Cancer Survivors Discussion Group
Wed, Jan 12
|Zoom Meeting
Monthly discussion group for cancer survivors to be in community and to talk about issues that impact us. This is not a support group, but hopefully will be a supportive environment to connect with other survivors. Different topic each week.


Time & Location
Jan 12, 2022, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EST
Zoom Meeting
About the event
This month marks the 6th anniversary of me being told I was cancer free. In many ways I was lucky in my cancer journey. It was caught fairly early. It had not spread. I had to have 2 scary surgeries, but I managed to avoid chemotherapy even though it was the recommended treatment plan of my original oncologist. My journey taught me a bit about myself, changed my relationship to death and mortality and provided me the opportunity to really assess the life I was living. I came out of it with some clarity and a renewed sense of purpose. I also came out of it with some PTSD, some severe scanxiety and a waxing and waning yet ever-present fear of recurrence. My journey led me to work on a national cancer helpline for several years where I talked daily with cancer patients, their families, caregivers and many survivors. One…
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Cancer Survivors Discussion Group
$20.00
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