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Support groups provide additional help for patients and families confronted with life-changing situations due to health problems. Gateway Health System offers assistance through several support groups, including the following:

  • Gateway Hospice hosts a Grief Support Group for those who are trying to cope with the death of a loved one. The support group is open to the public and there is no cost to attend. The group meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Tennessee Room of Gateway Medical Center. For more information contact Gateway Hospice at 931-648-4576.
  • Clarksville Support Group For Weight Loss Surgery provides educational and informational resources for preoperative and postoperative patients. It delivers optimum weight loss and maintenance guidance along with providing the techniques and tools to live your life. The support group meets on the fourth Monday of each month in the Cumberland Room of Gateway Medical Center from 6-8 p.m. For more information contact Amy Lawrence at 931-431-3542. *Due to the Memorial Day Holiday there will be no Support Group meeting during the month of May.
  • Mended Hearts, Inc. supports heart disease and heart surgery patients and their families. The group meets the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. in Clarksville Rooms A&B of Gateway Medical Center. For more information, call 931-551-1272.
  • Huffers & Puffers meetings are held on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. in Clarksville Rooms A&B of Gateway Medical Center. Whether you or a loved one suffers from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (emphysema, chronic bronchitis, chronic asthma, pneumonia), you can benefit from this unique and informative group. A variety of guest speakers will arm us with the power of knowledge and support to better our quality of life. For information, call 931-551-1711.
  • Clarksville Ostomy Support is a local support group for people who have undergone ileostomy, colostomy, or urostomy or who suffer form Chrohn's disease or other diseases of the bowel. Support for Ostomy Patients meets in the Cumberland Room the third Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. For more information, call 931-551-1530.

Other Helpful Groups Not Sponsored By Gateway:
  • Reach to Recovery offers support for breast cancer patients with a visit from a breast cancer survivor. Individual visits are available or there is a support group that meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library from 5-6 p.m. For more information call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit the American Cancer Society website at www.cancer.org.
  • Look Good, Feel Better educates women on how to deal with the physical and emotional effects of cancer treatment. From hair loss to make-up application, certified cosmetologists will help you to look good feel better. For more information, call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
  • Man to Man offers support for prostate cancer patients by providing a network of prostate cancer survivors to answer questions and provide encouragement. For more information call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
  • I Can Cope is an educational series provided for those individuals whose lives have been touched by cancer. For more information on class topics and dates, call 1-800-ACS-2345 or visit www.cancer.org.
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) Support Group meets in Clarksville Rooms A&B the 2nd Thursday at 6:30 p.m. For more information call 931-552-0262.
  • Both Alcoholic Anonymous and Al-Anon meet at 951 Clark Street. Call 931-647-0225 for meeting times.
  • Alzheimer's Caregivers Support Meets at Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library, 350 Pageant Lane at 6:30 p.m. on 1st Thursday. For more information call 931-648-1884.
  • Fibromyalgia Support Group meets at First Church of the Nazarene, 150 Richview Road, at 10 a.m. on 2nd Saturday. For more information call 931-920-4124.
  • FOCUS (Families of Clarksville's Unique Society) is a local support group for family and friends of special needs children. Meets at Clarksville Montgomery County Public Library, 350 Pageant Lane, at 6 p.m. on 2nd Tuesday. For more information call 931-920-4255 or 931-358-5171.
  • Grief & Loss Class: The parish nurses of Grace Lutheran and Sango United Methodist churches offer a twelve week class for adults who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Participants learn about the grief process and how it affects you physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually. The class is open to any adult needing support after the loss of a loved one. There is no charge for the class, but registration is required. To register or to find out when the next class begins, call Grace Lutheran at 931-647-6750 or Sango United Methodist Church at 931-358-2552.
  • National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI): Meets 4th Monday each month at 7 p.m. at Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville Rooms A&B. For more information contact Bertha Drew at 931-647-7185.