St. John's Hospital Support Group-Spfd., MO

I wanted to remind everyone of our next meeting of the St. John's Bariatric Surgery Program's New Beginnings Support Group. We will be meeting on Monday, February 12, 2007, 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 St. John's Bariatric Surgery Program has created a professional comprehensive support group system consisting of multiple meetings. Our meetings are led by an ObesityHelp trained support group leader. The behavioral health specialist, working closely with the bariatric surgeon of the program, also attends our meetings to support members. We feature an educational portion to our New Beginnings meeting along with open sharing and communication for everyone, plus FUN! We have members with all types of bariatric procedures to provide personal experience and support to others with the same procedures. 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 this month will be Katie Branson-Waldron, ACSW, LCSW, CASAC, Behavior Health Specialist for the St. John's Bariatric Surgery Program. Katie's presentation will be "Weight Loss Surgery In Your Relationship". I look forward to seeing everyone on Monday, the 12th! Cathy ObesityHelp Staff and Support Group Specialist St. John's Hospital Bariatric Surgery Program Support Group Leader