Sharing the Journey Cancer Survivorship Conference

The 2008 Sharing the Journey Cancer Survivors’ Conference Committee would like to thank all of you who joined us for this year’s conference Saturday, March 29. Thank you to all of the participants, volunteers, and presenters.  It was a wonderful and inspirational day!

This full-day community education program is offered free every year to the public and features a variety of speakers on cancer-related topics.  The day began with Greg Anderson who shared his uplifting story of how, 23 years ago, he was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer, and how his life has been shaped, defined and enriched by his cancer journey.  Greg’s story brought warmth, insight, inspiration and hope to all of us facing the cancer journey.  Thank you, Greg!

Breakout sessions throughout the day explored the side effects of cancer from both a physical and emotional viewpoint.  Every year we are proud to bring together physicians and other experts in the field of oncology, as well as psychologists, social workers and others from the community to offer sessions on a wide variety of topics including complementary and integrative therapies, nutrition, relaxation, and managing long term side effects.  This year’s conference featured interactive afternoon breakout sessions which included a healthy food cooking demonstration, workshop on getting organized, and sessions exploring male and female intimacy issues that arise due to cancer.  Thank you to ALL of the wonderful presenters who offered their time and expertise to us!

Our goal for the conference is to expand your knowledge and provide an opportunity for you to share your experience and connect with other survivors.  We hope we provided you with information and support that will be helpful to you and your family.

We look forward to seeing you in Spring 2009 for our Ninth Annual Sharing the Journey Cancer Survivors’ Conference! If you are a cancer survivor or caregiver who has attended the conference in the past and you would like to be involved with helping to plan next year’s conference, please contact the Cancer Survivors’ Network at  (404) 851-5051 or CSNinfo@sjha.org.