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Fauquier Hospital will host a new support
group called Helping Hands, at 3:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month.
The first meeting will be held Wednesday, February 7; all sessions will be held
in the hospital’s Chestnut Room.
The group is for those 18 and older who suffer from a life-limiting illness
or chronic pain. Organizer Roxanne Woodward from Capital Caring, said, “The
intent is for the group to be educational, but also offer an opportunity for
participants to talk about feelings and issues.” For more information, call Fauquier
Health’s Community Link at 540-316-3588.
At 7 p.m. on January 18, the Fauquier/Warrenton Lyme Support Group will host speaker Ronda Cheatham, massage therapist, Reiki master and birth doula, in the Chestnut Room at Fauquier Hospital.
She will speak about modalities she’s found helpful for those dealing with lyme disease, and will demonstrate vibrational sound therapy. All support group meetings are free and open to the public. For group information, contact 540-341-8245.
Because
of the increasing incidence of flu in the area, Fauquier Hospital’s open visitation policy will be temporarily restricted
beginning Friday, January 12. The following restrictions will be in place.
- Visitors
with two or more of the following symptoms may not visit patients: fever,
cough, sore throat, nasal congestion, headache or chills.
- No
one under age 18 may visit the hospital, unless they are visiting a sibling in
the Family Birthing Center.
- Only
two visitors will be allowed to visit a patient in the hospital at any given
time.
- Children should not come with patients to
outpatient appointments, unless the appointment is for the child.
The decision to restrict visitors
comes at the recommendation of the Virginia Department of Health; restrictions will
be in place until flu season begins to abate.