[Hopespringpcsg] FW: Get Your Hope Notes Here 🌞

Mon May 16 08:16:02 EDT 2022

Hi all:
See below for the weekly e-newsletter from HopeSpring, Hope Notes.
Of particular interest is that our next support group meeting  on 24 May 22 will be a HYBRID format.
It will be held in person at Rockway Community Centre 1405 King St. East in Kitchener at 1900 hrs as well as via ZOOM for those who may wish to  join remotely via ZOOM.
As part of a “welcome back” to an in person meeting, we have purchased Black T- shirts with the new PCSG tie logo for those who attend in person. 
Plan to attend the meeting on the 24th and bring your smart phone or tablet/laptop with the ZOOM app loaded if you wish to  sign in via ZOOM at Rockway.
Since COVID is still a reality and some members may have reduced immunity, strict precautions will be in effect for the meeting attendees. Face masks, hand sanitizer, and Lysol wipes will be provided and are to  be used. 

Take care & stay well.

Glen

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From: Mary Lou at HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre
Sent: May 16, 2022 7:30 AM
To: Glen
Subject: Get Your Hope Notes Here 🌞

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Dear Glen,
Let us share what's happening remotely at HopeSpring this week. We welcome you to join us for our programming offered online via Zoom. 

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Programs-What's Happening this Week

Registration and full calendar available here 

To register use one of the following:
1. Following the links below
2. Visit www.hopespring.ca 
3. Call 519-742-4673 
This Week:

Monday, May 16 -  Cancer Care Counselling via Zoom or Telephone, Peer Support via Zoom 4:30-6:30pm, Reflexology with Beverley via Zoom, Music Therapy for the Individual with Rianna via Zoom, Reiki with Dee via Zoom, Ukulele Group Music Therapy with Rianna via Zoom 2:00-3:00pm
Tuesday, May 17 - Cancer Care Counselling via Zoom or Telephone,  Support Group Daytime with Tammy via Zoom 11:30am-1:00pm, Peer Support via Zoom 10:30am-12:30pm, Gentle Yoga Symptom Management with Tammy via Zoom 1:30pm-3pm, Qi Gong with Joel via Zoom 7:30-9:00pm, Zumba Gold with Pilar via Zoom 2:00-3:00pm
Wednesday, May 18 - Cancer Care Counselling via Zoom or Telephone,  Peer Support via Zoom 4:30-6:30pm, Therapeutic Touch with Gloria via Zoom, Reiki with Pilar via Zoom, Music Therapy for the Individual with Rianna via Zoom, Music Therapy Support Group with Rianna via Zoom 2:00-3:30pm, Reiki with Lana via Zoom, Meditation with Carolynn via Zoom 
Thursday, May 19 - Cancer Care Counselling via Zoom or Telephone, Peer Support via Zoom 10:30-12:30pm, Gentle Movement and Community Conversations via Zoom 10-11:30am, Yoga for Cancer Recovery with Tammy via Zoom 6:30pm-8:00pm, Healing and Cancer Empowerment Series via Zoom 10:00-11:00am,  Tai Chi with Judy via Zoom 10-11:30am, Ovarian Support Group via Zoom 1:30-3:30pm 
Friday, May 20 -  Cancer Care Counselling via Zoom or Telephone, Peer Support via Zoom 4:30-6:30pm
Saturday, May 21 - Peer Support via Zoom 10:30am-12:30pm, Youth Music Therapy with Rianna via Zoom 11:30-12:30pm
Sunday, May 22 - No schedule programming today 

Following Week:

