Dec 5, 2016 3 min read

Support groups

n Life After Weight Loss support group, 6:30-8:30 p.m. today, Center for Weight Loss Surgery, Uniontown Hospital, 100 Woodlawn Ave. Suite 100, Uniontown. Information: 724-430-5673.

n Nar-Anon Family Groups meeting, 6-7 p.m. Wednesday and Dec. 16 at the Monongahela Valley Hospital. The classes are meant to aid family and friends of those suffering from addiction through a Twelve Step program.

n Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy Syndrome Support Group, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center. Monongahela Valley Hospital. Information: 724-929-9492.

n Alzheimer’s support group, 6-8 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Anthony M. Lombardi Educatin Conference Center, Monongahela Valley Hospital. Information: 724-258-1333.

n Caring Corner Grief Support Program for families and children, 6-8 p.m. every Monday, East End United Community Center, Uniontown. Information: 724-437-1660.

n Survivors of Incest Anonymous meeting, 6:30-8 p.m. first and third Monday of the month (except for holidays), Mount Macrina Retreat Center, Uniontown. The group is a 12-step recovery program for women and men, age 18 or older, who were sexually abused by a trusted person as a child. Information: peopleofcourage@gmail.com or siawso.org.

n Silver Generation Support Program, 10 a.m. to noon every Wednesday, East End United Community Center, Uniontown. The program is for ages 55 and older. Information: 724-437-1660.

n Al-Anon Family Groups, 8 p.m. Wednesdays, Trinity Church basement, Fayette and Morgantown streets, Uniontown, and 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Christian Church, Pittsburgh Street, Connellsville. These meetings are for anyone who has been affected by or is having problems from someone else’s drinking. Information: al-anon.alateen.org or pa-al-anon.org.

n Celebrate Recovery meetings 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Abundant Life Church, 1239 Brownfield Road, Uniontown. The program is based on biblical principles.

n Mental Health Association in Fayette County Advocacy Network suicide bereavement support group, 6:30-8:30 p.m. first and third Thursday of each month, 100 New Salem Road, first floor/first door on the right, Uniontown. Information: 724-880-1644 or 724-438-6738.

n Breast Cancer Support Group, 2-4 p.m., meets on the first Monday of each month at the Monongahela Valley Hospital. Information: 724-258-1700.

Events

n The Look Good Feel Better program from 1-3 p.m. today at the Monongahela Valley Hospital for women dealing with hair loss and skin changes after chemotherapy and radiation. Information and registration: 1-800-227-2345.

n Managing Your Diabetes program with information on controlling blood sugars, medications, lifestyle changes, meal planning and reduction methods, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at the Anthony M. Lombardi Education Conference Center, Monongahela Valley Hospital. Information: 724-258-1483.

n Exercise classes, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Center in the Woods, 130 Woodland Court, Brownsville. Classes include chair dancing at 9:30 a.m. followed by healthy steps at 11 a.m. Information: 724-938-3554.

Course

n Childbirth and Labor Preparation Courses, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Dec. 10 in Community Room 1 in the main lobby of Uniontown Hospital. Information: 724-430-4646.

n Community CPR Instruction Heartsaver AED Course, 11 a.m. on Dec. 14 at the Mon-Vale HealthPLEX. The class fee is $35 to cover the class and required materials. Information: 724-872-9200.