Health briefs for this week

Cheryl Morey, South Bend Tribune
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Support Groups

SOUTH BEND — The New Hope Support Group will meet the first and third Tuesday of each month from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at Little Flower Catholic Church, 54191 N. Ironwood. This interdenominational group is for divorced, widows, widowers and anyone suffering grief due to the loss of a loved one. The group meets in a large area of the basement level of the church. For more information, call C. Forsythe at 574-252-2158 or P. Haden at 574-251-0131. The next meetings will be held Sept. 5 and Sept. 19.

ELKHART — An Epilepsy Support Group will meet the first Thursday of every month and is for individuals with epilepsy and families of those with epilepsy. The group meets from 7 to 8 p.m. at St. Thomas School, 1331 Main St., entrance off small parking lot. For more information, contact 317-308-4823 or email: mmmrobinson07@gmail.com or Facebook Group: Elkhart Epilepsy Support Group. The next meeting will be held Sept. 7.

Blood drives

Medical Foundation will hold the following drives. Register at givebloodnow.com:

• Erskine Village, 1290 E. Ireland Road, South Bend, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 1.

• St. Jude Parish, 19704 Johnson Road, South Bend, 8 a.m. to noon Sept. 3.

• MORryde International, 3701 Cooper Drive, Elkhart, 8:30 to 11 a.m. Sept. 5.

• MORryde International, 1536 Grant St., Elkhart, 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 5

• Elkhart General Hospital, 600 East Boulevard, Elkhart, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 6

• MORryde International, 309 Stainless Drive, Elkhart, 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Sept. 6

• MORryde International, 1966 Sterling Ave., Elkhart, 12:30 to 3 p.m. Sept. 6.

• Bradford Shores Give Back, 51201 Kerry Glen Drive, South Bend, 4 to 8 p.m. Sept. 7.

• VFW Post 2284, 69946 M-62, Edwardsburg, 1:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sept. 7.

The American Red Cross will hold the following drives. Register at redcrossblood.org:

• Marshall County Blueberry Festival, 1660 N. Michigan St., Plymouth, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 1.

• St. John’s United Church of Christ, 101 St. John Road, Michigan City, noon to 6 p.m. CDT Sept. 5.

• University of Notre Dame, 101 Duncan Student Center, South Bend, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 6.

• LaPorte County Fairgrounds, 2581 W. Indiana 2, LaPorte, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. CDT Sept. 6.

• Calvary United Methodist Church, 801 S. Huntington, Syracuse, noon to 6 p.m. Sept. 7.

• Knox Community High School, 1 Redskin Trail, Knox, 8:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. CDT Sept. 7.

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: Health briefs for South Bend area from Sept. 1 to Sept. 7