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Savvy Survivorship Virtual Sessions for Oncology Clinicians

Saturday, September 26, 20209:30 AM Saturday, October 24, 202012:30 PM

Taking Care of Ourselves & One Another

Join us for a series of virtual retreats that focus on you. Be inspired by talking with peers, restore …

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In response to the high level of emotion that wraps itself around the information we are receiving regarding the complex layers of dealing with the COVID- 19 crisis, I want to offer some suggestions, encouragement, and support for moments of moving away from anxiety and spending time in more creative …

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Cancer Support Community
3276 McNutt Avenue Walnut Creek, CA
Saturday: August 17, 10 am–1 pm
Please register by calling (925) 933-0107
 
With Cheryl Krauter, LMFT.  This experiential workshop will help people explore their personal reactions and responses to the challenges of being a caregiver. We’ll explore …

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“Cancer may have started the fight, but I will finish it.” – gotCancer.org.
Twelve years ago I was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer.
By the time I had surgery it had spread to my lymph nodes.
I was given a 40% chance of survival without treatment …

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My good friend and colleague, Meridithe Mendelsohn, and I have created a website for survivors.  We’re still developing it, adding interviews, and always discussing and looking at the needs of people who are cancer survivors as well as people who are living with cancer.
https://www.savvysurvivor.net …

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Healing does not always mean cure …
Someone who came to talk with me died the other day.  She was a courageous and beautiful soul who had survived cancer long after the time she had been told she had to live. We had deep conversations filled with both sorrow and …

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January 2, 2019
I had a dynamic conversation with Cheryl Jones, MFT, host of Good Grief on Voice America today. Please enjoy our dialogue on both cancer survivor care and the issues that oncology clinicians face in their professional and personal lives.
https://www.voiceamerica.com/episode/112377/survivor …

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When Giving Is All We Have
One river gives
Its journey to the
next.
We give because someone gave to us.
We give because nobody gave to us.
We give because giving has changed us.
We give because giving could have changed us.
We have been better for it …

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A Book Reading and Benefit for The Women’s Cancer Resource Center
Friday, November 30, 6-8   Women’s Cancer Resource Center
“The end of cancer treatment is only the beginning of the story of cancer survivorship … The healing relationship cannot be quantified because we are …

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On October 31, 2007 I finished treatment for Triple Negative Breast Cancer.  Today, October 31, 2018, I celebrate eleven years of survivorship.  Thank you for being with me for Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2018
Finishing treatment for cancer is like falling off a mountain after your climbing rope has been …

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