Support and Networking Groups

Short Term Support Groups – Beginning in March 2010:

Parental Bereavement Group –
Weekly support group for parents who have lost a child of any age to cancer.
Thursday evenings beginning March 4 - April 29 (except April 8).
6:00PM-7:30PM
Group is open to the public and registration is required.
To sign up, call Carley Tsaglos at 201-457-1670 ext. 125

Parenting through Cancer –
Weekly support groups for parents living with cancer and raising children.
Wednesday afternoons beginning March 3 - April 21.
12:30PM-2:00PM
Group is open to the public and registration is required.
To sign up, call Lisa Schechter at 201-457-1670 ext. 113

Ongoing Support Groups :

Coffee Talk: Young Adults Living with Cancer –
A monthly networking group for people in their 20s, 30s or 40s who have been living with or recently diagnosed with cancer.
First Tuesday of every month
6:30PM-8:00PM
Group is open to the public and registration is required.
To sign up, call Lisa Schechter at 201-457-1670 ext. 113

Weekly Wellness Groups –
Weekly Wellness Groups are for those living with cancer and Family Groups are for family members and friends.
Tuesday afternoon 12:30PM-2:00PM and
Tuesday evening 6:30PM-8:00PM

Bereavement Group –
Living with Loss
Tuesday 6:30PM-8:00PM

Ph&d Bereavement and Alumni Group –
Support and activities specially directed to long term cancer survivors, their families and friends; as well as support for those who have lost someone to cancer.
Tuesday 6:30PM-8:00PM

Family and Friends –
Weekly support group for caregivers or family members who have someone in the family living with cancer.
Thursday 6:30-8:00PM

Monthly Networking Groups –
Monthly Networking Groups address a particular kind of cancer or topic of common interest (Men’s Club, Lung Cancer Networking Group, Breast Cancer Networking Group, Thyroid Networking Group, Parents with Children Living with Cancer, Living Life After Treatment, etc . . . Our newest group, Entre Amigos, is for our Spanish speaking members.

Lectures and Workshops –
These activities provide opportunities for acquiring new skills, tools, information and techniques to learn how to live with cancer. Typical lecture topics, which are selected based on members’ interests, include stress reduction, advances in the treatment of cancer, nutrition, talking to your children about cancer, financial, legal and insurance information and managing pain. Major workshop areas include painting, ceramics and other forms of self-expression, meditation, Qi gong, Tai Chi gentle yoga, and healthy cooking.

Social Activities –
These are popular activities for our membership and vary from potluck suppers with entertainment to bingo nights to comedy nights to celebrations around special holidays. Having members and families come together for fun creates bonds that enhance other individual and group experiences.

Team Convene™ –
Facilitated by staff members, sessions are requested by a person with cancer or family member to create an active support network at the time of diagnosis and for any challenging situations that may follow (e.g., a hospital stay or home recuperation). Sessions include all significant friends and family in a member’s life, who join together to provide support for transportation, food preparation, childcare, etc.

Family Focus ™–
The Family Focus meeting, including anyone a member defines as family and facilitated by staff members, is designed to enlist the entire family as a resource and help them learn together how to live with cancer. It seeks to identify and discuss family beliefs about cancer, critical family issues, and immediate practical problems as well as solutions.

Ph&d –
Support and activities specially directed to long term cancer survivors, their families and friends; as well as support for those who have lost someone to cancer.