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Oncology Services 
Support Groups for Patients and Families:
Families Facing Cancer...
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| ... is a support group for You;
... someone in your family; or
... someone very close to you |
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| ...who is faced with cancer. |
Families Facing Cancer meets once a month. There is no charge to attend or to be involved.
The group is informal and strives to help families:
- Find new solutions
- Obtain relief and understanding
- Gather strength
Concerns may be openly shared and ideas for coping exchanged. Some topics covered include:
- Sharing the Diagnosis
- Sharing Feelings
- Coping with the Family
- Living Each Day
- Financial Needs
- Pain Control
- Access to Home Care, Hospice, etc.
A Medical Social Worker and Oncology Nurses facilitate the group. Guest speakers are also be invited to attend.
Meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 4 p.m. in Daviess Community Hospital’s Education Center Room 2. Everyone is welcome and refreshments are served.
If you have questions or would like to register for the group, please phone 254-8892 or 254-8893.
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When walking along a beach,
a man saw someone in the distance leaning down, picking something up and
throwing it into the ocean.
As he came closer, he saw thousands of starfish the tide had thrown onto the beach.
Unable to return to the ocean during low tide, the starfish were dying.
He observed a young man picking up the starfish one by one and throwing them back into the water. After watching the seemingly futile effort, the observer said, "There must be thousands of starfish on
this beach. It would be impossible for you to get to all of them. There are simply too many. You can't possibly save enough
to make a difference."
The young man smiled as he continued to pick up another starfish and toss it
back into the ocean.
"It made a difference to
that one," he replied. |
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