Upcoming talks hosted by the cancer support group Gilda’s Club Seattle

Gilda’s Club Seattle has announced the schedule of its March talks and has added a new even for this month.

Cost? Talks are free and open to the public.

Where? Gilda’s Club Seattle, 1400 Broadway, Seattle.

Please RSVP to attend.
2/24/10   Current Strategies for Managing CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia)
Join us for an overview of CLL, including information on current management strategies.  Our speaker, Kenneth Foon, MD, is a hematologist/oncologist from the Nevada Cancer Institute.  Please RSVP to attend.  10:45 – 11:45 AM, Wednesday. RSVP

3/4/10   Preparing for and Recovering from Surgery
Psychotherapist and cancer survivor Dawn Loerch, MA, LMHC, will provide information on how to prepare physically, emotionally, and spiritually for surgery.  She’ll provide concrete ideas, resources and tools to help you manage anxiety, fear, and any negative feelings towards providers, and to trust what you need.  She’ll also discuss creating the space and time necessary for a healthy recovery.  Please RSVP to attend.  Light refreshments at 6:45.  7:00-8:30 PM, Thursday. RSVP

3/11/10   Navigating Health Related Legal Documents
Preparing legally and financially for end of life can provide peace of mind, regardless of a person’s health status.  Julianne Kocer, an experienced Life Care Planning, Elder Law, and Estate Planning attorney, will guide you through the most important health, financial, and legal documents to ensure that you and your loved ones are well cared for, and stress is minimized, during critical or serious illness.  Learn about estate planning, wills, various powers of attorney, and “Life Care Planning;”  a new care model combining legal and medical documents to ensure quality care.  Light refreshments at 6:45.  7:00-8:30 PM, Thursday.  RSVP

3/18/10   Mind-Body Medicine and Cancer
Join us to learn about the integral role our thoughts and emotions can play in our physical health, and how the mind can affect the body.  Dr. Brad Lichtenstein, from Bastyr University, will share information about the interaction between our neurological, endocrine, and immune systems and our health, how mind-body medicine can complement cancer care, the science behind this field, and specific techniques you can use to promote health and well-being.  Light refreshments at 6:45.  7:00-8:30 PM, Thursday.  RSVP This is the fourth lecture in our CAM mini-series.  For more details, visit our website.

Lectures are free and open to the public and are held at Gilda’s Club Seattle, 1400 Broadway, Seattle.  Parents may arrange for children, potty trained through age 12, to play in Noogieland during the lecture free of charge.  48+ hours advanced notice by phone is required for Noogieland:  206-709-1400.

Tags: Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Surgery

Category: Cancer