supportgroups
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 Wednesday at 7:00 PM Beymer Memorial United Methodist Church 700 N Lake Howard Dr., Winter Haven
Call (863) 644-2645

Alzheimers


Alterra Sterling House
of Winter Haven

Third Wednesday at 2:00 PM
6110 Cypress Gardens Boulevard, S.E.
Call (863) 318-8055 or
(863) 318-8416

Tandem at Winter Haven
Third Saturday at 10:30 AM
2701 Lake Alfred Road
(863) 298-5000, ext. 6028

Brandywyne Health Care First Tuesday at 5:30 PM
1801 North Lake Mariam Drive
(863) 293-1989

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.
(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


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. 4907

Aphasia & Stroke
Support Group

1st 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.

Arthritis, Chronic Pain & Fibromyalgia 1st Tuesday, 2:00 PM Lake Wales Medical Centers, Extended Care Facility, 1st Floor Classroom Call (863) 676-1433, ext. 4166 or 4195

Brain Injury Support Group
4th Tuesday, 7:30 PM Ð 9:00 PM
Grace Lutheran Church 327 Avenue C, SE, Winter Haven
Call (863) 292-4061, ext. 4941

Caregivers and Family
Support Group

Monday, 1:00 PM- 2:00 PM,
Gill Jones Outpatient Rehab,
Winter Haven
Lunch is optional
Call (863) 292-4061, ext. 4939
– 1st Monday, 1:00 PM, Winter Haven Hospital Center of Psychiatry, 200 Ave. F, N.E., Winter Haven.
Also, 2nd Tuesday, 1:30 PM Lake Wales Medical Centers, Classroom A Cafeteria Conference Room
Call (863) 676-1433, ext. 4166 or 4195 Cancer Support Group 2nd and 4th 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
2nd Tuesday, 7:30 PM Grace Lutheran Church, 327 Avenue C, SE, Winter Haven
Call (863) 297-1706
–Also, 1st Wednesday, 2:00 PM Lake Wales Medical Centers Extended Care Facility, 1st Floor Classroom Call (863) 676-1433, ext. 4166 or 4195

Domestic Violence
Support Group

Call (863) 294-5318
for more information.
Every Tuesday @ 4:00 pm
Resource Center For Women
711 6 St., N.W.
Eating Healthy for Life
1st Monday of every month,
2:00 PM Lake Wale
Medical Centers,
Extended Care Facility,
1st Floor Classroom
Call (863) 676-1433, ext. 4166

Epilepsy Support Group
1st Tuesday, 2:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital,
Classroom C
Call (863) 686-5880

Esteem Graduate
Support Group

1st Monday, 12:00 Noon
Quincy's Restaurant,
Winter Haven
Lunch is optional
Call (863) 292-406, ext. 4939

Fibromyalgia Support Group
2nd Thursday, 2:00 PM
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
1st and 3rd Tuesday,
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Regency Medical Center,
Winter Haven
Call (863) 297-1877

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:
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Registration is require fo
this group.
Please call 297-188 to register.
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 Support Group
For those with heart disease and those who have loved ones with heart disease. Includes quarterly educational lectures by medical professionals.
2nd 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

2nd and 4th Monday,
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Trinity Congregational Church's Parish House, Winter Haven
Call (863) 293-1121, ext. 1877

Lifelink Donor Awareness
and Support Group

2nd Monday, , 6:30 PM Ð 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.


Parents of Multiple
A support group
for parents/guardians of twins, triplets & more.
2nd Thursday of each
month, 7:30 pm Bishop House @ Florida Southern College
127 Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland
Call 863-619-7726 or 863-647-3807

Prostate Cancer
Support Group

2nd and 4th Tuesday,
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital,
Street 4 Dayroom
Call (863) 292-1121, ext. 1877 Multiple Sclerosis 1st
Tuesday, 10:30 AM
Lake Wales Medical Centers
Extended Care Facility,
1st Floor Classroom
Call (863) 676-1433 ext. 4195

NAMI
(National Alliance for
the Mentally Ill)
Support group for those with mentally ill relatives
1st Tuesday, 7:00 PM, Sweet Center 1201 1st Street, South, Winter Haven (863) 297-1702.
And 3rd 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
2nd Tuesday in Oct., Jan., April,
10:00 AM Winter Haven Hospital, Education Classrooms
Call (863) 293-1121 ext. 1511

Parkinson's Support Group
3rd Wednesday, 10:00 AM
Spring Haven Retirement Center 1225 Havendale Blvd., N.W.,
Winter Haven
Call (863) 293-0072
or (863) 291-6705

Perinatal Bereavement
(New Hope)

2nd Tuesday, 10:00 AM and
4th Tuesday, 7:00 PM
Regency Medical Center,
Winter Haven
Call (863) 325-9748
or (863) 294-7044

Rape Crisis Support Group
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM,
Every Friday,
Winter Haven Hospital,
Classroom D
Call (863) 299-502

Stroke Support Group
1st Wednesday, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM Winter Haven Hospital Joy-Fuller Rehab, Swann 7
Call (863) 297-1807

Support Group for the Blind
2nd and 4th Tuesday,
10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Winter Haven Manor,
Winter Haven
Call at (863) 967-9825

Woman to Woman
(Breast Cancer Support Group)
2nd Monday, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Regency Medical Center,
Winter Haven
Call (863) 291-6705

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.

 

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