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Support Groups
The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center offers a wide variety of support groups for both veterans and family members. Talk with a social worker in your Prime Care Clinic for more information.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
This group meets every Wednesday, 7 p.m., Room 6C-105. Contact Person: Billy M. (Bo) Cook, (713) 791-1414, ext. 6987.
Amputee Support Group
This group meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month, 3 - 4 p.m. in Nursing Unit 2A Dining Room. For more information, contact group facilitators Anna Bracero, RKT at (713) 794-7816 or Betty Baer, OTR at (713) 794-7793.
Better Breather’s Club
The group meets the last Wednesday of every month, 1:30 p.m. in Room 3C-371, Home Oxygen Clinic. Group facilitator: Paula Denman, (713) 794-8979
Breast Cancer Support Group
This group meets the last Tuesday of each month, 12 p.m., in the Cancer Center Conference Room, 4C-345. Contact group facilitators: Magdalena Ramirez, LCSW, (713) 791-1414, ext. 5287 or Shirley LaDay Smith, RN, MSN, (713) 794-7926.
Cancer Support Group
The group meets the second Tuesday of every month, 2-3 p.m. in the Cancer Center Family Room, 4C-365. Group facilitators: Maria Lozano-Vasquez, LMSW, (713) 791-1414, ext. 5273 and Chaplain Douglas Ensminger, D.Min., (713) 794-7200
Depression and Bipolar Support Group
This group meets every Monday, 8:30 – 10 a.m., in Room 6B-111. Contact (713) 600-1131 for more information.
Fibromylgia Education/Support Group (Restricted membership—Call Dr. Tan for information)
The group meets every Monday, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., in Room 5C-215. Group facilitator: Gabriel Tan, PhD, ABPP (713) 794-8794
Hepatitis C Support Group
The group meets the first Friday of every month, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. in Primecare Clinic 5 (NASA). Group facilitators: Garfield Norris, (713) 791-1414 ext. 6189 and Jodi M. Francis, RN, ext. 3394 or 3656.
HIV Support/Educational Group
The group meets every Tuesday, 2 p.m. in Clinic 4, Room 1A-442. Group facilitator: Kathy Molitor, (713) 791-1414, ext. 6177 and Belinda Rainer, ext. 5292
Mended Hearts Support Group
This group meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month, 11 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., in Nursing Unit 2A Dining Room. Contact group facilitator Patricia Suarez, LCSW at (713) 791-1414, ext. 6101.
MS Self-Help Group
The group meets the second Wednesday of every month, 2 - 3:30 p.m. in SCI Dayroom, NU1B, Room 119. Group facilitators: Lisa Whipple, LCSW, (713) 794-7951 and Fe Funtanilla, RN, (713) 791-1414, ext. 4559
Pain Coping Skills Training Group
The group meets every Tuesday, 1 p.m., in Room 5C-215. Group facilitator: Gabriel Tan, PhD., ABPP (713) 794-8794
Pain Education Group
The group meets every Wednesday, 2 p.m. in Room 5C-215. Group facilitator: Gabriel Tan, PhD, ABPP (713) 794-8794
Pain Relaxation Training Group
The group meets every Wednesday, 1 p.m., in Room 5C-215. Group facilitator: Gabriel Tan, PhD, ABPP (713) 794-8794
Parkinson's Disease Education/Support Group
Contact group facilitators: Naomi Nelson, RN, Ph.D., (713) 794-8938 or Lisa Whipple, LCSW, (713) 794-7951 for a monthly schedule and meeting location.
Prostate Cancer Support Group
The group meets the third Wednesday of every month, 10 – 11 a.m., in the Cancer Center Conference Room, 4C-345. Group facilitator: Tonjala Seals, (713) 791-1414 ext. 6227
Stroke Support Group
This group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, 3 – 4 p.m., in the Nursing Unit 2A Dining Room. Contact group facilitators Kathryn Kertz, OTR at (713) 791-1414, ext. 4192 or Laura Lawhon, KTR at (713) 791-1414, ext. 4241 or Lisa Whipple, LCSW, at (713) 794-7951.
Vet to Vet Support Group
This peer education and support group meets every Wednesday, 6 – 7 p.m., in Room 6B-117 and every Thursday, 9 – 10 a.m., in Room 6B-117 and 11 a.m. – noon in Room 6C-166. For more information, contact Dr. Sara Allison at (713) 791-1414 ext. 6729 or Dr. Cristy Gamez-Galka at (713) 791-1414 ext. 4378.
Point of Contact: VHAHOU Public Affairs
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