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July 16, 2022

Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Support Group

Brain and spinal cord injury occur in young adults – people between the ages of 18 and 34 – more than any other age group in the United States.  Every year 1.7 million people sustain a brain injury and  12,000 people sustain a spinal cord injury .Support…

May 20, 2022

Living with Multiple Sclerosis: Don McNeal's Story

Living with Multiple Sclerosis "I have Multiple Sclerosis, but Multiple Sclerosis doesn't have me."  That quote comes from Don McNeal, a two time National College Football Champion (1978, 1979) who played for Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. …

April 19, 2021

Supporting a Loved One with Parkinson's Disease

April is Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month. Have one of your loved ones recently been diagnosed? If so, there are ways you can show your support and help them manage their Parkinson's disease symptoms. Keep reading to learn more about Parkinson's…

March 24, 2021

5 Key Questions to Ask When Choosing a Lymphedema Therapist

Finding a Lymphedema Therapist Finding a qualified lymphedema therapist can be challenging! Lymphedema is not always easy to recognize or well understood by healthcare professionals. Also, there are limited numbers of qualified and experienced therapists…

January 20, 2020

2020 Cookies for a Cause

Join Therapy Achievements on February 18, 2020 for a Cookie Decorating Class for Support Groups. Join Therapy Achievements for Cookies for a Cause- it's the sweet way of giving back! Therapy Achievements sponsors several different support groups including,…

September 19, 2019

2019 Huntsville Parkinson's Picnic

Join us October 13 for the Huntsville Parkinson's Picnic! The Huntsville Parkinson's Support Group will host the annual picnic at the Botanical Gardens. We will meet at the Arbor Room (we normally meet the 2nd Sunday of every month at Willowbrook Baptist…

July 05, 2019

2019 Rocket City Bike MS

What Is Bike MS? Bike MS is a cycling ride to raise funds for the National MS Society.  Each year Huntsville, AL - known as Rocket City - participates in a ride.   MS affects over 1 million people and this year, like always, the Rocket City team was…

July 09, 2018

Rocket City MS Support Meets 7-17-18

Join us for facts, food and friendship! Dr. Chris Laganke will speak about risk factors for developing MS and you will hear from someone living with MS about their experiences. Food and beverages will be catered. Register at www.abovems.com or call 1-866-955-9999. …

May 09, 2018

Head & Neck Cancer Support Group Meets 2018

Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer Support Group meets 2018.  SPOHNC is a cancer support group that meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month from 6:30 - 8:00 pm at Clearview Cancer Institute.  They have a speaker on a topic of interest…

May 03, 2018

How To Overcome Competition

How To Overcome Competition -  A twist on Tony Robinson's  lesson from David and GoliathDo you ever feel like David fighting Goliath?  The story of David and Goliath is one of the biblical stories that Tony Robinson - and I - have loved since childhood.…

March 17, 2018

Living with Brain Injury: Jennifer Turbeville's Story

My Story I'm Jennifer Beard Turbeville and I had a Transpetrosal Craniotomy. My Epidermoid Brain tumor formed when I was an embryo. This type of tumor is noncancerous and slow growing. I had chronic headaches as an adult, but didn't know it as a tumor…

May 22, 2017

2017 Relay For Life Huntsville

Relay for Life is an annual event celebrated not just in Huntsville, AL but in cities around the world. What began as one man's quest to make a difference has grown to the largest fundraising event for cancer in the world.Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal…

January 28, 2017

Flowers at Therapy Achievements

Maryann is the proud new owner of "Lilies", a floral painting by Cynthia Parson's. Maryann attends therapy for treatment of lymphedema at Therapy Achievements where some of Cynthia's work is displayed.   "I've been admiring that painting  for quite a…

January 15, 2017

A New Year, A New You!

The New Year is a time of reflection. Each January, roughly one in three Americans resolve to better themselves in some way. Will a New Year bring a New You?  See if your New Year's resolutions make the top 5 list: Loose Weight & Get Fit Lose Weight…

December 20, 2015

Huntsville Multiple Sclerosis Support Group December Meeting

The Huntsville MS Support Group meets every 3rd Tuesday from 6 - 7:30 pm at Therapy Achievements. Join us for fun, food and friendship!

September 25, 2014

Living with Multiple Sclerosis: Julie Robert's Story

Julie Roberts is a country music singer living with multiple sclerosis. She worried about how people would react if they knew she had MS. Then she decided 'I do not have to give up on my dreams'Huntsville Multiple Sclerosis support group was privileged…