hospital, 3300 Gallows Rd., Falls Church. Use blue parking garage. Free. 703-802-3457.

Mended Hearts, a support group for heart surgery patients and family and friends of heart disease patients, 11 a.m. Saturday, Inova Fairfax Heart and Vascular Institute, 3300 Gallows Rd., Falls Church. Free. 703-941-8500.

The following free groups are sponsored by the Epilepsy Foundation of the Chesapeake Region for adults with seizure disorders and their caregivers. 703-425-6660.

? Northern Virginia epilepsy group, 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Falls Church High School, Entrance 1, Room 100, 7521 Jaguar Tr., Falls Church.

? Reston epilepsy group, 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, North County Government Center, 12000 Bowman Towne Dr., Reston.

Breast cancer group, discussion, information and support for women who have a diagnosis of breast cancer. 5:30-7 p.m. Wednesday, Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Radiation Oncology Conference Room, 3300 Gallows Rd., Falls Church. Use blue parking garage. Free; registration required. 703-776-2841.

The following free programs are offered at Life With Cancer Family Center, 2832 Juniper St., Merrifield. Registration required. 703-776-2841.

? Thyroid cancer group, 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday.

? On My Own, a group for singles in their 40s and older to discuss the challenges of having cancer and living alone, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday.

? Brain tumor group, noon-1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

? Melanoma group, 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday.

? Leukemia group, 7-9 p.m. Feb. 8.

-- Compiled by JEAN MACK

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