The ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Support Group will meet Wednesday, August 15 at 6 p.m. in the MCCH Center for Health and Wellness. For more information, contact Mitzi Cathey at (270) 293-1748.

The Alzheimer’s Support Group will meet Tuesday, August 14 at 5 p.m. at Shared Care located in the George Weaks Community Center.  For more information, call Connie Stalls, LPN, at
270-753-0576.

The Breast Cancer Support Group will meet Tuesday, August 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Center for Health & Wellness Classroom.  For more information, contact Evelyn Wallis at (270) 489-2462.

The Breast Feeding Support Group, Mother to Mother, will meet Thursdays,  August 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30 at 10:30 a.m. at the Immanuel Lutheran Church which is located at 100 South 15th Street in Murray.  Toddlers and pre-schooled age children are welcome.  For more information, contact Tricia Foster at 270-753-6712 or Valarie Douglas at 270-227-1693.

The Compassionate Friends Support Group will meet Thursday, August 23 at 7 p.m. in the MCCH Private Dining Room on the first floor of the North Tower, beside the Café.  For more information, contact Kerry Lambert, MCCH Chaplain, at 270-762-1274 or Hilda Barrett at (731) 498-8324.

Diabetes self-management classes will be taught Wednesday, August 22 and Thursday, August 23 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the MCCH Center for Health and Wellness. Pre-registration is required: call (270) 762-1806 or (800) 822-1840, extension 1806 for more information or to sign up.

The Epilepsy Support Group will meet Thursday, August 9 at 6 p.m. in Suite 301 East in the Medical Arts Building at MCCH.  For more information, contact the West KY Epilepsy Center at 270-762-1566.

The Food Allergy Support Group meets every other month and will not meet in August. For more information, call Hope Hill at (270) 226-0297.

The Lap Band Support Group will meet Thursday, August 2 at 11:30 a.m. in the Bariatric Solutions office located in Suite 100 West in the Medical Arts Building.  The support group meeting will be offered again on the same date, Thursday, August 2, at 5:30 p.m. in the Center for Health and Wellness Classroom.  For more information, contact Bariatric Solutions at 270-762-1547.

Look Good…Feel Better, a free, non-medical, brand-neutral national public service program to help women offset appearance-related changes from cancer treatments will be held Monday, August 20 from 6-8 p.m. at the MCCH Center for Health and Wellness. For more information, call Angie Hutching at (270) 435-4455 or (270) 435-4614.

The Mental Illness (NAMI) Support Group for families and friends of persons suffering from mental illness will meet Thursday, August 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the MCCH Educational Services Building located on 8th Street.  For more information, call 270-748-6133 or 270-748-6923.

The Parkinson’s Support Group will meet Tuesdays, August 9 and 23 at 12 p.m. at the George Weaks Community Center. Come at 11:30 a.m. if you plan to eat with the Senior Citizens. Contact Dixie Hopkins at 270-753-6001 for more information.

The Sleeve Gastrectomy Support Group will meet Tuesday, August 14 at 11:30 a.m. in the Bariatric Solutions office located in Suite 100 West in the Medical Arts Building. The support group meeting will be offered again on the same date, Tuesday, August 14, at 5:30 p.m. in the Center for Health and Wellness Classroom. For more information, contact Bariatric Solutions at 270-762-1547.

The Stroke/Head Injury Support Group will meet Thursday, August 16 at 5:30 p.m. at the Center for Health & Wellness. For more information, contact Cheryl Crouch at 270-762-1557

For more information on programs or FREE screenings available from Murray-Calloway County Hospital, and the Center for Health and Wellness, call 270-762-1348.