Newcomers Orientation
If you are new to The Wellness Community, we request that you attend a Newcomers Orientation Meeting. Adults with cancer, family members and friends are invited to join us for a one-hour overview of our services to learn more about the variety of programs offered free of charge. These meetings are typically led by a cancer survivor. Meetings are held twice weekly: Tuesdays at 5:30 pm and Thursdays at 10 am; no appointment necessary.
Weekly Support Groups
Ongoing groups for people with cancer and/or primary caregivers are the heart of our program.
In Participant Groups, people with cancer offer support to one another, explore new ways of dealing with the stresses of cancer and learn techniques to become partners with their health care team. In Family/Caregiver Groups, people explore ways of supporting loved ones in their fight for recovery from cancer, while getting some much needed personal support for themselves.
Cancer Support at Dimock
TWC offers three ongoing groups for people in the Boston cummunity at Dimock Community Health Center in Roxbury. Wednesdays 10:30 am-12 pm, Thursdays 5:45 pm-7:15 pm, weekly drop-in support group for adults with cancer. Thursdays 5:45-7:15 pm, weekly drop-in support for caregivers of adults with cancer. For information, call Jacquie Anderson at (617) 442-8800 x 1790.
Networking Groups
Networking Groups are monthly or bimonthly groups that are diagnosis and/or situation specific. These drop-in groups offer people an opportunity to share common feelings & concerns relevant to their situation.
Networking groups are open only to individuals with cancer, with the exception of Multiple Myeloma, which welcomes caregivers.
Due to occasional changes, always check the calendar or call us to confirm dates. These are all drop-in groups, so no RSVP is needed.
Individual Counseling
The Wellness Community offers individual, couple and family counseling sessions to participants and their loved ones to deal with issues related to their experience with cancer. For appointments, attend a Newcomers Orientation or call (617) 332-1919.
Families Facing Cancer Together, Planning the Journey
TWC offers families facing a new diagnosis of cancer the opportunity to come together with a TWC facilitator or intern. This is a chance for families to consider how they will manage finding the support needed for the everyday tasks of life as well as for the emotional challenges ahead. Call (617) 332-1919 for an appointment.
MIND-BODY
Strength Training at Healthfit Fitness Center
Mondays, 5-6 pm. Strength training is a great way to stay strong and healthy. This class will teach you the basics of strength training, and adapt a program to your special needs. Led by Mary Kennedy, BS, ACSM, HFI. Classes held at:
Healthfit Fitness Center
73 Chestnut Street, Needham www.healthfitneedham.com
(781) 449-2332
Mind-Body Programs
Finding tools to care for yourself during the cancer experience is an important way to feel involved in your healthcare. Through appropriate excercise and mind-body techniques, the immune system can be strengthened and your quality of life improved. At TWC, we offer meditation, yoga, tai chi and qi gong classes designed to strengthen body and spirit. Check the calendar for times.
EXPRESSION AND EXPLORATION
Writing for Wellness Tuesdays, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm. No meetings July 3 & 10. This weekly writing program, facilitated by Ruth Rohde, LICSW, is based on the therapeutic benefits of writing for people dealing with challenging life events, such as a cancer diagnosis. No writing experience required.
Drawing and the Art of Seeing
Class will not meet in the summer.
Painting with Evmorphia
Fridays, 10:30 am - 12:30 pm, RSVP
Join artist and teacher Evmorphia Stratis in a painting class designed to help you explore and expand your artistic side! using a variety of media, students will learn composition, perspective and color theory through still life, portraiture and landscape painting. Using non-traditional methods, students will explore their fantasies, memories and dreams through painting. All levels invited. No experience necessary.
EDUCATION
Nutrition Education
Join Sheila Wolfson, CNS and learn how to choose the healthiest diet for yourself so that you can participate in your efforts to recover from the effects of cancer. On July 12 at 12:15 pm and August 20 at 7;15 pm, in Nutrition Matters, you will learn about food and dietary considerations that best serve the fight for recovery from cancer. In Nutrition and the Immune System, on August 9 at 12:15 pm, learn how proper nutrients can help strengthen the immune system. A Weight Management session will meet on July 23 at 7:15 pm.