Support and Networking Groups
Short Term Support Groups:
Coping for the Caregiver –
This six week workshop will facilitate discussions around the challenges and emotions experienced by an individual caring for a loved one with cancer. Come and receive mutual support, while gaining new tools to cope.
Thursdays, 6:30 - 8:00pm | September 30 - November 4
Group is open to the public and registration is required.
To sign up, call Carley Tsaglos at 201-457-1670 ext. 125
or email carleyt@gildasclubnnj.org
Living with Metastatic Cancer –
Explore all aspects of living with metastatic cancer. Discussions will include pain management and treatment options, while gaining mutual support and addressing emotional issues.
Tuesdays 4:00 - 5:30pm | October 5 - November 16 (excluding October 19)
Group is open to the public and registration is required.
To sign up, call Carley Tsaglos at 201-457-1670 ext. 125 or email carleyt@gildasclubnnj.org
Parental Bereavement –
Weekly support group for parents who have lost a child of any age to cancer.
Thursdays,
6:00 - 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 group for parents living with cancer and raising children.
Wednesdays,
12:30 - 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 –
A monthly networking group for people in their 20's, 30's, or 40's who have been living with or recently diagnosed with cancer. Group is co-sponsored by the Young Survivors Coalition.
First Tuesday of every month, 6:30 - 8:00pm | starts September 7
Teens Together –
A monthly support group for teens only, aged 13-18 who have been touched by cancer. Teens will have the opportunity to share their cancer-related experiences and gain support, understanding, and friendship through fun, expressive activities. Pizza will be served. The group will be facilitated by a mental health nurse practitioner.
First Tuesday of every month, 5:00 - 6:15pm | starts September 7
Group is open to the public and registration is required.
To sign up, call 201-457-1670 ext. 113
Adults Who Have Lost a Parent to Cancer –
If you are an adult who lost a parent to cancer, come gain support and learn effective tools to guide you through your journey.
Thursdays, 6:30 - 8:00pm | starts October 7
Group is open to the public and registration is required.
To sign up, call Carley Tsaglos at 201-457-1670 ext. 125 or email carleyt@gildasclubnnj.org
Weekly Wellness Groups –
Weekly Wellness Groups are for those living with cancer and Family Groups are for family members and friends.
Tuesdays, 12:30 - 2:00pm and 6:30 - 8:00pm
Bereavement Group –
Living with Loss
Tuesdays, 6:30 - 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.
Tuesdays, 6:30 - 8:00pm
Family and Friends –
Weekly support group for caregivers or family members who have someone in the family living with cancer.
Thursdays, 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.
