We support you! Why us?
Support groups in oncology are widely
used for a variety of missions. Our Many studies have shown the need
mission is to provide you support from for support groups in oncology is
the very beginning. BEFORE you make great. Some reasons you want to
treatment decisions we are here. meet with us are to
Throughout your journey we are here.
If you need to change your course we Address personal emotional
are here. When you need a friend we cooping difficulties.
are here. When you need someone to
give it to you straight we are here. Help process and get different
perspectives when making
Decision support
decisions.
We are here to listen and provide
Gaining access to needed
perspective. We have trained and
services (food, shelter,
experienced social workers that
medication, and
connect you with patients that are
transportation).
facing or have faced similar decision
making challenges. They will tell you
what the doctors won’t. They will tell
you what it is really like and the truth
that only experience can give.
Proven structure
Studies show that individuals that use
a support group through their
oncology journey. We base the
structure of our support group through
the information, research, and surveys
we have obtained. We provide trained
and experienced group leaders. These
leaders are YOUR resource. They
connect you to the right people,
people you can relate to, that can help
you in your journey. The leaders also
are the gatekeeper of all the other
support systems we can connect you We have your
to within the community. We are not
just another weekly support group. We
are your support system. Here to
back!
support and help you throughout your
journey.
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Why personalize?
We personalize your support from day “We can’t help
one. There has been ample research
to prove that participants connect
more, and get more out of their
everyone, but
support groups when they are more
specific. Whether that be by type,
everyone can
gender, or diagnosis.
help someone.”
Customized not
generalized. -Ronald Reagan
We don’t generalize your needs based
on your gender or your specific
diagnosis. Rather our leaders meet
The research is the WHY with you either in person or on the Your needs now.
phone and determine your needs. .
Research identified several things that We connect you in a way that works Your needs now are probably
can give rise to a positive change and for you. Sometimes that is individual informational. We get it, you hear
a more positive oncology journey therapy, group therapy, a coffee and cancer and you go on information and
experience. As you can see external convos session with friends, or an emotional overload. We are here to
support, through a support group will online support group. give it to you straight and connect you
benefit you in positive adjustment. We with other participants to have frank
also found that your needs change conversations to help you make the
through your journey, which is why hard decisions now and in the future.
our “support group” is customizable
and flexible to your needs. We have Your needs throughout
the flexibility to begin your support your journey.
one way and change it through your
journey. We offer this flexibility We don’t stop supporting you after you
because that is what you told us in the make your treatment decisions or if
research. you change your mind along the way.
We can connect you with massage
therapy, music and writing therapy,
acupuncture and a variety of other
support needs. We connect you to
resources through the community to
meet your physical and emotional
needs.
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