People Living with Cancer

Cancer Buddies Pretoria: Year Programme 2010

6/7 March : Buddies Training
3 April : Fellowship
1 May : Creative Art and Writing in Cancer
5 June [...]

WDGMC Cancer Support Group Monthly Meeting

A reminder to everyone that our next meeting will be on Saturday 13 March at our usual venue, 18 Eton Road, Parktown.
We are very pleased to announce that our speaker will be Dr Owen Nosworthy a Senior Specialist Physician and Medical Oncologist at the Johannesburg Hospital and University of the Witwatersrand.
Dr Nosworthy obtained his undergraduate [...]

Buddy Group Meeting Presentation: January 2010 – Linda Greeff

We had a special sharing Buddy group in January and these are some of the  tools we discussed to assist us in managing our own cancer journeys.
Home – The importance of having a sense of Home  when one faces the cancer journey.  Home is where we come to after a bad day for warmth. support, [...]

Pretoria

Contact Person:  Wilma Lotter
Email: dr.gjl@absamail.co.za
Phone: 012 343 5263
Mobile: 082 573 7342

Nelspruit

Monthly Breast Cancer Support Group meetings focus on addressing the specific needs of breast cancer patients, their family, friends and caregivers.
Venue:
34 Loerie Street, West Acres X6, Nelspruit
Time:
15:00
Contact Mary on 082 495 0029 or 076 030 4227

Cape Town Southern Suburbs Claremont meeting date

There will be a People Living with Cancer support group meeting on Wednesday, 3 February 2010 from 6pm to 7.30pm at the Woman Space in Claremont (301 Library Square, Wilderness Road). Everyone is welcome to attend and attendance is free of charge.
For enquiries contact:
Eldré at info@plwc.org.za or
Colleen on 021 671 1738

Cape Town Southern Suburbs Group Meeting dates for 2010

People Living with Cancer
Suidelike Voorstede
Algemene Kanker Ondersteunings Groep

Is jy, ‘n vriend(in) of ‘n familie lid huidiglik besig om kanker behandeling te ontvang? Het jy enige vrae of bekommernisse? Het jy net nodig om met iemand te gesels wat al in dieselfde posisie as jy was? Of is jy ‘n kanker “survivor” en het ‘n behoefte [...]

DGMC Cancer Support Group Meeting

Wits University
Donald Gordon Medical Centre
Cancer Support Group
to be held on the following dates:
2010
January 9
February 13
March 13
April 10
May 8
June 12
July 10
August 14
September 11
October 9
November 13
December 11
9h00 for 9h30
at 18 Eton Road, Parktown
(opposite WDGMC main entrance)
Enquiries:
Bernice Lass, WDGMC, (011) 356 6148
Chris Olivier, People Living with Cancer / CANSA
plwc@icon.co.za or 083 640 4949
Any Patients and caregivers are welcome

The Anatomy of Hope

Hope as resource in creating Meaning after the diagnosis of Cancer
by Linda Greeff
PLWC Director and Ovarian ca survivor
Buddy Meeting Southern Suburbs Cape Town
October 2009
Defining Hope
n  “Hope is a belief in a positive outcome related to events and circumstances in one’s life. Hope implies a certain amount of perseverance” (Wikipedia)
n  Hope according to Groopman is [...]

Dr Tina Malan’s Presentation

Dr Tina Malan Talk to the Cape Town Buddies 23.06.2009:

The body, mind and soul relationship in cancer management
Talking about a personal journey through AML and the holistic management of cancer supported by recent research in this area.

Content

Introduction.
My journey through AML (acute myeloid leukaemia).
What I’ve learned through my Journey.
New fields in medicine & latest research.
The holistic [...]

Stellenbosch

Venue : Loubser du Plessis accountants offices
Address nr. 10 Helderberg street
Stellenbosch
Time 6pm-7.30pm

24 June 2009
29 July 2009
26 August 2009
30 September 2009
28 October 2009
25 November 2009

Map to Stellenbosch Venue