Support Groups

Bariatric Surgery Support Group

For more information, call 296-5580.

Bosom Buddies group for women who have/had breast cancer meets the second Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Palmetto Health Baptist.

For more information, call 296-5244.

Colorectal Cancer Support Group is a monthly support group for colon cancer patients and survivors.

Last Tuesday of each month, 6–7:30 p.m.
Offered at Palmetto Health Baptist – 1501 Sumter St., classroom B.
Call (803) 296-3000 for more information.

Diabetes Support Groups

Diabetes Support Group
Offered at Palmetto Health Baptist.
Call (803) 296-8906 for more information.

Kids with Diabetes
Offered at Palmetto Health Richland.
Call (803) 434-6674 for more information.

Infertility Support Group meets at 6 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in the Pastoral Counseling Seminar Room.

For more information about the support group or about infertility counseling call Lisa Holland at 296-5879.

Living Well With Diabetes group meets monthly on the Palmetto Health Baptist Columbia campus.

For more information, call the PBMC Outpatient Specialty Clinic at 296-8906.

MARYS - Meeting And Reviving Your Spirit For African American breast cancer patients and survivors.

Third Tuesday of each month, 11:35 a.m.–1:15 p.m.
Offered at Celia Saxon Health Center, 2133 Walker Solomon Way, Columbia, SC.

Pathfinders Bereavement Support Groups are designed to meet the needs of people adjusting to the death of a relative or friend. Meetings are coordinated by Palmetto Health Hospice and held monthly in various locations throughout South Carolina.

For more information, call 296-3939.

Parents of Preemies helps women who have had prematue births understand their risk factors so they can reduce those risks before their next pregnancy.

Second Wednesday of each month, 10:30 a.m.–noon.
Offered at Palmetto Health Women's Center, 1801 Sunset Drive
Call (803) 296-2273 for more information or to register.

Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) group meets on the first Monday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the hospital. People diagnosed with RSD and their families, and people interested in learning more about the disease are invited to attend.

For more information, call Debbie Lewis at 532-9471.

STORY
STORY is a research study to find out if a group by telephone is better than other support in helping African American women with breast cancer deal with side effects.To learn more about this study:

Call: Hiluv Johnson at 803/434-3118 or 1-800-775-2287 (if you are calling long distance). She will gladly tell you about STORY, our research study.
E-mail: story@palmettohealth.org

Click here to download the STORY flyer

Wee Remember group meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for parents who have experienced infant or pregnancy loss.

For more information, call 296-5636.