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Cancer Support Now, Inc: Offers several groups that provide support for caregivers – family and friends - and several that provide support for those with a diagnosis. Call 255-0405 for cancer support groups, their locations and who they serve. One-on-One cancer support is also provided. See www.cancersupportnow.org 󰁮

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Quit Smoking Support Now – Thinking About Quitting:  Ongoing

90 minute smoking cessation support for those Thinking About Quitting using Freedom From Smoking®, a program of the American Lung Association, offered free by Cancer Support Now, Inc. Also offered at Isleta and Laguna Pueblos and in Taos. Call 307-3414 to register register.. Support Group: Support and search group for adoptees, adoptive parents and birth parents. 7 pm fourth Thursdays - except December, Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital, Conference Room B, 8300 Constitution NE. 281-7227 or 275-9952. 󰁮 Adoption

Alateen: Families and friends of problem drinkers. Call (505) 262-2177 or visit www.nmal-anon.org. 󰁮 Al-Anon,

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abstinence-based, no cost alternative to  AA & 12 Steps, meets 3 times per week in  Albuquerque as follows: Mondays - 6pm at Kaseman Hospital, Constitution and Wyoming. Use ER entrance, Willow Conference Room to the left of entrance. Contact Justin at  justin320@flash.net or call 249-6366. Wednesdays - 6pm at Kaseman Hospital, Constitution and Wyoming. Use ER entrance, Willow Conference Room to the left of entrance. Contact Mary at [email protected] or call 294-7774. Fridays - 6pm at The Endorphin Power Company, 509 Cardenas SE. Large downstairs meeting room. Contact Rick at [email protected] or call 221-3013.

Cancer, Taking Charge Support Group:  For Leukemia, lymphoma, 󰁮

Hodgkin’s disease or myeloma patients, their families and friends (in conjunction with Leukemia & Lymphoma Society), Presbyterian Kaseman Oncology contact: Jamie McDonald MSW, LISW 29 1-2006. Celiac Disease/Gluten Intolerance/  Wheat Allergy Support Group: Friendly 󰁮

support for the newly diagnosed and all coping with these issues. Join us for a potluck meal and an educational discussion on the fourth Saturday of the month at noon at the North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center on Carmel off Wyoming. For more information call Lorraine at 298-0922 or email Renee [email protected] or Maureen at [email protected]. 󰁮 Co-Dependence Anonymous:

Anonymous  266-1900 Anonymous

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Association New Mexico Chapter Support Groups:  

For those caring for someone with  Alzheimer’s Disease or dementia or for those diagnosed with the disease. For a complete list of Statewide groups available, Contact us at 505.266.4473. Website: www.alz.org/newmexico 24/7 helpline: 1.800.272.3900 B 󰁮 Bereavement

Support Groups: Call

Tonya Ellison or Doug Sweet for days and times of support groups. Ambercare Hospice, 2129 Osuna NE. 244-0046 󰁮 Blood

Cancer Support Group for Survivors: Support group for leukemia,

lymphoma, Hodgkin’s, non-Hodgkin’s, myeloma patients or any blood-related cancer patient, families or friends. Group meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month 1:00-2:00pm. Contact People Living Through Cancer 505-242-3263. 󰁮 NM

Brain Injury Alliance: Support

groups for those living with brain injuries. • Thrive with Brain Injury every Tuesday

from 11am-1pm. • Women’s Support Group every Tuesday

from 1:30-3:00pm. • Noon Club every Thursday from noon

to 1:00.  All meetings are at the NM Brain Injury  Alliance at 7005 Prospect Pl NE,  Albuquerque. Call 292-7414 for more info. Breast Cancer Support Now for  Younger  Young er Women 50 & Under: Group 󰁮

meets 4th Saturday of the month, 10:30 to noon near Osuna and Jefferson. Call Cancer Support Now, Inc. 255-0405. C 󰁮

Cancer Caregiver Support Now:

Workshop/Roundtable Support for Cancer Caregivers offered quarterly. Small group. Service of Cancer Support Now. Call 307-3414 for more details. Support: Emotional and practical support for women and men whose live have been touched by cancer. For help in Albuquerque and throughout New Mexico call 505-242-3263 and learn more. Toll free: 1-888-441-4439 󰁮 Cancer

a death. Hospice of the Sandias offers these services free to the public. Contact Lynda Gutierrez at 881-5342. 󰁮

