Health Calendar

Support Groups

AL-ANON SERVICE CENTER OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, volunteer on duty 24 hours with information for spouses, relatives and friends of problem drinkers. 703-764-0476. Meetings 12:15 p.m. Wednesdays, Leesburg Presbyterian Church, 207 W. Market St., and 8 p.m. Thursdays, Inova Loudoun Hospital, 224 Cornwall St., Leesburg, 703-764-0476; 8 p.m. Mondays, Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 125 W. Washington St., Middleburg, 540-554-2747; 8:30 p.m. Fridays, Grace Episcopal Church, 6507 Main St., The Plains, 800-344-2666; noon Tuesdays, Warrenton Church of Christ, Route 29 North, and 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Warrenton Presbyterian Church, 91 Main St. 800-344-2666.

ALATEEN,7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Warrenton Baptist Church, 123 W. Main St.800-344-2666.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, many meeting times and locations in Loudoun. 800-208-8649 or http://www.nvintergroup.org.

ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT,9-10:30 a.m. first Thursdays, Sunrise of Leesburg, 246 W. Market St. Free. 703-777-1971. For schedules and locations of groups, call Alzheimer's Association, 866-259-0042.

ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT,7-8:30 p.m. second Mondays, Galilee United Methodist Church, 45425 Winding Rd., Sterling. For those caring for Alzheimer's patients and people with other forms of dementia. 703-430-2203 or http://www.galileeumc.org.

AUTISM SUPPORT,7-9 p.m. second Thursdays. For parents of autistic children. Call for location. 540-338-3313.

BREAST CANCER SUPPORT,7-8 p.m. third Tuesdays, Fauquier Hospital Tower, Chestnut Room, 500 Hospital Dr., Warrenton. 540-349-0588.

CANCER SUPPORT, for those with cancer and for their family members and friends. 6:30-8 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays, Ashburn Presbyterian Church, Room 209, 20962 Ashburn Rd. Child care will not be provided. 703-729-2012 or http://www.ashburnpresbyterian.org.

CHILDREN'S PROGRAM, for kids 5-12 who have relatives with cancer. Group activities, artwork and discussion. Learn helpful ways to express and deal with feelings. 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Inova Loudoun Hospital, Radiation Oncology Center, 44035 Riverside Pkwy., Suite 100, Leesburg. Register. Free. 703-208-5623.

" CREATING AND CONNECTING," two-hour art therapy and relaxation workshop for patients, 12:30-2:30 p.m., meets every other month, Inova Loudoun Hospital Radiation Oncology Center, 44035 Riverside Pkwy., Suite 100, Leesburg. Free. 703-858-8850.

"LOOK GOOD, FEEL BETTER," for women undergoing or emerging from cancer treatment, 6:45-9 p.m., meets every other month, Inova Loudoun Hospital Radiation Oncology Center, 44035 Riverside Pkwy., Suite 100, Leesburg. Free. 703-858-8850.

"REACH TO RECOVERY," home-visitation program for mastectomy and lumpectomy patients, sponsored by the American Cancer Society; temporary prostheses, exercise instruction and encouragement. Free. 703-938-5550.

CARING FOR AGING PARENTS, support group, 7:30 p.m. fourth Wednesdays, Family Focus Counseling Service, 20-B John Marshall St., Warrenton. Confidential. 540-349-4537.

CEREBRAL PALSY SUPPORT, parents of newborns and children as old as 10 who have cerebral palsy. Leesburg and Purcellville areas. Call for information. Free. 540-668-6832.

CHRONIC ILLNESS SUPPORT,10:30-11 a.m. Tuesdays, Fauquier Hospital Bistro on the Hill restaurant (wheelchair accessible), 500 Hospital Dr., Warrenton. Sponsored by the Spiritual Care Support Ministries. 540-349-5814 or http://www.scsm.tv.

COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS, for parents who have experienced the death of a child, 7:30 p.m. first Wednesdays, St. James' Episcopal Church, 14 Cornwall St. NW, Leesburg. 540-882-9707.

DUAL DIAGNOSIS ANONYMOUS, support group for people with substance abuse and mental-health challenges, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Inova Loudoun Hospital, Cornwall campus, 224 Cornwall St., Leesburg. Free. 301-827-7220.

FEMALE CANCER SURVIVORS SUPPORT,7-8:30 p.m. second Wednesdays, Purcellville Library, 220 E. Main St. Free. 540-554-8474.

FOREVER CHANGED, support for those who have lost children through miscarriage, stillbirth or infant death or because of other circumstances, 7-8:30 p.m. first and third Tuesdays, Hospice Support of Fauquier County, 42 N. Fifth St., Warrenton. Free. 540-347-5922.

GRIEF SUPPORT,"The Bereaved Parent," 10:30 a.m.-noon first and third Saturdays, Spiritual Care Support Ministry Center, 76 W. Shirley Ave., Warrenton. Free. 540-349-5814.

