Johannesburg PLWC group had a cancer Buddy training session at the Donald Gordon Oncology Unit on the 17th and 18th of July for 30 attendees. What a great session this was as the group worked together to prepare cancer survivors and caregivers to reach out to newly diagnosed patients in their region in future. Topics [...]
DGMC July 2010 Cancer Support Group Meeting
Join us on 10th July at our Cancer Support Group at 18 Eton Road, Parktown. Our speaker will be TK Mofokeng who is the resident Donald Gordon Medical Centre’s physiotherapist and he will be talking about the importance of exercise for cancer patients. He will also be giving exercises to help you during cancer treatment [...]
Volunteers needed in Johannesburg
Linda Greeff, co-founder and Director of People Living With Cancer and an expert in dealing with people undergoing cancer treatment, will be in Johannesburg on 17 and 18 July 2010 presenting their introductory ‘buddy’ training course at the Donald Gordon Medical Centre. Hosted by Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre (WDGMC) and People Living With Cancer, [...]
PROSTATE SUPPORT ACTION (PSA) GROUP
Cell Phone Contact: 073 560 3067 Telephone: 021 786 16 71 Our May meeting drew 46 attendees, including 7 first timers. Dr Hans Rabe’s excellent presentation on penile rehabilitation after prostatectomy lived up to his reputation for a no-nonsense approach to sensitive topics, and was much appreciated by the large audience. OUR NEXT MEETING: TUESDAY [...]
Alexander Technique
We had a great support group meeting on Monday at Vincent Palotti Hospital. We had 15 survivors present. Tessa Viotti talked on the use of Alexander technique as a tool in adjusting to you cancer . Please see attached article on the Alexancer Technique for more information. The essence of this tool is about [...]
DGMC Monthly Cancer Support Group Meeting
Just a reminder that our next meeting is on Saturday 12 June. and our speaker will be Dr Elna Macintosh. She is a Sexual Health Care practitioner, Medical Director of the DISA Health Care clinic, cancer survivor, sex-educator, researcher, author and Media personality for the past 25 years. She has run seven Comrades, climbed Kilimanjaro [...]
DGMC Support Group
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 [...]
General Cancer Support Group at Panorama Medi Clinic
Panorama Medi Clinic’s monthly cancer support group meeting will be held on the second Tuesday of every month at 17h30 at the hospital. It is an open group for anyone who is on treatment, finished treatment or is going to start treatment. We welcome patients from all hospitals and oncology units in the Northern Suburbs to [...]
Presentation: The Final Journey
“The Final Journey” Presented by Linda Greeff GVI Oncology Final Journey Black and White
Cancer Buddies Pretoria: Year Programme 2010
6/7 March : Buddies Training 3 April : Fellowship 1 May : Creative Art and Writing in Cancer 5 June : Positive Thinking and Cancer 3 July : Fellowship 7 August : Healthy eating and Cancer 4 September : Exercise and Cancer 2 October : Fellowship 6 November : The effect of Cancer on Family [...]
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. [...]
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