This group is designed with two components; "Open" meetings are available to pre-operative and post-operative weight loss surgery patients and their families. This group offers a wonderful opportunity for pre-operative patients and their families to learn from experienced bariatric surgery patients.
And “closed” meetings are available to post-operative patients only. This group offers support for experienced bariatric surgery patients.

Support groups meet the first Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. For more details click here.
Please call Karen Darley, LCSW MidState Medical Center Bariatric Program Coordinator at 203 694 8343 with any questions.

A series of workshops offering support and coping skills for caregivers. Allows caregivers to network with fellow caregivers and healthcare professionals, and to recognize that they are not alone. For more details click here.

This group is designed specifically for Hispanic women who have been diagnosed with cancer. It also provides help to family members and loved ones. Funded by the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. 
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Support is available for patients and families dealing with the unique challenges of these diseases. For more details click here.

Learning more about your disease and how to deal with it can be invaluable to cancer patients. This program is specifically designed to educate and instruct women who are dealing with side effects of their cancer treatment.
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Specifically designed to help men who are diagnosed with prostate cancer and their families. For more details click here.

For women diagnosed with breast or gynecological cancers, this group can provide great emotional support and strength. For more details click here. 

For information about cancer support programs, call 203 694 8353.