Health calendar 5/20

Today

Preparation for childbirth class 4 takes place at 5:30 p.m. in the conference room at the Healing Arts Center.

Seeds of Hope grief support group meets at 6 p.m. in the St. Clare conference room at St. Francis Medical Center.

Stroke Club meeting at 7 p.m. in the 4-East Solarium at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Kathleen Riggs-Roupp will talk about "brain attack." For information, call 651-5596.

We Can cancer support group meets at 7 p.m. in the lobby of the Regional Cancer Center at Southeast Hospital. For information, call 651-5519.

Asthma and allergies will be topic on "Ask your doctor," a call-in medical show that airs at 8 p.m. on cable channel 5. Dr. Michael Critchlow will speak; viewers can call 334-3095 with questions.

Friday

Diabetes support group meets at 2 p.m. in the Franciscan conference room at St. Francis Medical Center. In conjunction with this meeting will be a "Dental Care and Diabetics" seminar with guest speaker Dr. Ed Kendrick of the Missouri Dental Association. For information, call 331-5897 or (800) 457-1720.

Blood drive is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Red Cross Donation Center.

Monday

Parkinson's support group meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Franciscan conference room at St. Francis Medical Center.

Manic-depressive support group meets at 7 p.m. in the Assisi conference room at St. Francis Medical Center.

Blood drive from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Red Cross Donation Center.

Wednesday

Blood drive from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Red Cross Donation Center.

-- From staff reports