Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancers Support Groups

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These groups are open to all patients & support persons affected by cancers of the colon, esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, biliary tract, pancreas, peritoneum, intestine, appendix, rectum, and anus. These groups offer speakers presenting on various topics and time to openly discuss the many difficult physical and emotional aspects of having a GI cancer diagnosis. Join at any time.

EvergreenHealth, Halvorson Cancer Center
Gastrointestinal Cancers Support Group- Evening
Facilitated by Annie Perry, MSW, LICSW
1st Wednesday, 6:30-8:00pm

To Register, download the Zoom app and then CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

As soon as you register, you will receive an automatic email from Zoom that includes the link to the support group meeting. We recommend you save this link so that you may use it each month for this meeting.

Please note that while we are holding our support groups online on Zoom that our Support Group Norms require participation by both video and audio unless you have been granted an exception by Cancer Lifeline in advance of the meeting.

The following presentations will take place during the first hour of the support group.

 

6/3 Understanding GI Cancers: Care, Treatment, and Support at EvergreenHealth with Sam Kao, GI Nurse Navigator
7/1 Living with Uncertainty with Courtney Zier, MA, LMHC
8/5 Survivorship: Addressing the Trauma of Cancer with Anna Cimburek, MSW

 

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Gastrointestinal Cancers Support Group- Day
Facilitated by Brenda Joy, MA, LMHC
2nd Monday, 12-1:30pm

To Register, download the Zoom app and then CLICK HERE TO REGISTER.

The following presentations will take place during the first hour of the support group.

5/11 Chemo Brain & Memory Support for GI Cancers with Suzanne McMurry, ND, FABNO
7/13 Intimacy & Body Image After GI Cancer Treatment with Janelle Coy RN, BSN, OCN
8/10 Rooted & Restored: Nervous System Support for GI Cancers with Trenecsia Wilson, MAEd LMHC CDPT NCC

 

If you are joining a meeting for the first time and are uncertain about how to use the videoconference platform we use for all of our groups, Zoom, please consider reaching out to our Lifeline during regular business hours before the day of the group so that someone with Cancer Lifeline can assist you in getting everything setup and answer questions you have. You can also call us at (206) 297-2100 during normal business hours, M-F 9am-5pm.

Our programming season occurs in four-month trimesters. Thus, the presentations identified on this page are those that will be held at the beginning of the support group meeting for the current program season. Anyone is invited to attend the presentation, regardless of whether you are a member of the support group. When you register, you will have the option of indicating whether you want to join the support group as well.