REMINDER-ST. JOHN'S SUPPORT GROUP

Happy Holidays! I wanted to remind everyone that the next meeting of the New Beginnings Support Group is scheduled to meet Monday, December 11, 2006, at the St. John's Surgery Center, Classroom 4B, 1229 E. Seminole, Springfield, Missouri. We meet from 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Our regular meetings are the second Monday of every month. The New Beginnings Support Group is for weight loss surgery pre and post-op patients, their support members or anyone wanting to obtain information on weight loss surgery. We welcome pre-op patients, post-op patients (with any weight loss surgery procedure), family members, and the general public. You may be a part of our group regardless of where you have had your surgery, and you don't have to be a patient to attend. Our speaker for the December meeting will be Jamea Crum, R.N. Jamea is a registered nurse at St. John's and had Lap Band surgery earlier this year. Jamea will be discussing bariatric surgery as a post-op and as an experienced nurse. Jamea will talk with us about our combined experiences as weight loss surgery patients and share her extensive clinical knowledge as well. I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday, the 11th! Cathy St. John's Hospital Bariatric Surgery Program Support Group Leader ObesityHelp Staff ObesityHelp Support Group Specialist