Monday, May 23 - No Programming today, closed for Victoria Day
Tuesday, May 24 - Cancer Care Counselling via Zoom or Telephone, Women's Support Group Daytime with Tammy via Zoom 11:30am-1pm, Gentle Yoga Symptom Management with Tammy via Zoom 1:30pm-3pm, Peer Support via Zoom 10:30am-12:30pm,  Women's Support Group with Christina via Zoom 6:30-8:00pm, Qi Gong with Joel via Zoom 7:30-9:00pm, Zumba Gold with Pilar via Zoom 2:00-3:00pm, Prostate Cancer Support Group-Waterloo-Wellington via Zoom 7:00pm
Wednesday, May 25 -  Cancer Care Counselling via Zoom or Telephone, Peer Support via Zoom 4:30-6:30, Therapeutic Touch with Gloria via Zoom, Men's Support Group with Shawn via Zoom 6:30-8:00pm, Reiki with Pilar via Zoom, Music Therapy for the Individual with Rianna via Zoom,  Music Therapy Support Group with Rianna via Zoom 2:00-3:30pm
Thursday, May 26 - Cancer Care Counselling via Zoom or Telephone, Tai Chi with Judy via Zoom 10-11:30am, Peer Support via Zoom 10:30-12:30pm, Healing and Cancer Empowerment Series with Dr Rob Rutledge with Gloria via Zoom 10:00-11:00am, Yoga for Cancer Recovery with Tammy via Zoom 6:30pm-8:00pm
Friday, May 27 -  Cancer Care Counselling via Zoom or Telephone, Peer Support via Zoom 4:30-6:30pm
Saturday, May 28 - Peer Support via Zoom 10:30am-12:30pm, Puddle Jumpers via Zoom 9:30am-11:00am, Expressive Arts for Youth via Zoom 2:00-3:30, Joyful Art Expressions with Char via Zoom 10:00-12:00pm, Therapeutic Touch with Susanne via Zoom, Youth Music Therapy with Rianna via Zoom 11:30-12:30PM
Sunday, May 29 - Little Scientist via Zoom 12:00pm-1:00pm, Chemo Brain via Zoom with Michaela 2:00-3:00pm 

MAY 20TH IS #EYEPATCHDAY
Having regular eye examinations could save your life! Routine eye tests can lead to early detection of ocular melanoma and many other health issues. However, statistics show that we are not visiting the optometrist as frequently as we should.
Make a commitment to booking an eye exam this month!
Share your Eye Patch photo on social media and tag @saveyourskinfdn #OcumelCanada 

Perform a monthly self-examination, or ‘Skin Check’ continue here for guides and references

Program Focus 

Summer programs schedules and registration available on our website! 

New Programming for Summer 2022 

Registration available now.
Note: For all music therapy programs, please email volunteer at hopespring.ca to have your name put on a list.  

Therapeutic Touch with Gloria on Wednesdays!
10:00am
10:45am
11:30pm

Zumba Gold with Pilar
4:00pm - 5:00pm Tuesday

Reiki with Pilar
4:00 - 4:30pm  Wednesday
4:45 - 5:15pm   

The Cancer Stories Project Overview

Get a Chance to Tell Your Story! Natalie Kononenko guides you through the storytelling process. 

Tell your cancer story, your successes, your challenges, your unique experiences, how you overcame your toughest challenges...

Receive a recorded copy of your interview, if you decide, your story could potentially assist in changing cancer care in the future.
But why is it so important to tell YOUR story?
• Stories draw upon our universal need for connection; in some fundamental sense we need stories.
• One of the most powerful ways of inspiring others is by using the one tool you have that no one else has - your life story. Your individual experience of the world is the most valuable asset you possess.
• Telling your story - with all its challenges, mistakes, failures, pain, setbacks as well as its joys, successes and victories - says something about what it means to be human.                                                         
• Source: gingerleadershipcomms.com

Introducing Natalie our Principal Interviewer: 

Natalie Kononenko 
Professor (retired) 
nataliek at ualberta.ca 

Note: Natalie has resided in Waterloo since 2019 and is herself, a cancer patient.

Contact Natalie 

From Our Cancer Care Counsellors:  Meditation is Exercise for the Brain

Many people have this idea that meditation involves sitting down and doing nothing. But this is a misconception. Meditation is an active process, an exercise for the brain. The aim of the exercise is to become consciously aware of your thoughts and feelings without judging them. Meditation is not about trying to turn off your thoughts and feelings, but instead allowing them to come and go without resistance. Meditation is a skill; similar to any skill, it takes practice to get comfortable with. But overtime and with consistent practice, meditation can bring extraordinary benefits to your daily life. Read on here

HopeSpring offers MEDITATION sessions monthly Wednesday and Thursday with Tammy and Christine. Registration and additional info here

Your Feedback Can Assist With Cancer Care of the Future 

Take survey here 

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Need assistance booking your vaccine/booster? HopeSpring is here to help.

Positivity4Patients

Some positive messaging to share from our friend Helen Zhao at Positivity4Patients. Please send along your feedback to positivity4patients at gmail.com, let them know that you appreciate their work, it would make their day.

