This week’s updates include:
- Support Cancer Services
- Great Programs Scheduled for NEXT WEEK!
- Featured Recipe & Cooking Video
- Online Wellness Groups
- Ways to Stay Well While Staying Home
- Funny Finds & Heart Warmers
- Coronavirus Quick Links
- You Are Not Alone: Connect with us on Facebook, Youtube, via our podcast, the Triad Cancer Connection, and our new Instagram page!
We have an urgent need for large pull ups (adult diapers). If you are able to donate men’s or women’s, please have them mailed to our office, or drop them off at our front door.
We have other items on our wish list on Amazon. Find it HERE!
While shopping on Amazon, You can use our unique link by clicking on the button above or go to Amazon Smile and type in Cancer Services.
Thank you for your help!!
Please let us know if you are interested in attending any, or ALL of these upcoming programs, which will be held online using zoom technology. You can use a computer, tablet or smart phone to join and we are happy to assist you!
RSVP TODAY and let us know what programs you want to join in on!
Programs Next Week!
- Monday, May 4th at 10am: Chair Yoga for Cancer Patients/Survivors with Valerie Kiser, owner of Sunrise Yoga in Clemmons
In this class, Valerie will lead you through a relaxing class designed for all levels. You will be able to use what you learn to incorporate into your daily physical activity. Thanks to a grant from the Clemmons Community Foundation for making this class possible! - Tuesday, May 5th at 5:30pm: Chair Yoga with Sue Evans, brought to you by Wake Forest Baptist Health
Contact Sue Evans for sign in information!
Sue Evans, MBA/MHA, RYT500
336-406-7082
suevans@wakehealth.edu
- Tuesday, May 5th at 6pm: GYN Cancer Wellness Group
For survivors of GYN cancer and their caregiver’s to enjoy social time and education while supporting each other emotionally.
Contact Julie or Suzanne at Cancer Services, for login information: Julie@cancerservicesonline.org, suzanne@cancerservicesonline.org or 336-760-9983.
- Wednesday, May 6th at 9am and 5pm: Gentle Yoga with Angela Gallagher, brought to you by Novant Health.
Join online via facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northjoyyoga
Contact Angela Gallagher for details – NorthJoyYoga@yahoo.com or 414-5942. - Thursday, May 7th at 2pm: Nutrition Q&A with Julie Lanford, “The Cancer Dietitian”.
Join Julie for this online Q&A session regarding what to eat during and after treatment. Julie will share recipe ideas and answer any of your questions!
You can RSVP for any of the above classes by emailing Julie or calling our office (336-760-9983)!
Find Cancer Services’ Full Calendar Here!
Highlight on Hirsch Wellness Network!
A silver lining to the current crisis is that there are many opportunities to participate in programs online that previously were only offered in a physical building.
This week, Julie spoke with Louise Grape, the Founder and President of Hirsch Wellness Network, in Greensboro. Hirsch was founded in 2008 and offers cancer patients/survivors/caregivers a variety of wellness programs and they are currently all offered online!
Hirsch would be happy to have Cancer Services clients join in on their classes and there are many to choose from next week! All are free of charge!
Find their full calendar here.
Next week Hirsch programs include:
- The Art of Crocheting Online with Vanessa McCormick
- Taiji-Qigong Online with Bill Savage
- Tuesdays at Triad Yoga Online
- Wellness in Nature Online with Catherine Crowder
- Yoga to Reduce Tension in our Back Body Online with Terry Brown
- ARTISTS AT HOME – Online Conversation with Hirsch Instructors
If you participate in a class, we’d love to hear how it went!
Cancer Services Programs Later This Month!
Here are the programs we have coming up in the rest of May:
- Monday, May 11th at 5pm: Chair Yoga for Cancer Patients/Survivors with Valerie Kiser, owner of Sunrise Yoga in Clemmons
- Tuesday, May 12th at 6pm: GI Cancer Wellness Group
For gastrointestinal cancer patients/survivors/caregivers to enjoy education and social time while supporting each other emotionally. Diagnoses includes colon, rectal, pancreatic, liver and gallbladder. - Wednesday, May 13th at 12noon: Surviving Lung Cancer Wellness Group
For lung cancer patients/survivors/caregivers to enjoy education and social time while supporting each other emotionally. - Thursday, May 14th at 2pm: Horticulturist Guided Potting Workshop.
The Forsyth County Cooperative Extension Horticulturists, Leslie Peck and Mary Jac Brennen, will be live to show you how to plant herbs in a pot for your porch, patio, balcony or sunny window sill! Julie will also lend tips on cooking with herbs and the nutritional value that it provides. Herb plants will be available for pick up at Cancer Services prior to the workshop!
- Thursday, May 21st at 12noon: Breast Cancer Wellness Group
For breast cancer patients/survivors to enjoy education and social time while supporting each other emotionally.
- Thursday, May 21st at 8pm: Nutrition Q&A with Julie Lanford, “The Cancer Dietitian”.
Join Julie for this online Q&A session regarding what to eat during and after treatment. Julie will share recipe ideas and answer any of your questions!
- Wednesday, May 27th at 6pm: Blood Cancer Wellness Group!
For blood cancer patients/survivors/caregivers to enjoy education and social time while supporting each other emotionally. Includes diagnoses of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
- Thursday, May 28th at 2pm: Nature Scavenger Hunt and Stump the Horticulturist!
Appreciate the wonder of nature and join us as Forsyth County Cooperative Extension Horticulturists Leslie Peck and Mary Jac Brennen discuss plants you might find as you wander through your yard, neighborhood or local park. We will ask you to go on a “scavenger hunt” for nature items before our session. Bring your items to our online group and we’ll see if the horticulturists can identify them!
Julie was interviewed for Northwest Area Health Education Center regarding emotional eating and mindful eating.
KALE SALAD
Learn how to make delicious salad at home! Find the recipe HERE.
Watch Julie show you how to make it!
We are here for you! Our survivorship team (Lindy, Julie and Gloria) is happy to talk with you by phone or email about how we can best support you during this time.
Many of the wellness groups are now meeting online. Are you interested in joining?
Email Julie and let her know which group you are interested in so we can add you to our reminder list!
- For ideas on how to keep moving while safe at home, click HERE.
- For a full page of resources to exercise your brain, click HERE.
- For nutrition information, click HERE.
- Interview with WFBH Dr. Stacy Wentworth regarding what Cancer Patients and Survivors should know about coronavirus.
- Find CDC Mask Guidelines Here!
- Measures for Protecting Yourself and Others
- Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Providers
Just as a reminder, our Wellness Team is here for you! Contact us and let us know how we can support you during this time. Have a great week!
We have new episodes on the Triad Cancer Connection Podcast!
- What Cancer Patients & Survivors Should Know About COVID-19? 04/29/2020
- Is Takeout Food Safe? And Other Wellness Topics! 04/03/2020
- Staying Well While Staying Home 03/28/2020
- Coronavirus Cancelled Everything, So What Now? 03/20/2020
Be sure you connect with us via Facebook, YouTube, and Instagram!
As a reminder:
Please call us before you come by the office so we can determine if you need to come or not. We want to keep all our clients safe, and our staff as well.
We are happy to talk with you at 336-760-9983. We are available from 9am – 4pm Monday-Thursday and 9am – 2pm on Fridays.
