Mourning Doves hanging out on top of the best view in my back yard. The mountains are the Sandias, frequently a watermelon color. I feed these birds. This is before bedtime. Simple pleasures for a sick cancer patient.
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Support Group: People Living Through Cancer
I happened to find this support group posted on the bulletin board at the Health Plex. This was my first support group. This was the first one I was able to locate. It is sponsored by one of the older support group organizations: People Living Through Cancer. Visit their site for all the good things they do: http://pltc.org/
You will feel like you are among old friends with this group and Julie Turkel Hughes, LMSW. There is usually only four people and occasionally you might have Julie all to yourself. It is a wonderful place to test the waters with support groups.
The Group meets at the Presbyterian Health Plex at 6301 Forest Hills Drive NE.
Monday 12:30-2:00pm
Call 242-3263 for questions. You may just show up and it is free. Lots of value in making the effort to go.
Look Good Feel Better: A Delightful Program For Cancer Girls
In February 2014, between radiation treatments, I knew I needed a morale boost. I needed help. I needed a lot of help. I had reached the point of no makeup, my appearance was in the C- range and I was dropping slowly to the bottom of fatigue and discouragement.
I made the call to Jamie McDonald at 291-2006 and signed up for the
Look Good Feel Better Program. This program was started in 1987 when it was learned that makeovers really did help the morale and attitude of cancer patients. Three groups work together to make it happen. The Personal Care Products Council member companies provide funding and the excellent cosmetics. The American Cancer Society provided a national network to assist women with information and access to the program. The Professional Beauty Association/National Cosmetology Association provides expert volunteers to teach the program. Each year 50,000 cancer girls are given a huge bag of cosmetics in their individual skin tones and taught how to apply them. Visit their web site: http://lookgoodfeelbetter.org/ This wonderful program boosts morale and creates some very good memories during tough times.
My class was at MD Anderson Cancer Center. There were four of us. Terese Hasse, an expert in skin care for cancer girls, taught the class. Jamie McDonald worked in the class also. We were each given a large cosmetic bag full of famous name products. Each designed for our individual skin tones. Unwrapping the endless products was like Christmas. There was even nail polish and sun screen. It was every bit the uplifting experience my cancer buddies said it would be.
I wear the nail polish. I do enjoy the beauty ritual. Makes me feel fine. Make the call. Bring a friend, sister, mother. Come for you. Well worth it. I would like to know your reaction.
Classes are at MD Anderson Cancer Center, next to Kaseman Presbyterian Radiology Department. Call Jamie McDonald to reserve 291-2006
Friday Class 10:00 am
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Tuesday Class 3:00 pm
5/6/14 6/3/14 7/1/14 8/5/14 9/2/14 10/7/14 11/4/14 12/2/14
Post a day: On top of life
On top of a good life having a good family time
I love this family. They are very close. They are happy together, sad together, work together, and taste the magic of life together. They are on top of life just as it should be. Of course they are my family.
Yoga for cancer patients at High Desert Yoga
HIGH DESERT YOGA is a highly respected yoga studio in the Albuquerque community.
There are classes for everyone. There are many seminars available, too.
My favorite is a Tuesday cancer class given by the wonderful Patti Lentz at 11:15.
Just show up. Mats and other tools of the trade are available for use.
It is free. It is restorative yoga.
While I have been ill, Patti’s class has been a life savor for me.
Check it out. You will be glad you did.
“High Desert Yoga opened its doors in 1995 with the goal of graciously welcoming everyone to the study and practice of yoga. We seek to make the healing benefits of yoga available to all ages and abilities from youngsters to elders, from novice to advanced practitioners, including people with therapeutic needs.”
4600 Copper Ave NE
http://www.highdesertyoga.com
yogainfo@highdesertyoga.com
505-232-9642
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WHEN GIVEN A DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER, LIFE CHANGES FOREVER.
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