Health Beat: PBMC hosting epilepsy support group
• Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead will host an epilepsy support group Monday, Feb. 9, from 7 to 8 p.m. in conference room A on the second floor. The group provides encouragement, acceptance, comfort and empowerment. Patients, friends and family are all welcome. For information, or to recommend a speaker, contact Charlie Petersen at [email protected] or 728-2804.
• A seven-week workshop for seniors, ‘Stepping On: Fall Prevention,’ will be offered Wednesdays, Feb. 11 to March 25, from 10 a.m. to noon at North Shore Public Library in Shoreham. Presented by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services, the series will focus on reducing the risk of falls and generally improving quality of life.
To register, call 929-4488.
• ‘Glow Bowling to Beat Breast Cancer,’ a PBMC Health fundraiser for the Long Island 2Day Walk, will take place Friday, Feb. 13, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Wildwood Lanes in Riverhead. Admission is $20 per person, which includes three hours of glow bowling, shoe rental, DJ music, two pizza slices and soda. There will also be “red pin” prizes, raffles, a 50/50 and giveaways. Call 369-2770 by Feb. 6 to register.
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