To Life! Presents... Beat the Odds
A FREE Workshop with Breakfast and Presentations for Cancer Patients and Caregivers.
Date: Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Location: Gideon Putnam Resort
24 Gideon Putnam Rd, Saratoga Springs, New York
Time: Breakfast at 8:00 am Presentations to follow at 8:45 am
Tpoics and Panels:
The Role of Genetics in Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment
Presented by Luba Djurdjinovic, Executive Director of the Ferre Institute
Hormone Therapy—What is Right for You?
Presented by Dr. Vinita Singh, Medical Oncologist at Samaritan Hospital Cancer Treatment Center
Caregivers: Perspectives on Caring for Your Loved One
Presented by Diane Cameron Pascone, Times Union columnist and teacher of caregiving courses
Pre-registration is required by August 7, 2011.
To register call To Life! at (518) 439-5975 x22, or e-mail lglavin@tolife.org.
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label education. Show all posts
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Sex Ed for Cancer and Caregivers
Next Monday night The Hope Club (formerly Gilda’s Club) in Latham New York will host and evening of Sex and Cancer. It will be a panel presentation and open discussion about the anatomy, physiology, chemistry, etiquette, hope, fear and what real people really do when they make love in the time of cancer. I’ll be part of a panel that will provide information, education and lots of opinions and laughter too. And refreshments!
The panel includes Tracy Pitcher, Director of The Hope Club and Outreach for the American Cancer Society and Vickie Yattaw, RN—nurse educator—who does lots of education around sex and cancer. So bring a friend and come join the discussion.
Monday June 13th 6 to 8 pm at The Hope Club One Penny Lane—off Wade Road—off exit 6 of Route 87 Latham, New York
The panel includes Tracy Pitcher, Director of The Hope Club and Outreach for the American Cancer Society and Vickie Yattaw, RN—nurse educator—who does lots of education around sex and cancer. So bring a friend and come join the discussion.
Monday June 13th 6 to 8 pm at The Hope Club One Penny Lane—off Wade Road—off exit 6 of Route 87 Latham, New York
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Sex Education
When I was in Junior High there was a popular song called “Get Yourself a College Girl”. The boppy, beach-boy lyric went like this: “”Get yourself a college girl, a well-read book, a knowledge girl. Get yourself a coll-edge girl.”
I hummed that song all the time—maybe thinking it was affirmation that skinny but smart girls like me could be just as desirable as my classmate Bethany Springer, who started wearing a bra in Grade Six.
Now I am reading the new book, The Social Animal, by New York Times columnist, David Brooks and last night my eyes were opened by this paragraph:
“Men want to do the same sexual acts regardless of education levels, but female sexual preferences differ by education, culture and status level. Highly educated women are much more likely to perform oral sex, engage in same-sex activity and experiment with a variety of other activities than less-educated women. Religious women are less adventurous than nonreligious women, though the desires of religious men are not much different than those of secular ones.”
I guess a little learning goes—and comes—a long way.
I hummed that song all the time—maybe thinking it was affirmation that skinny but smart girls like me could be just as desirable as my classmate Bethany Springer, who started wearing a bra in Grade Six.
Now I am reading the new book, The Social Animal, by New York Times columnist, David Brooks and last night my eyes were opened by this paragraph:
“Men want to do the same sexual acts regardless of education levels, but female sexual preferences differ by education, culture and status level. Highly educated women are much more likely to perform oral sex, engage in same-sex activity and experiment with a variety of other activities than less-educated women. Religious women are less adventurous than nonreligious women, though the desires of religious men are not much different than those of secular ones.”
I guess a little learning goes—and comes—a long way.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Prevent Cancer
A friend of mine is an educator for The American Cancer Society. The info below is from her tagline. Startling when you think this thru. All we fuss about with cancer and One Third of all cancer deaths are related to what we do to ourselves and One Half can be prevented! Holy Chemo Batman!
Tracey's tagline says:
One-third of all cancer deaths are related to nutrition, physical inactivity, and being overweight or obese. One-half of all new cancer cases can be prevented. Check out cancer.org/greatamericans to learn what action YOU can take to protect yourself!
Tracey's tagline says:
One-third of all cancer deaths are related to nutrition, physical inactivity, and being overweight or obese. One-half of all new cancer cases can be prevented. Check out cancer.org/greatamericans to learn what action YOU can take to protect yourself!
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