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If you have a health problem, have lost someone you love or are just concerned about your health, it helps to share and learn with others who have or are experiencing similar situations. Look to these pages for a support group that applies to you.

AIDS Support Group
Every Thursday at 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM Thee Mission 180 E. Central Avenue, Winter Haven Call (863) 299-2348

Alzheimers
• Life Care Center First and Third Saturday at 9:30 AM 1510 Cypress Gardens Boulevard (863) 318-8646
• The Meadows at Garden Grove Third Friday at 10:00 AM 5890 Cypress Gardens Boulevard, S.E., Winter Haven (863) 324-7300 Free Daycare Provided
• Winter Haven Health & Rehab Third Wednesday at 4:00 PM 202 Avenue O, N.E. (863) 293-3103 Free Daycare Provided

• St. Joseph Catholic Church Fourth Saturday at 10:00 AM Family Life Center, Doorway #2 (across from school) 532 Avenue M, N.W., Winter Haven

Amputee Support Group
Last Wednesday of each month, 6:00 PM Gill Jones Outpatient Rehab Conference Room 3425 Lake Alfred Road, Winter Haven Call (863) 292-4060 Ext. 4922

Aphasia & Stroke Support Group
First Thursday, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM Winter Haven Hospital Joy-Fuller Rehab, Swann 7 Call (863) 293-1121 ext. 2726 for more information. Please call in advance for possible schedule changes.

Brain Injury Support Group
Fourth Tuesday, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM Grace Lutheran Church 327 Avenue C, SE, Winter Haven Call (863) 292-4061, ext. 4941

Cancer Support Group
Second and Fourth Wednesday, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Winter Haven Hospital, Street 4 Dayroom Call (863) 297-1877 or (863) 291-6705

Diabetes Information and Support Group
Second Tuesday, 7:30 PM Grace Lutheran Church, 327 Avenue C, SE, Winter Haven Call (863) 297-1706

Domestic Violence Support Group
Every Tuesday at 4:00 PM Resource Center For Women 711 6th Street, N.W., Winter Haven Call (863) 294-5318 for more information.

Epilepsy Support Group
First Tuesday, 2:00 PM Winter Haven Hospital, Classroom C Call (863) 686-5880

Esteem Graduate Support Group
First Monday, 12:00 Noon Quincy’s Restaurant, Winter Haven Lunch is optional Call (863) 292-4061, ext. 4939

Fibromyalgia Information and Support
Regency Medical Center, Winter Haven Call (863) 299-5170

First Months Club for Parents
(Birth to 12 months) Every Wednesday, 3:00 PM - 4: 30 PM Regency Medical Center, Winter Haven Call (863) 294-7020

First Steps Club for Parents
(Babies 12-24 months) Every Monday, 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon Regency Medical Center, Winter Haven Call (863) 294-7020

Grief Support Group
First and Third Tuesday, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Regency Medical Center, Winter Haven Call (863) 297-1877

Grief Support-Perinatal Loss
Regency Medical Center, Winter Haven Call (863) 325-9748 or (863) 294-7044

For more information about any of the listed Support Groups, call The Winter Haven Hospital Health Connection at (863) 291-6705 or 1 (800) 416-6705.
Grief Center of Good Shepherd Hospice
•Basic 6 week Grief Support Group
Call 297-1880 for dates and times
• Moving On: A continuing grief support group that meets the second
Thursday of each month from 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM. Come each month or as needed. This group is focused on personal growth. Completion of the Basic Grief Support is requested prior to attending Moving On.
• Grief Support for Survivors of Suicide: Anyone who has had a loved one suicide and is interested in attending a support group, please call: (863) 297-1880.
For more information about these groups or for special needs call:
• East Polk area, (863) 297-1880
• Lakeland area (863) 802-0313
• Highlands (863) 471-3700

Heart to Heart Cardiac Support Group
For those with heart disease and those who have loved ones with heart disease. Includes quarterly educational lectures by medical professionals. Second Wednesday, 3:00 PM Sweet Center 1201 First Street, South, Winter Haven Call (863) 293-1121, ext. 1227

 

Heart to Heart Newsletter Mailed quarterly, this free newsletter contains a variety of information from experts in the field of cardiovascular medicine including dietitians, pharmacists, physicians, and nurses.  Keep up with the latest on how to take care of your heart, from recipes to information articles. Call the Winter Haven Hospital Health Connection at (863) 291-6705 to have your name added to the mailing list.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Support Group
Second and Fourth Monday, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Trinity Congregational Church’s Parish House, 1011 SR540 West Winter Haven Call (863) 293-1121, ext. 1877

Lifelink Donor Awareness and Support Group
Second Monday, , 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Winter Haven Hospital Call (863) 439-5347

Lupus Information & Support Group
Lupus Foundation/Polk County Branch Call (863) 956-3904 for more information.

Prostate Cancer Support Group
Second and Fourth Tuesday, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Winter Haven Hospital, Street 4 Dayroom Call (863) 292-1121, ext. 1877

NAMI
(National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) Support group for those with mentally ill relatives
• First Tuesday, 7:00 PM, Sweet Center 1201 1st Street, South, Winter Haven (863) 297-1702.

• And Third Tuesday, 6:30 PM    Sharing/Caring and 7:30 PM    Education St. David Episcopal Church 145 East Edgewood Dr. Lakeland Call (863) 686-4143

Ostomy Club
Second Tuesday  January through April, 10:00 AM Winter Haven Hospital, Education Classrooms Call (863) 293-1121 ext. 1511

Parkinson’s Support Group
Third Wednesday, 10:00 AM Spring Haven Retirement Center 1225 Havendale Blvd., N.W., Winter Haven Call (863) 293-0072 or (863) 291-6705

Rape Crisis Support Group
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Every Friday, Winter Haven Hospital, Classroom D Call (863) 299-5025

Support Group for the Blind
Second and Fourth Tuesday, 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Winter Haven Manor, Winter Haven Call at (863) 967-9825

Woman to Woman
(Breast Cancer Support Group) Second Monday, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM Regency Medical Center, Winter Haven Call (863) 291-6705

Contents

The Learning Series

Special Events

The Classes

Support Groups

Features

Mid Florida Medical Services Foundation Fall Gala Raises Over $180,000 for Health Care Scholarships

Mid Florida Medical Services Foundation Fall Gala

Advances in Technology

Winter Haven Hospital Rehabilitation Services Division

Extras

A Message to the Community

Lifeline

First Care

Mid Florida EAP

Counseling Can Help