Workshops are held where patients and family members learn more about cancer.  It also provides a learning opportunity to acquire skills that will assist the patient and the family in learning how to cope with the cancer experience. 


SUPPORT GROUP MEETING DATES FOR 2010

Cape Town  :  Pinelands : Vincent Pallotti Hospital

Address: Alexandra Road, Pinelands, Cape Town, 7405

Contact: Eldre for more info on 076 775 6099 / info@plwc.org.za or visit our website www.plwc.org.za

19 April: Mindfulness and the use of meditation

31 May: Alexander Technique - Tessa Viotti

28 June: Hope in Cancer

26 July: How can I really Support Somebody that has Cancer?

30 August: Patient Active Approach

27 September: Dealing with Anxiety and Depression

25 October :Sexual Issues

29 November: How to make Treatment Decisions more effectively

Cape Town  :  Claremont : The Woman Space

Address: the Woman Space, 301 Library Square, Wilderness Road, Claremont, 7708

Contact: Colleen on 021 671 1738 or Eldre on 076 775 6099 / info@plwc.org.za or visit our website http://www.plwc.org.za/

(The 1st Wednesday of every month)

5 May

2 June

7 July

4 August

1 September

6 October

3 November

1 December

Cape Town  :  Northern Suburbs : Panorama

Address: Rothschild Boulevard, Panorama, Cape Town, 7500

Contact: Emerentia on 021 930 4245 /  Emerentia.Esterhuyse@cancercare.co.za or Eldre on 076 775 6099 / info@plwc.org.za or visit our website www.plwc.org.za

(The 1st Tuesday of every month)

4 May

1 June

6 July

3 August

7 September

5 October

2 November

7 December

Johannesburg:  Parktown : Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre

Address: Donald Gordon Medical Centre, 18 Eton Road, Parktown

Contact: Chris Olivier, plwc@icon.co.za or 083 640 4949

8 May 

12 June 

10 July

14 August

11 September

9 October

13 November

11 December

Pretoria: Little Company of Mary Hospital

Address: 50 George Storrar Drive, Groenkloof, 0181

Contact: Wilma Lotter on 012 343 5263 or dr.gjl@absamail.co.za

1 May: Creative Art and Writing in Cancer

5 June: Positive Thinking and Cancer

3 July: Fellowship

7 August: Healthy eating and Cancer

4 September: Exercise and Cancer

2 October: Fellowship

6 November: The effect of Cancer on Family and Friends

4 December: Christmas Function