Support Groups
Alzheimer's Support Group
- Meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month
- 10:00am
- Bayview Senior Center.
- For more information, please call the Bayview Senior Center at 678-3373.
Cancer Support Group - Support for the Journey
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Diabetes Support Group - Oak Harbor
Meets the second Monday of the month at 7:00pm at the Oak Harbor Senior Center.
Diabetes Support Group -Whidbey General Hospital
Monday, September 27, 6:30 PM, Whidbey General Hospital, Conference Room A
Topic: Diabetes Burnout: How to deal with the demands of diabetes
Presenter: Don Miller RN, Certified Diabetes Educator
Monday, November 1, 6:30 PM, Whidbey General Hospital, Conference Room A
Topic: Type 2 Diabetes, Why does it change?
Have you found that your blood sugars don’t respond to the things they used to? Learn how changing strategies are needed to manage diabetes over time.
Presenter: Don Miller RN, Certified Diabetes Educator
Exceptional Family Support Group
A parent to parent support group for any and all families and caretakers who are raising children who have special needs.
This support group generally meets once a month at the:
Aptitude Habilitation Services Office
31955 SR 20, Suite #3
Oak Harbor, WA
(Same building as Island Massage and Whidbey Telecom)
Childcare provided
Please call either of the two people listed below for specifc meeting dates.
Dawn Pucci (360) 544-8532 drpucci@comcast.net
Mira Thomas (360) 679-1039 mira.thomas@skagit.edu
Hepatitis C
Phone Support Only. Call Janis Schurr, RN,C at 360.678.6095 for more information.
Living with Cancer
The Living with Cancer Support Group is a growing community of those who understand the challenges faced by cancer survivors, their families, and their friends. A Cancer Survivor is anyone who has ever received a diagnosis of cancer. The group is an ongoing "drop in" support group and is offered twice a month.
Look Good, Feel Better
Meet with American Cancer Society Volunteer beauty professionals in a small group, (usually consisting of 3 to 8 women), through practical, hands on experience. Women learn about makeup techniques, skincare, nail care, and options related to hair loss such as wigs, turbans, and scarves. Each group program participant receives a free kit of cosmetics for use during and after the workshop.
Low Vision/Blind Support Group
The Low Vision/Blind Support Group will be held the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 2:00 pm at the Oak Harbor Senior Center.
For more information, please contact Paul Bovey 679-8293
Multiple Sclerosis
For information please call Mrs. Nowak at 679-3676 or call the Greater Washington Chapter at 1-800-800-7047.