Health calendar 11/20

Today

Balance screening for seniors from 9 to 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Freidheim. The screening will be conducted by staff from the Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Seniors over age 65 are eligible; there is no cost.

Diabetes support group meets at 2 p.m. in Franciscan conference room at St. Francis Medical Center. For information, call 331-5107.

Blood drive from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cape Girardeau. Donors should be at least 17 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds.

Preparation for childbirth class 2 meets at 5:30 p.m. at Healing Arts conference room. This is part of a four-session class for new mothers. For information, call 331-5107.

Seeds of Hope meets at 6 p.m. in the St. Clare conference room at St. Francis Medical Center. This support group is designed to help people manage and overcome their feelings of grief. Contact Bonnie McCulley at 331-5118 for information.

"We Can" cancer support group for patients and their families meets at 7 p.m. in the Regional Cancer Center's lobby at Southeast Missouri Hospital. For information, contact chaplain Bill Matzat at 651-5519.

Grief support group meets at 7 p.m. in conference room A at St. Francis Education Center. This group meets the last Thursday of each month. For information, call Denise Essner at 651-4617.

Hospice care will be discussed on "Ask your doctor" at 8 p.m. on cable channel 5. Dr. Donald Edwards and Judy Aslin will be guest speakers. Viewers can call 334-3095 with questions during the show.

Friday

Lock-in at Main Street Fitness in Jackson for children ages 8 to 13. The schedule runs from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. Saturday. Fee is $30 per child. To register, call 243-2211.

Saturday

Poker Run fitness event at 9 a.m. at Main Street Fitness. Participants will walk or run a course and pick up five cards along the way. T-shirts are $8 but the event is free otherwise. To register, call 243-2211.

Monday

Parkinson's Support Group meets at 6 p.m. in Franciscan conference room at St. Francis Medical Center. The group is open to people with Parkinson's disease and their family members. For information, call Desma Reno at 331-5871.

GriefShare support group meets at 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. Topic is "God's spiritual hospital." For information, call the Rev. Dave Johnson at 243-2236.

Manic depressive support group meets at 7 p.m. in the Assisi Conference Room at St. Francis Medical Center. The support group meets on the fourth Monday each month. For information, call 331-5107.

Wednesday

Dining with diabetes class from 2 to 4 p.m. at Cape Girardeau County Extension office in Jackson. Call 243-3581 for information and to register.

Blood drive from 2 to 7 p.m. at Cape Girardeau Senior Center. Donors should be at least 17 years old and weigh at least 110 pounds.

-- From staff reports