Living Well With Cancer Series March 3, 2007

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Washington Cancer Institute at Washington Hospital Center Presents:
Living Well with Cancer

CANCER: The Job You Got - But Didn’t Apply For©
A Program for Cancer Survivors, Family, Friends and Caregivers

You got the job. You have cancer. You wish that you could just say “No thank you,” but that’s not an option. You have it and now you’ve got to run with it. The stakes are very high. You want this to go well and you really want to succeed. In order to do so you have to be a good manager and an advocate. You are the boss. You even have a staff. They are doctors, nurses, family, friends and many others. How do you manage them and empower yourself to succeed at living well with cancer?

The professional staff of the Washington Cancer Institute will introduce you to new way of thinking about cancer that can help you take control of its physical, emotional and spiritual demands.

Program:

8:30-9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast

9:00-10:00 Managing the Job Cynthia Clark, RD, LD
Oncology Nutrition Specialist

Kate Rollins, RN, MSN
Oncology Nurse Specialist

Fatigue. Pain. Constipation. Loss of Appetite. You will likely have to deal with one or more of these issues in this job. Our speakers will introduce you to the idea of shared decision-making -- a way of thinking that will empower you to ask for – and get – what you need to manage and control symptoms from cancer or as a result of treatment. Kate and Cindy leave no stone unturned in this frank talk, but they will leave plenty of time for questions and discussion.

10:00-10:30 Questions & Discussion

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-11:30 Tending the Spirit Danetta Hendricks, MA
Psychosocial Oncologist
Patient and Community Services

Cancer is an assault on body, mind and spirit. While you’re busy managing cancer’s physical effects, how do you find the energy to uncover its spiritual meaning? Danetta will explore with you some practices which will help access the spiritual energy residing deep within each of us. She will share Reiki, which is a relaxation technique used on patients who are undergoing outpatient or inpatient treatment. Additionally, she will teach other forms of relaxation to give you the tools for self-help.

Please join us on a Saturday morning from 8:30am to Noon:

• March 3 and the serene Conference Center at Cherry Hill Park in College Park, Maryland
Directions:

http://www.cherryhillpark.com/index.cfm?action=home.maps

• May 19 at our D.C. program in the auditorium of the National Rehabilitation Hospital (NRH) on the campus of the Washington Hospital Center.
Directions:

http://www.nrhrehab.org/Patient+and+Visitor+Information/Directions+to+NRH/default.aspx

This program is free, however space is limited.

Please RSVP to (202) 877-DOCS (3627) or online at http://whcenter.org/body.cfm?id=556334