Cancer Alliance Stigma Survey

Cancer stigma is a great problem in South Africa, it touches all groups, ages and genders and impacts cancer patients daily.

With our current survey we aim to gain more information and insight into the role of cancer stigma in our communities.

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Centurion Buddy Support Group

Friday, May 06, 2016

CancerBuddies@Centurion

   

   


Dear Patient,

New Cancer Buddy support group starting in Centurion, at Netcare Unitas hospital.

We would like to invite any cancer patients and/or their families to attend this group that will every 3rd Wednesday of the Month: (Refer to program included)

Date:     18 May 2016 

Time:    18h00

Venue:  Lecture Room 4th Floor, Netcare Unitas Hospital

We hope to establish this group to provide support and helpful information to people who have been touched by cancer. This group will aim to provide helpful information to facilitate your own healing journey as we all learn to cope with living with cancer.

The goal of this group is to:

·       To create a safe place for cancer patients and their families to meet to share idea and experience around their journey with cancer

·       We will also have some interesting speakers at each group to speak about topics relevant to the audience. Our first meeting will be informal and will be to find out what the needs of the members are.

 

·       To empower patient and families with knowledge that will assist their coping  strategies

·       Research has shown that patients attending support groups cope better with their treatment and also experience less stress and trauma due to the cancer experience.

·       No person should journey alone when diagnosed with cancer come and join us and be part of your own healing team!

        

We are pleased to let you know that we have many exciting                 meetings planned for the coming year. Refer to the dates and topics included below.

Please phone Marianne Ambrose or Matjatji Machubeng at

office hours,  if you have any questions:  

Looking forward meeting with you!

Warm regards

Len Bernardt  and Henriette Brown on Pastoral Counsellor

Group Facillators  

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Contact person Marianne Ambrose

 

office hours

 

Henriette Brown on Pastoral Counsellor

 

 

All patients are welcome, no matter where one get treated and it will be free of charge.

Venue :@ Netcare Unitas Hospital, Clifton Avenue, Lyttelton on the 4th floor. Time: 18h00

 Please park in parking lodge we will provide tickets for the time parked and be free.

 

2016

Topic

Speaker

16 March

Open meeting: Where are we and where are we going?

Janie du Plessis

/ Linda Greeff/

Oncologist

20 April

Stress and Stress Management. (Coping Tools)                                            

Ivan de Klerk (Clinical Psychologist)

18 May

Nutrition and Treatment

Liezel Olivier

15 June

Types of Cancer and do you understand your Cancer?                                

Oncologist

20 July

Self-Image. Knowing myself                                                                            

 

Occupational Therapist

17 August

Cancer and my Family.                   

 

Tobogo Sepeng

Clinical Psychologist

21 September

Hospice or Home care – end of life. Uncertainty of Road ahead

Pre-planning / end of life.

Various Speakers

19 October

Hobbies and Relaxation

 

Henriette Brown

16 November

Last group discussion

How I celebrate my Christmas without my love ones                                     

Henriette Brown

 

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