Held at UH Avon Fitness Center 1997 Healthway Dr, Avon, OH 44011 every Wednesday, 5:00-6:00pm.
In this series, participants will explore different ways to exercise in an aquatic environment to build strength, endurance, and improve balance before and after cancer treatment. First priority to those with a cancer diagnosis/survivors and/or those trying this series for the first time. Participants are encouraged but not required to complete all classes in the series.
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:00-12:45pm
Exercise is rooted in function and how you apply it to everyday activities. Proper form and mechanics lead to more mindful, effective, efficient, and functional movement. To address function, this program combines simple strength, endurance, core, balance, and flexibility exercises.
Support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one from cancer more than a year ago. Meets the third Wednesday of every month, 11:00-12:30pm. Facilitator: Sarah Axner GIlmore, MSSA, LSW
Weekly support group for people with any kind of cancer. Facilitated by: Brittani Davis, MA, LPCC-S, LICDC on Mondays, 6:30-8:00pm & Sarah Axner Gilmore on Thursdays, 6:30-8:00pm.
Support group for caregivers, family members and friends of those diagnosed with cancer. Facilitated by: Susan Marinac, MSSA, LISW-S on Mondays, 6:30-8:00pm & Karelys Ortiz Santiago, MSW, LSW on Thursdays, 6:30-8:00pm
Individuals who are coping with a cancer diagnosis come together for mutual support and an opportunity to discuss issues important to older adults. Meets the third Friday of every month, 11:00am-12:30pm. Facilitator: Brittani Davis, MA, LPCC-S, LICDC
Monthly support group for women diagnosed with gynecological cancers (non-ovarian). This support group provides a safe space for women to talk about their diagnosis and treatment of gynecologic cancers, side effects, late effects and related thoughts and emotions. Each person's cancer story is different. It can be healing to learn from others, to ask questions and to share ways they have coped. Meets the third Thursday of every month, 6:30-7:30pm. Facilitator: Andrea Sonnie, LISW-S, OSW-C
Support group for young women in their 20s, 30s, and 40s with breast cancer. Meets the first Tuesday of every month, 6:30-8:00pm. Facilitator: Susan Marinac, MSSA, LISW-S
Connect and build community with young adults (18-45) who have been diagnosed with cancer. Programs provide an opportunity for social networking and creative outlets to assist with coping. Meets the fourth Thursday of each month. Facilitators: Whitney Hadley, MA, MSW, LSW, OSW-C
Learn and practice basic meditation techniques to manage stress in the comfort of your own home or in-person at our Beachwood and Westlake locations. Meets virtually or in-person every Monday. Facilitator: Eileen Coan, MA, MLS