GRIEF SUPPORT, sponsored by Hospice Support of Fauquier County, individual counseling available, open to anyone who has experienced the death of a loved one, 3:30-5 p.m. every other Thursday, Hospice Support Office, 42 N. Fifth St., Warrenton. Free. Register. 540-347-5922 or hospicesupport@verizon.net.

DROP-IN GRIEF SUPPORT, for individuals coping with the loss of loved ones, 1-2 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Capital Hospice, Loudoun office, 209 Gibson St. NW, Suite 202, Leesburg. Free. 703-777-7866.

GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT,7:30-9 p.m. third Wednesdays, Leesburg United Methodist Church parlor, 107 W. Market St. Free. 703-777-8766.

HOSPICE SUPPORT, a medical equipment loan closet that serves all residents of Fauquier County at no cost. 540-347-5922.

LOUDOUN CHADD SUPPORT,7 p.m. third Thursdays, Leesburg Town Hall, lower-level conference room, 25 W. Market St. Free. 703-669-2445.

LYME DISEASE SUPPORT,7 p.m. second Tuesdays, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 37018 Glendale St., Purcellville. Free. 540-338-2181 or http://www.hopetoheallyme.com.

MADD LOUDOUN VICTIM SUPPORT GROUP,7:30 p.m. third Wednesdays, 210 Wirt St., Leesburg. Families and significant others who have been affected by drunken-driving crashes. 540-338-6491.

MAN-TO-MAN CANCER SUPPORT, sponsored by Loudoun Cancer Care Center, for prostate cancer patients and their families, 6:30-8 p.m. second Tuesdays, Loudoun Senior Center, 21060 Whitfield Pl., Sterling. Free. 703-421-5283.

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SUPPORT,2-4 p.m. last Sundays, 703-771-4256. Fourth Saturdays, 10-11:30 a.m., alternating months between Fauquier Hospital and Culpeper Memorial Hospital. Free. 540-937-3808.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS,12-step program for those with eating disorders. For program locations and times, 505-891-2664, info@oa.org or http://www.oa.org/all_about_meetings.htm.

PARKINSON'S SUPPORT,1:30 p.m. first Tuesdays, Wingler House West, 20903 Runnymeade Terr., Ashburn. Free. 703-723-0919.

PET-LOSS SUPPORT, Spiritual Care Support Ministry Center, 76 W. Shirley Ave., Warrenton. Free. 540-349-5814.

PFLAG SUPPORT, first Tuesdays, meet at the Sterling Starbucks, 21800 Towncenter Plaza, to carpool to meeting. For parents and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. Works to help keep families together. Free. 703-431-0882 or http://www.equalityloudoun.org.

SEPARATION AND DIVORCE SUPPORT,7:30-9 p.m. first Wednesdays, Leesburg United Methodist Church, 107 W. Market St.; 7:30-9 p.m. first Mondays, Sterling United Methodist Church, Room 105, 304 E. Church Rd. Free. 703-777-8766.

SEXAHOLICS ANONYMOUS,12-step program of recovery for those who want to stop self-destructive sexual behavior. 703-866-6929.

SEXUAL ASSAULT AND INCEST SURVIVORS GROUP COUNSELING, all services provided by Loudoun Citizens for Social Justice and Loudoun Abused Women's Shelter are free and confidential. 703-771-9020.

SEXUAL ASSAULT SURVIVORS EMPOWERMENT SUPPORT, sponsored by Sexual Assault Victims Volunteer Initiative, Mondays. Child care available with 48-hour notice. Call for time and location. Free. 540-349-7720.

SPIRITUAL SUPPORT GROUP,6:30-8 p.m. third Tuesdays, Inova Loudoun Hospital Radiation Oncology Center, 44035 Riverside Pkwy., Leesburg. Cancer patients, family members and friends. Learn about using your spiritual resources to help cope with cancer. Free. 703-858-8850.

SPOUSE-LOSS SUPPORT,7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays, Spiritual Care Support Ministry Center, 76 W. Shirley Ave., Warrenton. Free. 540-349-5814.

WIDOW-WIDOWER SUPPORT,7:30 p.m. second Mondays, Sterling United Methodist Church, Room 105, 304 E. Church Rd.; 11 a.m. second Wednesdays, Leesburg United Methodist Church parlor, 107 W. Market St. Free. 703-777-8766.

WOMEN'S CANCER SUPPORT,6:30-8 p.m. first Wednesdays, Inova Loudoun Hospital Radiation Oncology Center, 44035 Riverside Pkwy., Leesburg. Free. 703-858-8850.

WOMEN'S SUPPORT, sponsored by Services to Abused Families, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays. Confidential location. Free. 540-825-8876.

-- Compiled by SANDY MAUCK

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