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Support Groups

BANGOR – Amputee Support Group, Greater Bangor Area, 1-2 p.m. third Friday, Brandow Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center. Chad Thompson, 229-9912.

BANGOR – Bangor Area Autism and Asperger’s Syndrome Support Group, third Thursday, Mason Auditorium, EMMC. Social time, 6:30 p.m. Deborah Lipsky, racoonlady1961@yahoo.com.

BANGOR – AWAKE, support group for those with obstructive sleep apnea, those awaiting testing for the condition and those using positive airway pressure. 973-5892.

BANGOR – Best Beginnings breast-feeding support group, 10-11:30 a.m. second Tuesday, Eastern Maine Medical Center, Grant 7 solarium. Babies welcome. 973-8673.

BANGOR – Bone Health Information and Discussion Group, Bangor Y, Second Street. Free. Robin Long, 941-2808, Ext. 338. A program of Caring Connections.

BREWER – Brain Injury Support Group for survivors of brain injury and their families and friends, 5:30-6:30 p.m. first Tuesday of the month, Maine Center for Integrated Rehabilitation, Twin City Plaza, 248 State St. 989-2034.

BANGOR – Breast Cancer Support Groups, ENCOREplus, Bangor Y, 17 Second St. For any woman diagnosed with breast cancer. Some meetings welcome adult family members, friends. Information, 941-2808.

BANGOR – Cancer survivors’ support group, 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays, CancerCare of Maine, EMMC. 973-7476.

BANGOR – Celiac sprue support group, 7 p.m. third Tuesday, St. Francis board room, old firehouse across from St. Joseph Hospital, Center Street. Ann, 827-2733.

BANGOR – Children and adults with attention deficit disorder support group, 7 p.m. second Tuesdays, Bangor Family Counseling, 96 Harlow St., Suite 7. Barry Rubin, 990-1555. Free fact sheets available.

BANGOR – Chronic fatigue syndrome: recovery, not just coping, CFS-CFIDS-ME, myalgic encephalomyeletis, a neuro-endocrine-immune dysfunction, support group. Audrey, 262-5511.

HERMON – CIDP, Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy and Guillain-Barre support group, new. Information, 848-2573.

BANGOR – Codependents Anonymous, for developing healthy relationships, 7 p.m. Fridays, Hammond Street Congregational Church, 28 High St. 862-5448.

BANGOR – Community bereavement support group, 6 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Brookings-Smith Family Center, Center Street. 262-1810 or 843-7521.

BANGOR – Confidential support group for those working to gain freedom from compulsion to use pornography, Men for Freedom. Info, Bangor Baptist Church, 947-6576.

BANGOR – Diabetes support group, sponsored by St. Joseph Healthcare, 1 p.m. first Thursdays, 6 p.m. second Tuesdays, Diabetes and Nutrition Center, Building 1, 900 Broadway. Staff facilitators. 262-1836.

BANGOR – Empty Arms, a support group for parents grieving infant and pregnancy loss, 7-8:30 p.m. fourth Wednesday, Lactation and Perinatal Education Center, Phillips-Oliver 5, EMMC. Take MRI entrance, go up to fifth floor. Aimee Gerbi, 827-4364; Pam Houston, 973-8742; Dawn Simpson, 973-7841.

BANGOR – Encouragers divorce support group, using Bible-based curriculum Divorce Care, 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Room 17, Bangor Baptist Church. 947-6576, or visit DivorceCare.com


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