Support Groups
Nighttime Cancer Support Group
Sessions often include a speaker and cover a variety of topics related to living with cancer and its treatment. Meetings are open to anyone interested in learning more about cancer or oneself, regardless of where they receive medical care. Meetings are held on the first and third Wednesday of the month from 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. at the Carle Cancer Center.
Daytime Cancer Support Group
This is an open forum group designed for anyone living with cancer and/or their loved ones. Meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in the Lauhoff Room at the Forum at Carle. Lunch is provided.
The Women’s Room Cancer Support Group
This group is open to any woman with a female-specific cancer (breast, ovarian, cervical, uterine, etc.). Sessions are held on the fourth Tuesday of the month from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. in the Lauhoff Room at the Forum at Carle. Lunch is provided.
Info 2 Know Education Series
This group will provide a relaxed community setting in which patients with breast cancer – along with caregivers, family members, friends and anyone else interested in breast cancer – can discover strategies for optimizing health, enhancing well-being and managing stresss while battling this disease. Each session will feature a guest speaker who will bring you up to date on the latest research and wellness tips before answering questions from the audience. Sessions are held on the third Thursday of every month in the Research Institute Conference Room on the third floor of Mills Breast Cancer Institute from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Feel free to bring along your own lunch or we will have a light lunch available for purchase for $5.
Write to Heal
Write to Heal is a therapeutic writing group for patients with breast cancer. Writing through the feelings, fears and anxiety associated with breast cancer has proven to promote both physical and emotional healing. This complimentary group is open to patients with breast cancer who are newly diagnosed up to one year from diagnosis, regardless of where they receive clinical care. No writing ability is required, only the desire to put feelings into words on paper. The therapeutic writing group process allows for free expression of thought without judgment or analysis for those who choose to share. This group meets every Thursday from June 25 through August 20 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Houseworth Conference Room on the second floor of Mills Breast Cancer Institute. For more information, please call Nia Klein at (217) 383-4820.
For more information on the above support groups, call Carle Cancer Center Social Worker Kate Garbacz at (217) 383-4581.
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