The Yorkshire Cardiomyopathy Support Group, which meets quarterly on Tuesday evenings, was set up following the Cardiomyopathy Information Day in Leeds in 2009, and is supported by the CMA funded nurse specialist Rachel Walker, who works at the South Yorkshire Cardiac Centre in Sheffield.
Meetings so far have heard speakers on cardiology and drug treatments, the talks finishing with a question and answer session.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday, August 3rd, 7.30pm at The Whitwood Inn, Conference Park, Pioneer Way, Whitwood Common Lane, Castleford, WF10 5PE. (Just off junction 31 of the M62 motorway.) Children are welcome. The speaker will be Paula Smith a heart failure nurse.
The date for the last meeting of 2010 has been provisionally agreed as November 2nd, the venue and topic has yet to be confirmed.
The group is hoping to have various speakers in the coming months including a financial advisor and a physiotherapist.
The support group is designed to help families find out more about the condition and meet others who are affected. Meetings are informal and refreshments are served. Those affected by cardiomyopathy are invited to come with family members or friends.
For more information about the support group, contact Sarah Dennis or call 01494 791224.
Dedicated to Damian McLoughlin, who died age 20 of cardiomyopathy. This site is supported by Damian's family and friends.
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