Event Details

Greater Hartford PF Support Group Meeting | Hybrid

Tue, Feb 18, 2025
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EST
West Hartford, CT

Join the Greater Hartford Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group for their November meeting on Tuesday, February 18 at 1:00 pm Eastern Time. The topic will be Coping with Change!  

This group meets in a hybrid format, meaning there is the option to attend the meeting both in-person and virtually. Please email Mal Doyle at nervymal@gmail.com for the Zoom meeting information.

The in-person meeting location is:

Elmwood Senior Center 
1106 New Britain Avenue (2nd Floor Library)
West Hartford, CT 06110

Discussion topics for the meeting include: What are some of the things you are now unable to do?  Is dusting or keeping your house clean possible...or do you need help?  What about cooking meals?  Do you have three meals a day, or just one or two?  Are you still able to dress yourself, or do you need help?  Are you still able to shower, bathe?  What about food shopping?  Can you still go to the grocery store, actually make a meal or do you look for ready made meals?  How about  medications?  Do you take them on schedule or do you forget?  Visiting friends!  Do you have some built in time just for you...getting out of the house even for a few minutes can be therapeutic.  Are you still able to drive or do you have to arrange for alternate transportation?  

Many of the above suggestions are for people with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, or they could be appropriate and related to the aging process. However, you can select something suggested or a completely different topic. Remember, we learn from one another and getting through each day with a smile is extremely important for our mental health.