Grieving Through Art:  An art therapy

support group for all those grieving a loss or death. Please contact Kate Whitney at Heritage Home Healthcare and Hospice, 366-2318, for more information. H

󰁮 Hearing Loss Association of  Albuquerque: Public welcome. Guest  Albuquerque:

speakers present on a variety of topics of concern to those with hearing loss such as technology, coping skills, assistive products, legal rights and others. Members also able to learn from and compare notes with each other re what works, what doesn’t. Meets on the 3rd Saturday each month from September thru June at 10 a.m. in the North building at Los Altos Christian Church, 11900 Haines Ave. NE. Assistive technology in use at all meetings to help even severely hard of hearing or deaf. Call: 544-7186; email: [email protected]; www. HLAAbq.com

Developing healthy relationships, 2242700 or visit coda.org. The Compassionate Friends: For parents whose children of any age have died. 7 p.m. first and third Thursdays, Sandia Presbyterian Church, 10704 Paseo Del Norte NE; sibling group meets every third Thursday. 401-7933 or 401-7944. 󰁮

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Your Eating Out of Control?

We Can Help. Compulsive Eaters  Anonymous-HOW. Go to www.ceahow.org or call 265-6383. D

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Grief Support Groups and Resource Information: Available to anyone grieving 󰁮

Rio Grande Down Syndrome Network (RGDSN): Non-profit group

[email protected] E 󰁮 End-of-Life Choices —  Albuquerque Chapter: Supports  Albuquerque

people’s rights of choice and dignity in dying. Provides education and advocacy to maximize patients’ options. Public meetings with speakers held in May, September and February. endoflifechoices.org or 888-7375. F 󰁮 Food Addicts in Recovery  Anonymous (FA): (FA): Are you having

trouble with food? There is hope! FA can help. Albuquerque Mennonite Church (Courtyard Entrance) 1300 Girard NE,  Albuquerque 87106. Tuesday, Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Contact: Joan 5549643 or Rosa (Spanish) 319-9624 www.foodaddicts.org G 󰁮

Children’s Children’ s Grief Center: Provides

support groups for young people ages 5-25 who are grieving the death of a loved one. Adult groups provided for family members. Groups meet early evenings in the near North Valley on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, and in Rio Rancho on Thursdays. Resource library open to public. All services provided at no charge. Donations gladly accepted. Call 323-0478 for more information. www.childrensgrief.org 󰁮

Grief Support: Free, confidential

support groups for those grieving the loss of a loved one. Everyone welcome, please contact Patti Drake at Presbyterian Hospice 291-2876. Support Group: For parents who have lost a child (often an adult child) due to the child’s use of drugs and/or alcohol. Meets first and third Tuesdays. Call Barbara at 881-0667 for directions. 󰁮 Grief

Ovarian Open Arms Cancer Support: 10:30 am-noon 3rd Saturdays, 󰁮

Covenant Presbyterian Church, 9315 Candelaria NE. Connie Souza, 296-0179:or Margaret Goga, 293-5866  AFFL Cancer SOS P 󰁮 People

Living Through Cancer:

Provides free emotional support, wellness programs, education, and referrals to those affected by all types of cancer. For more information call (505) 242-3263. Toll free: 1-888-441-4439 Pet Loss Support group:  A group supporting those who have lost or anticipate the loss of an animal

Isleta Cancer Education and Support: 2nd Tuesday of the month, 󰁮

10:30 to noon at Isleta Health Clinic. Call Cancer Support Now, Inc. 255-0405 󰁮 Isleta

Smoking Cessation Support Classes: Eight support and information

sessions using Freedom From Smoking®. Offered by Isleta Health Clinic, Isleta Pueblo. Call 869-4479 for dates, times and to register. Open to the public.  Affiliated with Cancer Support Now, Inc. J Journaling Support Group: For loved ones of those with advanced cancer or those grieving a recent death from cancer. Thursdays, 4 to 5:30 pm at UNM Cancer Center. Call Cancer Support Now, Inc. 255-0405. 󰁮

