Condell Health Network notes

Weight Management: Anyone who sings up for New Direction Weight Management of Condell during December will get their $100 initiation fee waived. Stop in at a free orientation session for more information about the variety of medically supervised weight loss programs available. Orientation sessions are held at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Libertyville Centre Club, located at 200 W. Golf Road on the hospital's main campus.

For more information about attending a free orientation session and about Wellness Services of Condell, call the Libertyville Centre Club at (847) 990-5700.

New Support Group: Condell Medical Center now offers an ongoing drop-in cancer support group that meets at 10 a.m. Wednesdays in the patient lounge on the fourth floor (north unit). This group welcomes patients with all types of cancer and aims to bring inpatients, outpatients and their families together to share the challenges they face and inspire each other to lead full lives. The support group is facilitated by two-time cancer survivor Bill Casale, M.Ed. in counseling, and Deacon Don Wheeling, Condell Medical Center's pastoral care chaplain.

For more information, call (847) 990-5199.

Breast cancer group: Condell Medical Center offers an ongoing breast cancer support group that is led by Peg Schuetz, a licensed clinical professional counselor, and Maggie David, a registered nurse and breast cancer survivor. The group meets from 1 to 2:30 p.m. every third Friday of the month at Condell's Intergenerational Day Center's solarium in the Allen Conference Center, 700 Garfield Ave., Libertyville. For information, call (847) 990-5818.

For a complete listing of all the help and support groups offered at Condell Medical Center, visit the Web site www.condell.org.