Amputee support group forming
FORT SCOTT, Kan. — A support group for amputees is being organized in Fort Scott.
Cheryl O’Brien, a BK (below the knee) amputee, is founder of the Amputee Support Group of Southeast Kansas.
The group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month at the Presbyterian Village (lower level), 2401 S. Horton St., Fort Scott.
Details: Cheryl O’Brien, 620-223-2284.
Mammography screening set
Two Mobile Mammography visits and a free health screening will be offered by St. John’s Regional Medical Center.
• Today: Mobile Mammography, 8 a.m. to noon, St. John’s Maude Norton Hospital, 220 N. Pennsylvania St., Columbus, Kan. Details: 620-429-2545.
• Monday: Blood-pressure screening, 9:30 to 11 a.m., hospital lobby. Free and open to the public.
• Tuesday: Mobile Mammography, 8 a.m. to noon, Webb City High School. Details: 620-429-2545.
Events slated at Freeman
Screenings and a Girls Night Out event will be offered by Freeman Health System.
• Today: Life Line health screenings, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., United Methodist Church, 104 N. Main St., Pineville. The low-cost screenings will help you learn your risk of cardiovascular disease. Call to register. Details: 800-779-6353.
Freeman Spirit Girls Night Out, 6 to 9 p.m., conference room at Freeman Business Center, 3220 McClelland Blvd. Event will feature an evening of pampering, seminars, food, screenings and door prizes. Admission is $10 for Spirit of Women members, $25 for non members. Details: 347-3950.
• Saturday: Prenatal class, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., meeting rooms at Freeman West, 1102 W. 32nd St. The one-day class helps prepare mothers and labor coaches for childbirth. Free for Freeman patients, registration required. Details: 347-6687.
• Monday: Prenatal class, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., meeting rooms at Freeman West. Details: 347-6687.
Tuesday: Life Line screenings, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., First Christian Church, 800 S. Main St. Details: 800-779-6353.
Friends & Family CPR, 6:30 to 9 p.m., conference room at Joplin Family Y South, 3404 McIntosh Circle Drive. Details: 347-4448.
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