Health calendar 10/3/02

Today

Sibling class from 6 to 8:30 p.m. for children ages 4 to 10. The class meets at the Generations Resource Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. To register, call 651-5833.

Breast cancer support group meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the lobby of the Regional Cancer Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. To register, call the Generations Center at 651-5825.

Sarcoidosis support group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. at the case management classroom at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Nancy Mosley of the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center and Cindy Seyer of the hospital's respiratory therapy center, will speak.

"Ask Your Doctor" airs at 8 p.m. on Channel 5, with Dr. Kenneth Phillips speaking about West Nile virus. The call-in medical show is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau County Area Medical Society, Southeast Missouri Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center. Viewers can call 334-3095 with their questions.

Friday

Blood pressure screening from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau.

Monday

Brain Injury Resource Group meets at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Cathy Tanksley. This month's meeting is a social gathering. For directions or information, call the Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital at 651-5825.

Tuesday

Diabetes Self-Management support group meets from 1 to 2 p.m. at Generations Center. The topic is "sick day rules." For information, contact Carla Glaus at 651-5844.

New Voice Club meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in learning lab north at St. Francis Education Center. For information, call Luann Rhodes at 331-5153.

Infant massage class from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Outpatient Conference Room in St. Francis' Center for Health and Rehab. The class runs for four consecutive weeks. For information, call 331-5107.

Reclaiming Life after Loss support group meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in meeting room 101 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. For information, call Julie Metzger at 335-6208.

Wednesday

Knee and hip pain seminar from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. The speaker is Darline Brown of the hospital's joint management center. For more information, call 651-5825.

Blood drive from 1 to 5 p.m. at Rhodes Travel Center in Cape Girardeau. Donors must be at least 17 years old and weigh 110 pounds or more to be eligible. For information, call 339-1822.

United Ostomy Association support group meets at 4:30 p.m. in classrooms A and B of the Cancer Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. For information, call 651-5844.