Events

While most of us are comfortable talking about life, many of us shy away from Death & Dying Conversations.

Janie Rakow has been a hospice volunteer since 2001, providing emotional and spiritual support to patients and their loved ones through the end-of-life process. She has also worked as a doula privately in her community to both raise awareness

For young adults, sexuality is a vital, rich, and pleasurable part of life, and young adults with cancer may experience changes in their sex lives during and after treatment. There are often unique questions and concerns about sex and sexuality that may not always get addressed.  Join us as we have a frank and honest conversation, and provide accurate information to help support a safe, healthy, and pleasurable approach to sex after cancer.

Yes, Cancer-Related Fatigue is Real, and it can be all-consuming and distressing. Dr. Jessica Engle, D.O who is the Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Johns
Hopkins University School of Medicine, will help us to better understand this common condition as well as provide some helpful strategies and tools.

Amanda Goodstadt, Esq. Staff Attorney with Triage Cancer will help us better understand how federal and state laws, employer policies, and disability insurance work together (which is key to being able to take time off work, maintain an income, and protect your job and employer-sponsored health insurance coverage). There are also options for caregivers who need to take time off work.

This session will cover the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family & Medical Leave Act, state leave laws, and disability insurance options, and explain how they can work together for you, whether you plan to work through treatment or take some time off.

Robin Bennett Kanarek, author of Living Well with a Serious Illness: A Guide to Palliative Care for Mind, Body, and Spirit will join us for an interactive discussion about the importance of spirituality and quality of life.

Steve Lorberbaum, with Assisting Hands Home Care, will discuss all aspects of going to a doctor's visit; from tips on who to have with you, how best to ask questions, and when a family member/friend joins virtually to listen and learn. We hope you will join us!

Patricia Horning PT, DPT, CLT, CDNT will discuss the benefits of physical therapy after a breast cancer diagnosis, including tips for controlling lymphedema. Cancer Rehabilitation is typically covered by insurance and can be an important part of your recovery to improve daily function and quality of life.

We hope you will join us for this informative talk with Dr. Elizabeth Nichols, radiation oncologist with the University of Maryland Medical System. She specializes in treating women’s cancers.

She has extensive experience using proton therapy to treat advanced or recurring breast cancers and in combining this treatment with hyperthermia. She is also experienced in treating patients with brachytherapy, proton therapy and photon therapy.