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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>See below for the e-newsletter from PCCN Oakville/Mississauga wrt their monthly meeting.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thx.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Walter Eadie [mailto:walter.eadie@cogeco.ca] <br><b>Sent:</b> August 14, 2019 12:30 PM<br><b>To:</b> PC Support Group<br><b>Subject:</b> PC SUPPORT GROUP - Next Meeting AUGUST 21st<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" o:spt="75" o:preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f">
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This involves biological, erotic, physical, emotional, social, or spiritual feelings and behaviors</i>”</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>. So it is not just physical and it involves the couple, not just the man.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>This is just the lead-in to introducing our guest speaker for August 21<sup>st</sup>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Kim Hartsburg-Lang</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'> is a registered nurse in the Barrie Urology Group. Kim has won awards for nursing excellence and has been involved in the development of both male and female sexual health programs providing counselling and education to these patients.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Kim will address each type of treatment for prostate cancer, how it can potentially impact on sexuality, and what might be done to mitigate that impact. Penile rehabilitation after surgery will be included. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>She will talk about the emotional impacts of prostate cancer and suggest ways to maintain intimacy in this new situation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>I hope that you <u>and</u> your spouse or partner will be able to attend this meeting next week. I look forward to seeing you. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Walter</span><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr style='height:17.25pt'><td width=274 valign=top style='width:205.5pt;padding:2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt 2.25pt;height:17.25pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><img width=140 height=55 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image011.jpg@01D55297.8D983700" alt="cid:image011.jpg@01D55297.8D983700">Kim Hartsburg-Lang’s appearance at our group meeting is made possible through a generous financial donation from Astellas Pharma Canada <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>