Through reflective writing practices, Kara Woodshank will explore purpose, why purpose matters, and how to find and live with purpose.

Through both research and her personal experience as a young adult cancer survivor, Kara has seen the many benefits of finding and using purpose and she’s excited to help you find the same!

Thursday, September 5, from 10 am - 1 pm

Laurel Multiservice Center
204 Fort Meade Road, Laurel, MD 20707

Paula Ernst, LMSW will explore what children understand and experience at different ages, tips for having a good conversation, resources for helping your child thrive through this time, and more.

Participation in clinical trials for new blood cancer treatments should reflect the patient population who will use the treatment. Yet Black Americans continue to be underrepresented across most clinical trials – even for diseases like multiple myeloma, the most common blood cancer diagnosed in the Black community.

Please join us to learn more about the need for diversity in clinical trial participation and what changes are necessary to make these trials more accessible to all patients.

Nutrition specialist and Oncology Nurse, Wendy Hollins will share Nutrition best practices and insight for cancer prevention as well as maintaining healthy habits during and after treatment.

This event is open to all, but to ensure proper meal accommodation, Please register at https://forms.gle/KTR5zdumBuz91jyGA

Dr. David Schrier, Chief Medical Officer with Montgomery Hospice, will be joining us to discuss what hospice is and how to approach difficult conversations.

This will be an open discussion.