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Just The Facts on Protein
Protein is essential for helping your body heal, maintaining your strength, and supporting your energy levels. Make sure you’re getting enough of this important nutrient, as it helps your body repair tissue and supports your immune system. Check out this month’s Thrive article, a conversation between Dara Kurtz, cancer survivor, and Julie Lanford, Oncology Dietitian, regarding protein hot topics!
August Events at Cancer Services
Are you looking to strengthen your body and improve your mental health? Get Real and Heal is a 12-week individualized functional fitness program that meets 3 days/week at Cancer Services Inc. The program starts on August 25th so be sure to register soon! For more details visit: http://www.cancerservicesonline.org/grh.
Get your culinary skills ready because Cook To Thrive is back! Join Julie on August 26th for a lovely evening of cooking and chatting about the best thing in the world… FOOD!
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Living on the EDGE GYN Survivorship Conference
Mingle with other GYN cancer survivors and enjoy a nutrition demonstration with samples, Sawtooth School for Visual Arts activities, dinner, and listen to our expert medical speaker!
The conference will take place on September 2nd. To see the list of speakers, and to register visit www.cancerservicesonline.org/loe.
August Events
August Event Registration- Click Here!
Get Real & Heel
Starts Monday, August 25th
Get Real & Heel functional fitness program for people affected by cancer, will be starting at the end of August. If you are interested in more information or getting your name on the list, check out our Get Real & Heel webpage!
Cook to Thrive! Cooking Class
Tuesday, August 26th at 5:30pm
Join Julie, The Cancer Dietitian, for a cooking class designed for cancer survivors to help YOU reach your healthy lifestyle goals.
Breast Cancer Group
Tuesday, August 19th at 6pm
Janie Nelson will lead us through a meditation and journaling workshop, leaving you feeling relaxed and grounded.
This group is made to provide community for those who are dealing with breast cancer diagnosis, treatment and survivorship.
Snacks will be provided.
Art and Wellness with Sawtooth School
On Thursday, August 28th at 2pm ET (Virtual Program)
A wellness group focused on healing through art in partnership with the Sawtooth School for Visual Arts. Supplies will be available for pick up at Cancer Services the week before the class.
If you would like to be added to our wellness group reminder list, please register here!
This Month of August:
- GYN Group: August 5th at 6pm (Novant)
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Group: August 5th at 7pm (Virtual), August 19th at 1pm (Virtual)
- Hispanic group: August 6th at 6pm (Cancer Services Main Office)
- Lung group: August 7th at 6pm (Novant)
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Group Lunch Meetup: August 9th at 12pm (Location TBD)
- Breast Cancer Group: August 19th at 6pm (Intergenerational Center for Arts & Wellness)
- Head & Neck Group: August 13th at 3pm (Novant)
- GI group: August 12th at 6pm (Novant)
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Group : August 19th at 1pm
- HEAL African American Group: No Meeting in August
- Women’s Book Club on August 20th
- Myeloma group: August 27th at 12pm (Novant)
- Men’s Fellow-Ship Meeting: August 28th at 6pm (Intergenerational Center for Arts & Wellness)
September Events – REGISTER HERE
- Living on the EDGE GYN Survivor Conference: Tuesday, September 2, 5:30 – 8:30pm at The Intergenerational Center for Arts & Wellness
- Young Adult Survivor Special Event with Sawtooth: September 11th at 6pm at the IGC
- Breast Cancer Group: Sept 16th at 6pm
- Nutrition Webinar: September 11 at 1pm ET
- Art and Wellness: September 25th at 2pm
September Groups
- GYN Group: Living on the EDGE: Sept 2nd at 5:30pm (Special event at the Intergenerational Center for Arts & Wellness)
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Group: Sept 2nd at 7pm (Virtual), August 19th at 1pm (Virtual)
- Hispanic group: Sept 3rd at 6pm (Cancer Services Main Office)
- Lung group: Sept 4th at 6pm (Novant)
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Group Lunch Meetup: Sept 13th at 12pm (Location TBD)
- Breast Cancer Group: Sept 16th at 6pm
- Head & Neck Group: Sept 10th at 3pm (Novant)
- GI group: Sept 9th at 6pm (Novant)
- Metastatic Breast Cancer Group : Sept 16th at 1pm
- HEAL African American Group: Sept 11th at 6pm (IGC)
- Myeloma group: Sept 24th at 12pm (Novant)
- Men’s Fellow-Ship Meeting: Sept 25th at 6pm (Intergenerational Center for Arts & Wellness)
- Young Adult Survivor Gathering: Sept 11 at 6pm (IGC)
Hirsch Wellness Network
Hirsch Wellness, located in Greensboro NC offers therapeutic arts and wellness programs to support the emotional and physical needs of cancer survivors, patients in treatment, and caregivers at no cost to you. Listed are some of their many programs this month.
- Cre8 Art: Whimsical Button Flowers (in person) with Deveta Glenn
- Winged Beaded Charm (in person) with Kelly Joel
- Music Therapy: Rhythms of Resilience (in person) with Mary Schneider
Learn more and register online at: https://www.hirschwellnessnetwork.org/#Classes
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Friday 9 AM – 2 PM
