Cancer Survivors

Promoting Optimal Wellness for Body, Mind and Spirit

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Rowing for a Cause – Wellness Warriors (Cancer Survivor Paddling Team in Boston.) I first met this amazing group of cancer survivors at the Friends of Mels Foundation Annual Conference – The Art of Living; Life Beyond Cancer. For more information about the Wellness Warriors Dragon Boat Team – http://www.wellnesswarriorsboston.org. #dragonboat.

Wellness Warriors is Massachusetts’ first dragon boat team for cancer survivors and caregivers. Their mission is to provide new opportunities for cancer survivors and caregivers to heal – physically and emotionally – by being active participants in their own recovery and part of a mutually empowering dragon boat team. In addition, they are working to raise awareness within the metropolitan Boston survivor and medical professional community of the benefits of paddling for cancer recovery, wellness and a healthy lifestyle. They accomplish this through education, outreach and by being an inspirational presence of strong and confident cancer survivors. Join them for a paddle on the Charles River!

Wouldn’t it be great to have the Wellness Warrior and their dragon boat at the Blackburn Challenge?! This year’s Blackburn Challenge will be held July 16th.

You can meet these and other Cancer Survivor Support Groups at the 6th Annual

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Conference, The Art of Living. Live Beyond Cancer. At the Quincy Marriott. November 12th. www.friendsofmel.org. Enjoy breakfast, lunch and attend interesting workshops and lectures. Dreamtime Wellness™ will be there once again to offer brief sessions of Reiki for ‘Rest and Renewal.’

Go Sox! Go Survivors! ~ Karen

Karen Pischke B.S.N., R.N., C.C.R.N. Alumnus. Certified Hypnotherapist, Tobacco Treatment Specialist, Usui Reiki Teacher/Komyo Shihan. Owner/Founder of Dreamtime Wellness™ Promoting Optimal Wellness for Body, Mind & Spirit www.DreamtimeWellness.com. Find us on Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/pages/Dreamtime-Wellness-/348619611849199

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Promoting Optimal Wellness for Body, Mind and Spirit

Good News – More People Are Surviving Cancer!

The Boston Globe reported January 8th that “cancer deaths have fallen to their lowest rated since the numbers peaked in 1991,” based on a study done by the American Cancer Society.

Cancer Survivorship is a growing field offering education and specific programs addressing the long-term physical, mental-emotional, psychosocial, and financial, needs of those living with and living beyond cancer.

The Biennial Cancer Survivorship Symposium: Advancing Care and Research is taking place this weekend in San Francisco, CA. Sponsored by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO,) the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP,) and American College of Physicians (ACP) information is presented on treatment, research and support for patients with a cancer diagnosis and beyond.

Dana-Farber Institute Adult and Pediatric Survivorship* programs provide clinical care and services for cancer survivors, including research focused on finding solutions to key issues survivors may face after cancer treatment.

Reid R. Sacco Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Program at Tufts* Medical Center is for patients in this AYA age group who have been diagnosed with cancer or blood disorders. The clinic is also available to patients that are survivors of pediatric cancers and now, as adolescents and young adults, need to transition their follow-up to a facility specifically designed for them. Tufts AYA Cancer Program offers age-appropriate, comprehensive care using a team-based approach for a personalized Survivorship Care Plan.

*You do not need to have been treated at Dana-Farber or Tufts in order to be seen in their Adult, Pediatric, and AYA Survivorship Programs.

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Friends of Mel Foundation holds an annual conference, The Art of Living; Life Beyond Cancer in Quincy MA, offering support and education for survivors and caregivers.

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