Medical Notes: Dec. 26, 2022 - MassLive.com

NAMI-Western Mass. meeting

AGAWAM – The National Alliance connected Mental Illness of Western Massachusetts yearly gathering volition beryllium held connected Sunday, Jan. 14, opening astatine 2 p.m. The peculiar impermanent talker volition beryllium Gerson Nivar, Program Manager astatine Wayfinders, who has worked successful quality services for implicit 12 years. He volition beryllium speaking connected the stigma of intelligence wellness conditions and dual diagnosis and what services are successful the assemblage to assistance those that are struggling. This lawsuit is unfastened to the public. Absentee ballots volition beryllium mailed lone to NAMI-WM members that are eligible to vote. The ballots indispensable beryllium received successful the bureau by Friday, Jan. 13. To registry spell to namiwm.org/events and click connected the registration nexus oregon spell straight to Eventbrite.com and hunt for NAMI Western Mass. A Zoom nexus volition beryllium provided to those who are registered. For much accusation interaction the office. For much information, interaction the NAMI-WM bureau astatine 413-786-9139 oregon email information@namiwm.org.

NAMI online/phone enactment group

AGAWAM - The National Alliance connected Mental Illness (NAMI-WM) of Western Massachusetts would similar to pass the nationalist that the NAMI Connection Recovery Support Groups person resumed successful a virtual format.

Mondays, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Access online with zoom: https://us02web.zom.us/j/88206475051; entree by phone, 646-558-8656, gathering ID: 88206475051.

Wednesdays, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Access online with zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82690755017; entree by phone, 646-558-8656, gathering ID 82690755017. For much information, interaction the bureau oregon spell to namiwm.org/support.

For members of the LGBTQIA+ community, Wednesdays, 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. For much accusation email: triciafitz7@gmail.com.

Shiloh SDA Church and The National Alliance connected Mental Illness (NAMI_WM) of Western Massachusetts announces a caller Family and Friends Support radical for achromatic and brownish communities. The Black & Brown Family & Friends Support Group meets connected the archetypal Thursday of each month. A Zoom nexus volition beryllium provided for participants. For much information, interaction the NAMI-WM bureau astatine 413-786-9139 oregon email information@namiwm.org.

A diagnosis is not required to be immoderate group. Anyone with intelligence wellness information is invited to be immoderate radical without anterior registration.

Covid-19 Testing ending astatine the extremity of Dec.

HOLYOKE - Curative volition extremity its COVID-19 investigating programme astatine Holyoke Community College connected Saturday, Dec. 31. HCC has been a big tract for COVID-19 investigating since the summertime of 2020, soon aft the pandemic began. Until past Curative volition proceed to connection investigating astatine HCC successful parking batch R, Monday done Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Curative uses self-collected, shallow nasal PCR tests. Results are mostly disposable successful 1-2 days. Testing is free. Appointments are preferred. Slots tin beryllium reserved astatine cur.tv/hcc. Walk-ins are besides welcome. Testing hours whitethorn alteration owed to inclement upwind oregon holidays. Additional Massachusetts investigating locations tin beryllium recovered astatine mass.gov/covid.

MJD Support Group

LUDLOW – The Michael J. Dias Foundation provides education, country resources, adjacent support, and anticipation for household members and friends coping with a loved 1 with a substance usage disorder. A enactment radical gathers connected the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each period from 6 to 7:15 p.m. astatine Our Lady of Fatima Parish Center, 438 Winsor St. anyone needing enactment is invited to attend. Masks are required and guests volition beryllium seated six feet apart. If you person immoderate questions, interaction Maureen astatine 413-563-6226.

Grief enactment group

CHICOPEE – Saint Rose de Lima Grief Support Group meets each Monday but large holidays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. This escaped play grief enactment radical is for radical who person experienced the nonaccomplishment of a spouse, partner, household subordinate oregon friend. All are welcome. The radical meets astatine Saint Rose de Lima Pastoral Center, 15 Chapel St.

Stroke of Inspiration enactment group

SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield College Occupational Therapy (OT) Department offers a escaped play enactment radical for radical surviving with changeable and their caregivers. The radical meets successful a virtual format connected Zoom each Thursday from 1 to 2:00 p.m. Facilitated by Kathy Post, Professor Emeritus, with the assistance of 1 oregon 2 OT postgraduate students, the radical provides opportunities to conscionable different changeable survivors from occidental Massachusetts, and to stock challenges, successes, questions, and resources. For further accusation and the nexus to the meetings, delight email Kathy astatine kpost@springfieldcollege.edu.

Narcotics Anonymous

AGAWAM - To find a section Narcotics Anonymous enactment group, sojourn NERNA.ORG oregon WesternMassNA.org oregon telephone 866-NA-HELP-U.

Survivors of Suicide Loss

EAST LONGMEADOW - Survivors of Suicide Loss, a enactment radical for adults who person mislaid a loved 1 to suicide, meets connected the 3rd Monday of each period (except large holidays oregon terrible weather) astatine the Forastiere Smith Funeral Home, 220 North Main St. from 6:30 to 8 p.m. This is simply a peer-facilitated group. The meetings are open, meaning caller members are ever welcome. The gathering country is acceptable up to let for recommended societal distancing and attendees are required to bring and deterioration their ain disguise portion successful the gathering room. If circumstances allow, immoderate meetings whitethorn beryllium held outdoors.

Free Accessible Broadcast readings

SPRINGFIELD - Free 24/7 accessible section quality and accusation is disposable from Valley Eye Radio for those successful the Pioneer Valley nary longer capable to work independently owed to ocular and different aesculapian and carnal challenges. Contact them astatine www.valleyeyeradio.org oregon (413) 747-7337 for details connected however to perceive from 1 of their peculiar radios oregon done their website, astute speakers, cablegram entree channel, oregon mobile phone.