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Offers support groups for family members and friends providing care for an individual diagnosed with cancer.

Provides cancer care services that include brachytherapy, chemotherapy, an infusion unit, radiation therapy, rehabilitation and surgery. Also addresses emotional and spiritual needs with a dedicated nurse navigator, support groups and pastoral care for both the patient and the patient's support network.

The Cancer Information Line provides resources on cancer, cancer prevention, screening and detection, as well as treatment options for many types of cancer.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Families/Friends of Individuals With Health/Disabilities Related Issues Support Groups
Cancer Clinics

Easterseals provides pediatric:

- Physical therapy.

- Behavioral Therapy (Social Worker).

- Mental Health(Social Worker).

- Mental Health Screenings.

- Aquatic therapy (summer only).

- Occupational therapy (summer only).

- Feeding Therapy (summer only).

- Summer Groups. - Autism lending library.

-Full Medical Autism Diagnostic Clinic.

-AAC Clinic.

-Seating and Mobility Clinic.

- English and Spanish Autism Parent Support Groups.

- Autism Newsletter English and Spanish.

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Occupational Therapy
Mental Health Evaluation
Autism Therapy
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Medical Social Work
Physical Therapy

Brain injury information and resources available, including advocacy and support groups.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Specialized Information and Referral

Provides a support group for women with heart disease and weight loss. Monthly meeting with programs, exercise buddy program, sharing time.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Weight Management Support Groups
Provides nutrition education and support to individuals who have diabetes. The support group offers a discussion time and education relating to nutrition and diabetes self-management. The group meets on the third Thursday each month at 10 am in the Large Conference Room, located on the lower level of Veterans Memorial Hospital.
The Family Resource Center offers a Cancer Support Group on the 1st Thursday each month from 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm. The group is open to anyone with cancer and meets at the Family Resource Center.
Support groups available for mindfulness meditation, anxiety, smoking cessation, and overeating.

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Smoking Addiction Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Offers opportunities to meet new people and explore new places. Helps members navigate the complex world of friendship and connection. Social Coaches work with individuals and groups to build skills that create fulfilling connections. Membership is required.

-- Social Opportunities: Provides weekly events where members can connect with other members with disabilities. Staff support members as much as they need. The purpose of social opportunities is to meet other people and explore community spaces.

-- Co-Op Meetings: Provides quarterly information sessions to members with disabilities and their families (who are also members). Provides information about disability services in the area and how to better utilize Community Choices services and programs. Co-Op meetings also include a 30-minute social time for everyone to connect and catch up with the cooperative community.

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Developmental Disabilities Day Habilitation Programs
Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Provides various support groups including cancer, brain injury, grief, laryngoscopy, etc.

Offers to link individuals with brain injuries to support groups around the state and provide encouragement and emotional support to survivors of brain injury and their families. Call or email for detailed information.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Offers assistance and support to people who have multiple sclerosis and those who care about them adjust to life with a chronic illness by providing emotional support, current information, counseling, advocacy, education, payee services and borrowed health equipment.

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Representative Payee Services
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Disease/Disability Information
Health Related Advocacy Groups

Low Vision Peer Support Groups discuss access solutions with others who have similar circumstances. The consumers served find the support of each other invaluable, positive and uplifting. Groups focus on solutions and learn about tools for independence that can facilitate staying in their own homes in the community if so desired.

Equipment assessment and demonstration, some giveaways and larger equipment purchases are available such as OrCam small camera that fits on glasses to read print to wearer or recognize items and faces. Some CCTVs on site can be tried out. Iris Vision wearable technology for magnified vision is also available.

Support group information for patients and their families.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups

Provides free programs and services to people impacted by cancer, which are offered from the point of diagnosis through early survivorship. Services include:

- Medical Presentations

- Counseling and Social Work Services

- Survivorship Programs

- Support Groups

- Stress Management

- Touch Therapy

- Healing Through Art

- Wig Boutique and Beautiful You Workshops

- Nutrition Classes

- Mindful Movements

- Individualized Exercise Program

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Natural Hair/Wig Donation Programs
Health/Disability Related Counseling
Disease/Disability Information
Provides information and support for those suffering from fibromyalgia and/or chronic pain.

Offers a Cancer Support Group open to anyone with cancer and meets at the Family Resource Center.

Offered services include:

- Personal case management services.

- Support group for persons with ALS/Lou Gehrig's disease and their caregivers.

- ALS Center for Excellence multi-discipline clinic specifically for people with ALS, in conjunction with Nebraska Medicine.

- Quality of life grants.

- Education and information.

- Equipment loan pool.

- Community referrals.

- Newsletters and website.

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Disease/Disability Information
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Assistive Technology Equipment
Provides advocacy, support and information to those with autism, their families and their communities.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information

Offers individualized services and supports to families who have a child with a developmental disability or other special needs. Offering to assist families in understanding systems of support that are often fragmented and difficult to access. Provides, information and referrals, respite services, parenting skills classes, support groups and social opportunities.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Families/Friends of Individuals With Health/Disabilities Related Issues Support Groups
Parenting Skills Classes
Disease/Disability Information
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Children's In Home Respite Care

Provides support groups that deal with end of life and terminal illness diagnosis.

Provides an Alzheimer's support group.

Offers a free program that utilizes structure activities to help children ages 5-12 identify, communicate and cope with their feelings when someone close to them has been diagnosed with cancer.

Provides support for individuals with Down Syndrome, their families, friends and educators by hosting recreational and educational events, information and referral to medical and dental resources, advocates on a legislative level for those with Down Syndrome and provides scholarships for those wanting to attend national conferences.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Provides information for various health/disability-related support groups.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups