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1 Better Breathers Clubs Better Breathers Clubs offer the opportunity to learn ways to better cope with COPD while getting the support of others who share in your struggles. Thesee support groups give you the tools you need to live the best quality of life you can. Better Breathers Clubs meet regularly and feature educational presentations on a wide range of relevant topics, including: How COPD affects the lungs Breathing techniques Exercise Talking with your physician Medications and other treatment options Medical tests Supplemental oxygen Home health care Lung transplants Air pollution If you feel alone and isolated, these support groups can help. It feels good to talk with others who understand, which has a positive impact on your health. Financial support for Better Breathers Clubs provided by Forest Labs since The American Lung Association is solely responsible for content.

2 Massachusetts Better Breathers Club, Attleboro Sturdy Memorial Hospital 211 Park St.,, Auditorium, - Attleboro, MA Donna Hopkinson, , dhopkinson@sturdymemorial.org. This group meets the last Tuesday of the month from 1:30-3:30 in the Auditorium. Better Breathers Club, Concord, MA Emerson Hospital 133 ORNAC,, Chaney Room B, - Concord, MA Claire Rindenello, , crindenello@emersonhosp.org. This group meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month, May through September, from 12-1:00 p.m. Better Breathers Club, Fall River Crawford Skilled Nursing Center 273 Oak Grove Avenue,, Fall River, MA This group meets the last Wednesday of the month from 2:00-3 pm in the dinning room. For more information contact, Deborah Beech, Better Breathers Club, Framingham Callahan Senior Center 535 Union Avenue,, Framingham, MA Cheryl Burgess, , cburgess3669@hotmail.com. This group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 12-1:00 p.m. Better Breathers Club, Gardner Heywood Hospital 242 Green St.,, Dining Room Conf Room, - Gardner, MA Pamela Heglin, , heglin.p@heywood.org. This group meets the 1st Monday of the month, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Better Breathers Club, Greenfield Baystate Franklin Medical Ctr 164 High St.,, Conference Room B, - Greenfield, MA Rose Deskavich, , rose.deskavich@bhs.org. This group meets the last Tuesday of the month from 1:30-2:30 p.m.

3 Better Breathers Club, Lowell Saints Medical Center 1 Hospital Drive,, Lowell, MA Karen Gallagher, , kgallagher@saintsmed.org. This group meets the 2nd Monday of the month, in Pulmonary Rehab, from 12-1:00 p.m. Better Breathers Club, Ludlow HealthSouth Rehab Hospital of Western MA 14 Chestnut Place,, 1st Floor, Conf Room, - Ludlow, MA Jackie Stacy, , Ext. 3220, jackie.stacy@healthsouth.com. Please call Jackie for meeting information. Better Breathers Club, Millbury Millbury Health Care Center 312 Millbury Avenue,, Millbury, MA This group meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 2:00 3:00 pm in the dining room. For more information contact Robin Cestaro, Better Breathers Club, Natick Natick Senior Center 131 East Central St.,, Natick, MA Bernadette Hanry-Lucien, , bhenry-lucien@nathealthcare.com. This group meets the 1st Thursday of the month. Call Bernadette for meeting information. Better Breathers Club, Natick II Eliot Healthcare Ctr 168 West Central St.,, Natick, MA Bernadette Hanry-Lucien, , bhenry-lucien@nathealthcare.com. This group meets the 4th Thursday of the month. Please call Bernadette for meeting information. Better Breathers Club, Orleans Orleans Senior Center 150 Rock Harbor Road,, Orleans, MA Georgette Keeler, , bootsred@comcast.net. This group meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month, from 2-3 p.m. Call Georgette for meeting information.

4 Better Breathers Club, Plymouth Jordan Hospital 275 Sandwich Street,, Plymouth, MA This group meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 1:00-2:30 pm in Funkhouser A conference room, Level B. For more information contact Peg Lougee, Better Breathers Club, Springfield Baystate Medical Center 3300 Main St, Suite 2A,, Pulmonary Rehab Gym, 2nd Flr, - Springfield, MA Michele Hart, , Michele.Hart@baystatehealth.com. This group meets the 3rd Wed of the month from noon, in the Pulmonary Rehab Gym on the 2nd Floor. Better Breathers Club, Worcester UMass Memorial Medical Center 55 Lake Avenue North,, University Campus, Center for Health & Fitness, - Worcester, MA John Hogan, , john.hogan@umassmemorial.org, This group meets the 1st Thursday of the month. New Hampshire Better Breathers Club, Portsmouth Portsmouth Regional Hospital 155 Borthwick Avenue,, Portsmouth, NH This group meets the 4th Thursday of the month, from 5:30-6:30, in the West Building, rear entrance, 3rd floor. For more information contact Judith Breen, Maine Better Breathers Club, Bangor St. Joseph's Hospital 360 Broadway,, Bangor, ME This group meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month, from 2:30-4:00. For more information contact Veronica Burke, CRT,

5 Better Breathers Club, Bangor II Eastern Maine Medical Center Cardiac Wellness of Maine, Kagan 2 Bldg, Bangor, ME This group meets the 4th Thursday of the month, from 2:00-4:00, in the Brandow Conference Room, second level across from the cafeteria. For more information contact Debra Ayotte, Better Breathers Club, Biddeford SMMC, Primcare Physician Office 9 Healthcare Drive, Biddeford, ME This group meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. For more information, contact Chris J. Dunn, MS, Better Breathers Club, Pittsfield Sebasticook Valley Hospital 447 N Main St, Pittsfield, ME For more information contact Shelly DuBois, RRT, Club will meet the third Thursday of the month, from 10:00-11:30, through May, Exception: group will meet December 11, Better Breathers Club, Portland New England Rehab Hospital of Portland 335 Brighton Ave,, Briggs Conf Room, - Portland, ME Kathrine Kroll, CTRS, For more information about Better Breathers Clubs in this area, call LUNG-USA.