Sometimes individuals with cancer and their families become so focused on handling the immediate effects of treatment – chemotherapy, radiation and/or surgery – that when treatment is complete or nearing completion, no one knows what to do next.
During treatment, patients have to navigate emotional as well as physical challenges that go beyond the actual care plan, dealing with concerns of nutrition, strength, the ability to go out in public, and more.
Managing cancer treatment and recovery is unique for each person. After treatment, there can be the worry of the cancer coming back and confusing feelings of anger or sadness. Although many focus on physical changes, some face unexpected emotional and social issues. One of the most challenging obstacles may be coming to terms with what is normal now.
The Regional Cancer Care Center and Supportive Care Services department at Atlantic General Hospital are available to help patients physically and emotionally throughout their recovery. The hospital also offers a new six-week workshop series, called Living Well – Cancer Thriving and Surviving, for those who are currently undergoing or have completed cancer treatment.
Workshop participants will learn how to manage their pain or fatigue, regain physician fitness during and after treatment, communicate with friends, family and caregivers about the illness, and manage stress and difficult emotions, among other skills.
THE DETAILS
Living Well – Cancer Thriving and Surviving
Free 6-week workshop for cancer survivors, patients and their caregivers
Mondays, April 13 – May 18, 2015
1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Ocean Pines Community Center
To register, contact Gail Mansell, Director of Supportive Care Services at Atlantic General Hospital, at 410-641-9725 or gmansell@atlanticgeneral.org.
About Atlantic General Hospital
Atlantic General Hospital has been providing quality health care to the residents of Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset (Md.) and Sussex (Del.) counties since May 1993. Built by the commitment and generosity of a dedicated community, the hospital’s state-of-the-art facility in Berlin, Md., combines old-fashioned personal attention with the latest in technology and services. It provides quality specialty care such as weight loss surgery, orthopedics, outpatient infusion for individuals with cancer or blood/autoimmune disorders, retina surgery and a comprehensive women’s diagnostic center. Atlantic General Health System, its network of more than 40 primary care providers and specialists, care for residents and visitors throughout the region. For more information about Atlantic General Hospital, visit www.atlanticgeneral.org.
