Reading Hospital Support Groups
Support groups offer encouragement and advice, as well as practical tips for dealing with illness, recovery, and the challenges of everyday life. Search our events calendar for meeting time and location information.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Support group for people who feel they have a problem with alcohol.
Registration not required.
The answering service will offer times and locations of Alcoholic Anonymous meetings, or if necessary, will give the caller the name and number of a contact person they can speak with until they can attend a meeting.
AA Hotline: 610-373-6500
Amputee Support Group
Those who have experienced an amputation, or friends and family of someone who has experienced an amputation, are encouraged to join our Amputee Support Group. Our guest speakers provide education on various topics. This group offers socialization and support for patients, former patients, and the community.
Meetings are held the third Thursday of the month at 4 p.m.
Location:
Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing
2802 Papermill Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610
For more information, please call: 484-628-2721
Aphasia Support Group
Aphasia is an acquired communication disorder that impairs a person's ability to speak and understand others. The Aphasia Support Group is designed to help people with aphasia, family members, and friends deal with the ongoing challenges encountered when living with aphasia.
The group sessions will include educational information, guest speakers, and opportunities for social interaction.
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at 3 p.m.
Location:
Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing
2802 Papermill Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610
For more information, please call: 484-628-2721
Brain Injury Support Group
The Brain Injury Support Group is designed to offer support to survivors of a brain injury, along with their family and friends. The support group is focused on providing education, emotional support, and opportunities for socialization and peer support.
Meetings are held the third Wednesday of the month at 4 p.m.
There is no support group during the month of February.
Location:
Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing - Classroom #2
2802 Papermill Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610
For more information, please call: 484-628-2721
Cancer Support Groups
Cancer impacts people across many different diseases. Support groups offer an outlet for patients and caregivers to connect with other people experiencing the impact of cancer, and there are many resources available virtually and in person across our network of partners caring for cancer patients.
- American Cancer Society
- American Cancer Society - Reach to Recovery program (breast cancer support)
- Breast Cancer Support Services of Berks County
- CancerCare
- Cancer Hope Network
- Cancer Support Services of the Lehigh Valley
- Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
- Living Beyond Breast Cancer
- Young Survival Coalition
For additional information, please reach out to Elizabeth Keller, LSW, OSW-C, Oncology Social Worker, at 484-628-9842 or elizabeth.keller@towerhealth.org.
Cardiac Care Support Group
An open forum for patients who have similar experiences, challenges, and concerns. Peers encourage one another to overcome struggles and celebrate triumphs. Anyone with cardiac disease (heart attack, heart failure, cardiomyopathy) or has had cardiac surgery may attend.
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month from 4 to 5 p.m.
Registration not required
Location:
Reading Hospital
TG195 Conference Room
Use 7th Avenue Parking Lot at 423 South 7th Avenue, enter through HealthPlex Lobby and check-in at Security Desk for way-finding assistance.
Eileen Ravert: 484-628-8921
Olivia Shaffer: 484-628-8452
Fitness, Tai Chi, and Yoga
Tai Chi
Tai Chi is known to have many health benefits. An experienced instructor will lead you through slow, relaxed, graceful movements. With a focus on breathing and meditation, the entire body is always in motion, moving gently and at a uniform speed.
Classes are held Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. and require a $5 fee.
Healing Yoga Classes
Yoga is a holistic healing system for creating harmony and balance on all levels: body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Yoga can help strengthen the immune system and encourage the development of inner resources that help in dealing with a life-changing illness.
Hatha Yoga
Yoga is a great method of exercising and stretching. Practiced for health and vitality, Hatha yoga is typically gentle and provides a good introduction to yoga poses. The class is sensitive to all fitness levels and health needs.
Location:
Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing
2802 Papermill Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Man-to-Man Prostate Cancer Support Group
Man-To-Man Prostate Cancer Support Group is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. This is an educational and support group for men who have prostate cancer and for those interested in learning about the disease.
Participants will discuss problems, concerns, anxieties, and experiences related to prostate cancer.
Meetings are held the second Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.
Location:
American Cancer Society
498 Bellevue Avenue
Reading, PA 19605
Narcotics Anonymous
Support for people who feel they have a problem with drugs.
Meetings are held Mondays at 8 p.m.
St. James Church
644 Penn Avenue
West Reading, PA
Parkinson Support Group
Parkinson’s Disease affects all areas of life and creates motor and non-motor symptoms. Join the Parkinson’s Support Group meeting to gain a better understanding of the diagnosis, treatment of the disease and find support from others. Friends and families are also welcome to attend the meetings.
Meetings are held the second Monday of the month at 3:30 p.m.
Location:
Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing
2802 Papermill Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610
For more information, please call: 484-628-2721
Remembrance and Reflection: Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group
Infant death is one of the most devastating experiences parents can face. Nothing can take away the pain or fill the baby's place in parents' hearts – but acknowledging that grief and sharing feelings with others who have had similar losses may help.
The Remembrance and Reflection Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group was formed to offer support to parents and other loved ones who have lost a baby at any point from conception to shortly after birth.
Parents and other loved ones are welcome at any or all of the support group sessions. Feel free to come and share or just come and listen.
Adults only, please.
Location:
Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing
2802 Papermill Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Scleroderma Support Group
A support group for patients living with scleroderma.
Meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of every other month, at 7 p.m.
Location:
Reading Health Pediatrics
40 Berkshire Court
Wyomissing, PA
Sleep Apnea Support Group
Effectively treating Sleep Apnea necessitates lifestyle changes. Having a team of people who have experienced and who will help support you through these changes, is the cornerstone to successful treatment. The Sleep Apnea Support Group provides this encouragement, advice and support to individuals and their family members who are on CPAP therapy.
Location:
Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing
2802 Papermill Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610
Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
Learning to cope with a spinal cord injury may be the biggest challenge ever faced by a person with a spinal cord injury and their loved ones. The Spinal Cord Injury support group provides the opportunity to interact with people facing similar challenges and provide education and ways to adapt.
Meetings are held the fourth Thursday of every month at 3 p.m.
Location:
Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing
2802 Papermill Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610
For more information, please call: 484-628-2721
Stroke Support Group
Recovering from stroke can be a long, hard road - not only for stroke survivors but also for their family and friends. The Stroke Support Group is designed to help stroke survivors, family members, and friends learn more about life after stroke.
The group sessions will include educational information, guest speakers, and opportunities for social interaction.
Meetings are held the first Wednesday of the month at 3 p.m.
Location:
Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing
2802 Papermill Road
Wyomissing, PA 19610
For more information, please call: 484-628-2721
Weight Management Support Groups
Planning Committee Meeting: This group of patient volunteers meets to plan support group meetings and activities in the WMC conference room.
- This group meets the third Thursday of most months at 6 p.m.
Second Helping Support Meeting: An informal meeting to mix and mingle with other patients without the structure of the larger meeting.
- This group meets the third Thursday of most months at 7 p.m.
Fitness for Anyone: A group session led by Nathan Baron at the WMC at the Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing. Class size is limited. Registration is required. Cost is $12 per person. Contact Nathan Baron at 610-413-8594.
- This group meets the first and third Saturday of the month at 8:30 a.m.
A fourth group also meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month in the Reading Hospital Conference Center, Rooms 1-3, 5th Avenue Lobby entrance.
We welcome all those who have had, or are considering, surgical weight loss. Our meetings provide an opportunity to speak with other patients who have had surgery.
A support network provides education and information at each meeting. We also provide the opportunity to socialize and ask questions after each meeting. Studies have shown that those patients who regularly attend support meetings tend to do better overall.