Look Good Feel Better Program Details 

New Members who aren't familiar with Look Good Feel Better Program(s) would benefit from this educational piece. Look Good Feel Better have services for both teens and women.

Select the image above to view "The power of Look Good Feel Better"

Access registration for pilot workshop for men facing cancer here

Look Good Feel Better For Men
Looking good can help you feel better – physically and emotionally. And feeling better can put you in charge. Maybe it’s an important event. A family outing. Saturday night with friends. A big meeting. The list goes on. Whatever you want to do, you shouldn’t have to compromise because you don’t look “right” or feel quite yourself.
In fact, doctors agree a better outlook can begin by reducing the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment.
This video will help you apply grooming basics to look confident and feel in control. It’s full of easy-to-follow tips you can use to get on with your life.
Watch the video and click the link below to learn more.
https://youtu.be/Yyb0KYHId7o 

Alternate Programs Available 

Prostate Cancer Support Group Waterloo-Wellington

Prostate Cancer Support Group Waterloo-Wellington-For 2022 we will continue to have support group meetings via ZOOM on the 4th Tuesday of each month. 
If you would like to participate in this meeting please send an e-mail to info at pccn-waterloo-wellington.ca to pre-register by midnight the Monday before.

Next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, May 24th @7pm.
We are looking into hybrid meetings combining ZOOM with in person attendance, more info to follow.

Are you a man with Prostate Cancer, a family member of someone with Prostate Cancer or a caregiver supporting someone with Prostate Cancer? The Prostate Cancer Support Group Waterloo-Wellington chapter is here for you. 
 In person meetings are suspended because of the pandemic, but PCSG Waterloo Wellington meets via ZOOM the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Join our mailing list for meeting invites.

You may join our mailing group by clicking here.  To keep informed of the activities of Prostate Cancer Support Group – Waterloo Wellington. Go directly to our website, scan the QR code above. 

15 Minute Group Meditation Sessions with Gloria
Join Gloria, in partnership with Survivingbreastcancer.org, for 15 minutes of meditation, every Monday at 11am Eastern. Come with a question and allow your inner guide to provide an answer. Activate your internal healer.

To respect the virtual space, we will start promptly at 11am Eastern. Please arrive on time.
Learn more about Gloria, her breast cancer story, and her healing gifts on Survivingbreastcancer.org's blog and podcast.
RSVP for each session here: https://www.survivingbreastcancer.org/events-1/15-minute-group-meditation-with-gloria-2022-02-21-11-00

A Zoom link will be emailed to you after RSVPing.

Lifestyle 

Have you found a terrific recipe or eating tip? Please share by sending it to marketing at hopespring.ca.  

Barbecuing at home is a perfect way to relax, celebrate holidays, and spend time with family and friends. But before you fire up the grill, plan a healthy menu.
Many meats traditionally served at barbecues, such as beef, hot dogs and sausage, have been shown to increase the risk of some types of cancer. And, side dishes such as pasta and potato salads often include unwanted fat and calories, leading to unwanted weight gain.
So, what should go on your plate? Continue reading here

Source: MD Anderson Cancer Center

The Cambridge Food Bank is back with more FREE programs for all ages! Please note that Cambridge Food Bank provides materials and supplies needed. If you wish to register, please email vtoncic at cambridgefoodbank.org. 

Please contact Nohelia at volunteer at hopespring.ca or call 519-742-4673 (HOPE) for a request or further questions. 

Donate to HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre 

When you donate to HopeSpring, you are making an investment in the quality of life in our community.  You’re directly helping to address a serious challenge, by providing the resources needed to lessen the burden of cancer.

The need to support vulnerable cancer patients has never been greater! Please consider donating today. 

HopeSpring acknowledges that our offices are situated on the Haldimand Tract, land that was granted to the Haudenosaunee of the Six Nations of the Grand River, and are within the territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabe, and Haudenosaunee peoples

We are social, we hope that you are too! Join us on our social channels. 

Note from the Editor:  Do you have comments or feedback? 
We love to hear from you and will ensure that that your comments and feedback are read and passed on to the appropriate team member. Please email to marketing at hopespring.ca. 

Our mailing address is: 
HopeSpring Cancer Support Centre
475 King St N
Tower Suite
Waterloo, ON N2J 2Z5 
Canada

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