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Cancer Support Group:  A

Cancer Support Now, Inc. affiliate, held at Laguna Pueblo the 2nd and 4th Tuesday, 5:30 to 7:30pm. Call (505) 552-6652 for location more information. Ask for Rosie or or Natalie. L Late Afternoon Breast Cancer Group:  Every other Wednesday, 5 to 󰁮

6:30 pm at Carlisle and Comanche. Call Cancer Support Now, Inc. 255-0405.

companion. Various locations in  Albuquerque, day and evening. Call Ann Beyke, MA, LPC, at 505-265-3087, email [email protected] or visit www.petlosscounselor.com.

Thursday Cancer Support:

Every other Thursday 6:30 to 8 pm. Northeast Heights. Call Cancer Support Now, Inc. 255-0405. N 󰁮 NAMI-ABQ 

NAMI Albuquerque Office 2501 San Pedro Ave. NE, Suite 212 Education Meetings: 7 - 8:30 PM second Tuesday of the month. Support groups: Connections Monday 6:30 – 8:00 PM, Family Support Group Tuesday 6:00 – 7:30 PM (except 2nd Tuesday of the month). O 󰁮 Organ

Transplant Awareness Transplant Program of NM (OTAP):

Offers emotional support to recipients, candidates, families & caregivers facing the transplant experience. General meetings are held the 3rd Wed of the month including a social event @ 5:30 & an OTAP business discussion @ 6:00. For more info please visit OTAPNM.org or call Sharon @ 681-4178. 󰁮 Osteoporosis

Support Group: 

Educational presentations. For meeting times and location www.ofnm.org or call Osteoporosis Foundation of New Mexico at 855-5627.

Sandia PC Cancer Support Now Group:  Survivors & Loved Ones, 2nd 󰁮

Thursday, 2pm Far Northeast Heights. Call Cancer Support Now, Inc. 255-0405. Sexaholics Anonymous: For meeting times & locations call 899-0633, www.sa-abq.org email: [email protected] 󰁮

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous:  For a meeting schedule, write SLAA, P.O. Box 3783, Albuquerque, NM 87190. 2127149. [email protected] 󰁮

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with Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Need Help? Contact Sex

 Addicts Anonymous at 505-510-1722 or on line at [email protected] Support Group:  Discussion, therapy techniques. 6:30-8pm 󰁮 Stuttering

first Tuesdays, UNM Speech & Hearing Sciences, 1700 Lomas NE, Suite 1300. Call Tom Fisher at 505 286-1428 or email tfi[email protected]. Groups: Free support services available for cancer survivors and anyone who loves someone with cancer. Call (505) 242-3263 for more information. Toll free: 1-888-441-4439 󰁮 Support

PCSANM The Prostate Cancer Support Association of New Mexico

provides education, information and support to men and their families about Prostate Cancer. Cancer. We have a newly diagnosed info packet, biweekly support meetings with speakers, a lending library, a quarterly newsletter, and other services – all free. Our office is open Mondays and Thursdays from 10am-2pm, other hours by appointment. We are at 909  Virginia NE, Suite 109, Albuquerque 87108. Our phone is 505-254-7784, or toll free 1-800-278-7678. Our website is at www.pcsanm.org or email pchelp@ pcsanm.org if you have a question or need information.

of Suicide:  A support group for those who have lost someone they love to suicide. Four meetings a month in Albuquerque. 1st & 3rd Monday at Shepherd of the Valley Presbyterian Church, 1801 Montano Rd. NW. Call Al or Linda Vigil, 505-792-7461 for more information. 2nd & 4th Monday at St. Luke Lutheran Church, 9100 Menaul Blvd NE. Call Marion, 505-890-4464 for more information. 󰁮 Survivors

Survivors Writing Together: Writing support group every Monday, 3 to 4:30 pm at UNM Cancer Center. Call Cancer Support Now, Inc. 255-0405. 󰁮

Prostate Cancer Support Association of New Mexico is sponsoring a free conference on the Diagnosis and Treatment Tr eatment of Advanced/Recurrent Prostate Cancer on Saturday, September 14, 8:45 to 4:15, at McCall Family Theater, Sandia Prep School. There will be presentations from 6 physicians, and a panel discussion to answer questions from the audience. We are also hosting a PSA blood test event on Saturday, October 5, at Holiday Park Community Center, Center, 9 am-1 pm. Lab fee is $25, cash or check only. Please call the Lab at 237-8322 to schedule a required appointment time. For more info on both these events, please see the PCSANM website above or call/email the office.

