Bring a bag lunch and learn the basics of this relaxing technique including self-hypnosis to reduce pain. Presenters: Karen MacPherson, NP-C, CMS, CHT & Susan Marinac, MSSA, LISW-S
This informative session will help you to better understand your medical information and guide you in creating clarifying questions to ask your medical team. Facilitators: Susan Marinac, MSSA, LISW-S & Eileen Coan, MA
Monthly support for those diagnosed with lung cancer. This support group will help the individual diagnosed with lung cancer feel more connected, gain information and provide a safe place to express feelings. Meets in Westlake on the fourth Tuesday of every month, 2:00-3:30pm, and in Beachwood on the second Wednesday of every month, 2:00-3:30pm. Facilitators: Susan Marinac, MSSA, LISW-S & Andrea Sonnie, MSSA, LISW-S
How do you present yourself as a person in survivorship? What don't you share with the world? Participants will explore what survivorship means to them by painting the outside of a mask in a way that conveys what aspects are shown to the world. Followed by painting the inside to depict what may be kept to themselves now, as survivor, or during their journey. Presenter: Gabrielle Cooper, LPC, Art Therapist with Art Therapy Studios
Monthly support group for those diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Meets the third Tuesday of every month, 6:30-8:00pm. Facilitator: Sarah Axner Gilmore
You've just been diagnosed with cancer. People are going to tell you to rest up. They're wrong! Join us in this discussion with Dr. Kathryn Schmitz as we highlight her research on the benefits of exercise during and after cancer treatment. In partnership with Cancer Bridges in Pittsburgh. It is not required to attend all 3 parts to the series but encouraged.
Support and education for those diagnosed with myeloma and their family members. Facilitators: Mary Fisher Bornstein, LISW-S & Stevi Gutin, RN
Sign up for an open gym time to come and workout on your own. Participants must first attend an orientation and complete a health and fitness screening. This program is limited to 6 participants per hour, Tuesdays, 6:30-7:30 and Thursdays, 9:00-10:00am & 10:00-11:00am.
Monthly support group for people with oral, head and neck cancer. Meets the third Wednesday of every month, 3:30-4:30pm. Facilitator: Brittani Davis, MA, LPCC-S, LICDC
Monthly support group to support women with ovarian cancer and to provide a space to share feelings, experiences and resources. Meets the third Wednesday of every month, 2:00-3:30pm. Facilitator: Susan Marinac, MSSA, LISW-S