This Winter Quarter, we are expanding our expressive arts therapy programming to offer two Teen (ages 13-17, generally) Therapy Groups, one for teens with a cancer diagnosis and one for teens living with a loved one with a cancer diagnosis. They will run on Tuesdays (Teens with Cancer in the Family) and Wednesdays (Teens with Cancer)...
I was diagnosed several years ago with late-stage Melanoma. Around the same time, my mother started to feel unwell. I really thought her symptoms might just be the result of stress from helping me cope with my own cancer diagnosis. But the day before my surgery, Mom was hospitalized for tests and observation. The tests...
Shortly after starting treatment, cancer patient Janice Rowe realized that she would have to give up her vocation as a pastor in Seattle’s United Methodist Church in order to focus on her health. Fairly quickly Janice experienced the harsh financial impact that many clients face. Fortunately, through working with her social worker she learned about...
We caught up with Blair LaFavor, Cancer lifeline’s Program & Volunteer Coordinator, who just celebrated four years as a staff member. In addition to organizing the intensive Active Listening Training for our volunteers, Blair schedules all of our volunteers and oversees their work on the Lifeline and Lifeline Chat. She also puts together our class catalog and...
Prior to my cancer diagnosis, I had taken yoga classes with Christy Fisher for over 20 years. (She is the owner/lead teacher at Phinney Yoga Center.) At some point in the past, I had heard her speak about teaching yoga classes for people impacted by cancer. I was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in May of...
The Moon She Speaks to Me by Racheal V. King, Collage by Janet Atlas At night as I emerge from shelter My gaze moves to the sky. Stars winking. Moon glowing. The Moon engages me. The Moon She speaks to me. My body sways to the cosmic rhythm I struggle to...
Summer Afternoon by Alison Eckels I could stand still for an hour, invite you to stand beside me, and gaze across the lawn next to the Mayhew Parsonage. We may have just returned from the Town Dock and come up past the Pagoda Tree, or we have arrived at the same place by walking downhill...
Lasting Love by Caroline Wright Illustrations by Willow Heath Random House Children’s Books, released August 2019 Reviewed by Pamela Krueger In Lasting Love, by Caroline Wright, a child facing the loss of his mother is led through an imaginative process of finding her lasting love in the form of a strong, magical, and loving...
Collage by Elsa Bourman based on the poem “Seeing You” by Judy Sloniker SEEING YOU by Judy Sloniker I will see you in the spaces between the hangers in the closet the space around the dust under the bed the hiding place behind the cabinet the close full of clothes, with only a crack of...
Save the Date: #GivingTuesday is December 3! We’re proud to be a part of this global celebration of giving. Cancer Lifeline has been participating in Giving Tuesday since 2011. GivingTuesday was founded as a simple idea: to bring people together for a day of giving back. It has since spread like a wave across the...