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Sandia Breast Cancer Group: 1st Wednesday of the month, 12 noon to 1 pm at Sandia National Labs. Call Cancer Support Now, Inc. 255-0405. 󰁮

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promotes friendships, advocacy, & support among families whose lives have been touched by Down syndrome. Social activities; annual Buddy Walk, plus more. On Facebook; www.RGDSN.org or Email:

meetings for ostomates and ostomates to be, families and friends. The meetings take place at Presbyterian Kaseman Hospital, 8300 Constitution NE. Call 830-2135 or email oa.albuquerque@gmail for meeting schedule.

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󰁮 The Depression & Bipolar Support  Alliance of Albuquerque: Albuquerque: Offers weekly

support groups on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. We meet at 823 Buena Vista Drive SE, near CNM - Ma in Campus. Call for more info at 889-3632, or look us up at www.dbsa4albq.org.

󰁮 Ostomy Association of  Albuquerque Monthly support group  Albuquerque

R Support Class: Offered free by Cancer Support Now the Fourth Sunday afternoon each month in partnership with certified Reiki Master. Open to those with a diagnosis of cancer and their loved ones. Call 307-3414 for location, times and to register. 󰁮 Reiki

Support Classes: Offered free by Cancer Support Now once a month in partnership with Jean Stouffer, a certified hypnotherapist. Open to those with a diagnosis of cancer and their loved ones. Call 269-8423 for dates, times and to register. 󰁮 Relaxation

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Care — Caregiver Support Group: For those caring for someone

with cancer either as a family member, friend or other cancer caregivers. Fourth Saturday from 10:30a to Noon. For more information call Cancer Support Now, Inc. at 255-0405. 󰁮 Teen

Talk, Support for Teens Living with Cancer: Social peer support for

teenagers affected by any type of cancer (in conjunction with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society). Group meets monthly on the last Friday of each month. Summer sessions have been suspended and will resume September 27th. For more info, please contact People Living Through Cancer 505-242-3263. 󰁮 TOPS-Take

Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS): Nonprofit weight loss support

group. Real Weight Loss for Real People. People age 7 a nd over, all sexes, all weights are welcome. Low membership fees accountability, member managed, and support for each other. Meetings throughout the city and state Monday through Friday. Contact Patricia Rael at 505-690-0188(pm) or 665-5360(daytime) or [email protected] W

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Stroke Club:  An all-volunteer all-volunteer

non-profit organization providing support, education, resources & assistance to stroke survivors, family members & caregivers. The Rio Rancho group meets Fridays 11–12:30p at Rust Medical Ctr, 2400 Unser Blvd#1606. SE in the Garden Room” Call“Healing Edna or Matt, 505-990-7340, for details. The  ABQ groups meet 10–11:30a on M, W, Th & F at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 5301 Ponderosa Ave NE. Call 505-349-1628  Voice Mail, or Chris 505-610-4086, for general info. For resources & links visit www.strokeclubABQNM.org. www.strokeclubABQNM.or g. Donations are 100% tax deductible & can be mailed to: PO Box 3653, Albuquerque, NM 87190.

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for L.I.F L.I.F.E .E (Life-skills Imparted to Families Through Education): Fun, interactive program

that provides support, life-skills & family enrichment for former inmates & their family members. Dinner & children’s program 6-7:30pm 1st & 3rd Mon. at Trinity UMC, 3715 Silver Ave., 2nd & 4th Mon. at Second Presbyterian, 812 Edith NE. Call Ann at 291-6412 or visit WingsMinistry.org. The Women’s North Valley Cancer Support Now Group: Every other 󰁮

Thursday night, 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the North Valley for caregivers and those with a diagnosis of canc er. Call Cancer Support Now, Inc. 255-0405.

Please call 823-3300 to have your support group added for the next run date