Health calendar 2/19

Today

Diabetes Support Group from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in conference room A at St. Francis Education Center. For information, call 331-5107.

Preparation for Childbirth Class 3 meets from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Healing Arts Center conference room.

We Can Support Group for cancer patients and families meets at 7 p.m. in the Regional Cancer Center lobby at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Speaker is Dr. John Ritter, who will talk about his fight with cancer. For information, call 651-5519.

Saturday

Breastfeeding class meets from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Generations Resource Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Call 651-5825 to register.

MS Support Group meets from 10 a.m. to noon in the Healing Arts Center conference room. For information, call Fran Sauer at 331-5368.

Monday

Manic Depressive Support Group meet at 7 p.m. in conference room B at St. Francis Education Center. For information, call 331-5107.

Parkinson's Support Group meets at 6 p.m. in conference room A at St. Francis Education Center.

GriefShare support group meets at 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson. For information, call 243-2236.

Wednesday

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

Upcoming

Ken Hayden Memorial Golf Tournament May 24 at the Cape Girardeau Country Club. The tournament is sponsored by the Friends of St. Francis and is a mixed doubles tournament open to 70 teams. The fee is $200 per couple and includes 18 holes of golf, a lunch by Buckner Brewing Co. and prizes. The tournament is being planned in addition to the annual benefit golf tournament for St. Francis Medical Center. For information, call 331-5133.

-- From staff reports