Caregiver Café
No registration required. Walk-ins welcome!
Coffee, tea and muffins will be served.
Nutrition & Cancer
Hear about conventional and alternative cancer treatments. Learn how nutrition, weight management and exercise can help reduce cancer risks and improve a diagnosis.
Look Good....Feel Better
An American Cancer Society program which teaches female cancer patients about makeup, skin care and ways to deal with hair loss such as with wigs, turbans, and scarves. Each woman gets a free makeup kit. Free makeup kits are provided for first-time participants only (per the American Cancer Society). Women who wish to attend again should bring the makeup kit with them.
Spa and Eyebrow Clinic
An event designed specifically to address the needs of women who have lost or will lose their eyebrows and/or eyelashes. Information and instruction is provided on creating the illusion of an eyebrow. Beauty tips, pampering, all in a spa-like atmosphere. Makeup provided. Healing touch provided by Integrative Medicine Volunteers.
Sleep Support Group
This class discusses problems with sleep with emphasis on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea. Subject matter varies each month. Group is held the third Monday of every other month (odd months).
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Caregiver Café
Speak with our oncology social worker Jocelyn Walls, LCSW, and Greenwich Hospital's consumer health librarian Carolyn English, MLIS, to get support as a caregiver.
No registration required. Walk-ins welcome!
Wednesday, November 28, 2018
Lung Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
At this seminar, you will hear about lowering risk, early detection screening and exciting new treatments. For example, electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy combined with robotic thoracoscopy allows surgeons to see and extract growths in the lung as small as a quarter of an inch in diameter before they have a chance to spread.
DECEMBER
Monday, December 3, 2018
Prostate Cancer Ed: Learn & Share
This session allows individuals to ask questions about treatment options or share experiences with individuals who have similar concerns.
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Caregiver Café
Speak with our oncology social worker Jocelyn Walls, LCSW to get support as a caregiver.
No registration required. Walk-ins welcome!
Self-Care: Sound Meditation for Relaxation
The benefits of self-care are widely recognized to include increased productivity, enhanced self-esteem and a stronger immune system for resistance to disease. Find new ways to take care of yourself.