Colesium Support Groups
 

Alzheimer’s Support Group

Support group for family and caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease sufferers
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m.
Carlyle Place, 5300 Zebulon Road, in the Stafford Suites Activity Room
For more information, call Angela Bethea or Melanie Lewis (478) 405-4542. (Newcomers, please call before attending your first meeting.)

 
Bipolar Support Group
For patients, family and friends who want to better understand how to live more productively with Bipolar Disorder
Hosted by Dr. Ali Ahmadi and Coliseum Psychiatric Center
Meets weekly from 6-7:30 p.m. in the 1st Floor conference room
Coliseum Psychiatric Center, 340 Hospital Drive
For more information, call (478)741-1355.
 
Brain Injury Group
3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Central Georgia Rehab Hospital, 3351 Northside Drive
For any person that has suffered a brain injury, family members and caregivers.
For more information, call (478) 201-6500.
 
Breast Cancer Support Group
"Bosom Buddies," a support group for breast cancer survivors
1st Wednesday of each month at 12 p.m.
Coliseum Medical Centers, Bldg. C, Suite 120
Free
For more information, call (478) 765-4805.
 
Chronic Fatigue/Fibromyalgia Support Group
First Saturday of every month, 1-3 p.m.
Location varies.
For more information, call (478) 475-4908.
 
Extending H.O.P.E. – Lymphedema Support Group
Meets first Wednesday of every month. 1:30 p.m.
Coliseum Medical Centers, Building C, Suite 120
For more information, call (478) 765-4805.
 
G.L.A.D. (Good Living Around Diabetes)
Meets 2nd Monday of every other month at 5:30 p.m.
2010 Dates: February 8, April 12, June 14, August 9, October 11, December TBA
Coliseum Diabetes Management Center, Bldg. C, Suite 120
For more information, call (478) 765-4338.
 
Helping Hands Grief Support Group
Meets every Monday at 2:30 p.m.
Coliseum Medical Centers, Bldg. C, Suite 120
Offers emotional support and help for someone who has experienced the loss of a significant member of their life.
For more information, call (478) 464-1401.
 
HOPE Network
Meets 1st Thursday of each month at 2 p.m.
Coliseum Medical Centers, Bldg. C, Suite 120
Support group for all cancer survivors and their caregivers
For more information, call (478) 765-4805. 
 

Lupus Support Group

Meets 2nd Saturday of each month from 12:30 – 2 p.m.
Peyton Anderson Health Education Center, 877 Hemlock Street
Support group for those diagnosed with lupus, and their family and caregivers.
For more information, call Nikkii Hatcher at (478) 238-6862.
 
United "Ostomy" Association Support Group
Meets 4th Sunday of every month at 3 p.m.
Coliseum Medical Centers cafeteria
For people who have had colostomy, ileostomy, or urostomy surgery.
For more information, call (478) 765-4185.
 

Parent Grief Support Group
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month from 6:30 – 8 p.m.
Pine Point Hospice of Central Georgia, 6261 Peake Road
For parents of children (of any age) who have passed away
For more information, call Claire Davis or Wendie Brannen at (478) 633-5660.
 
Parkinson’s Disease
Meets 3rd Thursday of each month at 2:30 p.m.
Central Georgia Rehabilitation Hospital, 3351 Northside Drive, in the dining room
For victims and families of those suffering from Parkinson's Disease.
For more information, call (478) 743-7092.
 
Smoking Cessation

You can stop smoking for free with our four week American Cancer Society Fresh Start class. Each Thursday – August 5, 12, 19, 26 – at 5 p.m. in the Albert Luce Heart Institute at The Medical Center of Central Georgia. 478-633-9090.

 
US TOO for Prostate Cancer Education and Support

Meets 3rd Monday of each month at 6 p.m.
Coliseum Medical Centers, 350 Hospital Drive, Bldg. C, Suite 120
For prostate cancer survivors and caregivers. Facilitator: Dr. James Lewis, Southeastern Urology Associates
For more information, call (478) 765-4805.

 

Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
Meets 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Central Georgia Rehab Hospital, 3351 Northside Drive
For any person with a spinal cord injury, and their family members and caregivers.
For more information, call (478) 201-6500

Stroke Support Group
3rd Tuesday of each month at 4 p.m.
Central Georgia Rehab Hospital, 3351 Northside Drive
Support for any person that has suffered a stroke, family members, and caregivers. Groups are led by a neurophysiologist.
For more information, call 478-201-6500.

 
Survivors of Suicide Support Group
2nd Wednesday of each month from 6-7 p.m.
Coliseum Psychiatric Center, 340 Hospital Drive
Support for family and friends of persons whose deaths were intentional
For more information, call (478) 741-1355.
 
You can stop smoking for free with our four week American Cancer Society Fresh Start class. Each Thursday – August 5, 12, 19, 26 – at 5 p.m. in the Albert Luce Heart Institute at The Medical Center of Central Georgia. 478-633-9090.