Tuesday at Gilda's Club

From our friends at Gilda's Club:

Gilda’s Club Western PA
2816 Smallman St
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

412-338-1919


Come join us Tuesday, Sept 28th from 6-8pm for a Young Adult Networking Group Dinner/Lecture on Late Effects with Patricia Crist, Ph.D. OTR, FAOTA from Duquesne University.

While the research priorities for cancer have focused on viable interventions for the acute phases of this disease, the impact of late effects experienced by cancer survivors has received a paucity of study. The foremost consideration with cancer is to save an individual’s life, despite the toxic cost resulting in possible long term and late effect consequences. Late effects are different than the long term effects. Long term effects are chronic, lingering problems occurring during or near the cessation of cancer interventions (radiation, chemotherapy, bone-marrow transplantation, etc.). Late effects experienced by cancer survivors are seldom forewarned by health care providers as a result of delayed problems occurring months and more likely up to 15 or 20 years after treatment.

Participants will learn about late effects to increase awareness of this condition and learn advocacy when interfacing with future health care providers, even family.

Spokes of Hope

Last week I got to meet Patty, a representative of Spokes of Hope, who told me about this great event happening next weekend. Saturday September 11 Spokes of Hope will be in Pittsburgh sponsoring bike related events.

What is Spokes of Hope? From their website:

The mission of Spokes of Hope is:

• Display passion for life as a testimony that there is life beyond cancer

• Build awareness throughout all communities of the number of lives touched by this wretched disease

• Advocate for the support necessary to beat this disease

• Educate everyone in how to prevent, detect and treat cancer as well as the resources available in their community



Activities will be happening at Gilda's Club as well as other locations. For more information about the event, click HERE.

BRICKS at Gilda's

On Tuesday, April 27th Ive been invited to speak to and hang out with the young adult cancer support group at Gilda's Club. A couple members of the group came out for the BRICKS booklet release party, and Im looking forward to reconnecting with them! Gilda's Club offers free support services to people living with cancer and their loved ones, and holds a young adult group meeting two Tuesdays a month from 6:30-8pm. All are welcome, but you must attend a new member orientation before coming to the group meeting. See the contact info listed below for more information on how to get involved!

Gilda's Club Western Pa
www.gildasclubwesternpa.org
2816 Smallman Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4722
(412) 338-1919