September – December 08
Cancer Lifeline’s Support Groups work to meet the following needs of patients, survivors, caregivers, family members and friends:
•To provide a place where emotions can be expressed and not judged
•To foster a sense of community and inclusion with others
experiencing similar situations
•To make available opportunities for education and information
•To explore ways in which choice and control can be realized while
living with cancer
If you want to find out more about a support group, call (206) 297-2100 and ask for a facilitator to call you back! For more information about a specific support group, please view the groups below:
Megan Swan, MA, PhD Candidate
This group is for people with a diagnosis of brain cancer or brain
metastases, and their family members or friends. If you are interested in attending this support group, please call 206-832-1297.
Northwest Hospital, Professional Building, Suite 3, Seattle
2nd Tuesdays; 6-7:30pm
September 9, October 14, November 11, December 9
Cancer Lifeline offers three breast cancer support groups in the Puget Sound area: Kirkland, North Seattle, and Renton. We also include information on Cierra Sisters which serves African American women with breast cancer. All the groups are dedicated to supporting people with breast cancer through diagnosis, treatment and recovery.
BOSOM BUDDIES SUPPORT GROUP (Kirkland)
Erin Frobenius, MSW; Wendy Phipps, MSW
This group is for breast cancer patients, survivors, and their family members or friends. If you are interested in attending this support group, please call 206-832-1297.
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Room Green B 204.2, Kirkland
1st & 3rd Wednesdays; 10-12pm
September 3 & 17, October 1 & 15, November 5 & 19, Dec 3 & 17*
Guest Speaker, September 17: Laura James, ND, “Stress Management While Living with Cancer; Biofeedback & How It Can Help”
Guest Speaker, October 15: Janile Martin, ARNP, ND, LaC,
“Acupuncture & Acupressure Support During Cancer Treatment”
*December 17: Holiday Celebration
BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (North Seattle)
Kathleen Albin, MA
This group is for breast cancer patients, survivors, and their family members or friends. If you are interested in attending this support group, please call 206-832-1297.
Northwest Hospital, Professional Building, Suite 3, Seattle
1st & 3rd Wednesdays; 4:30-6pm
September 3 & 17, October 1 & 15, November 5 & 19, December 3 & 17
CIERRA SISTERS BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (South-Central Seattle)
Cierra Sisters provides support to African American breast cancer patients and survivors. Visit www.cierrasisters.org or call (206) 505-9194 for more information.
Rainier Community Center, 4600 38th Ave S, Seattle
4th Thursdays; 6:15-8:15pm
September 25, October 23, Contact Cierra Sisters for information on December Meeting
No Group November 27
November 28: Annual chartered bus shopping spree to Portland
SPECIAL WOMEN BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (Renton)
Kenyacktie Hartshorn, MA, PsyD Candidate
This group is for breast cancer patients, survivors, and their family members or friends. If you are interested in attending this support group, please call 206-832-1297.
Valley Medical Center, Breast Center Conference Room, Renton
1st & 3rd Thursdays; 7-8:30pm
September 4 & 18, October 2 & 16, November 6 & 20, December 4 & 18*
Guest Speaker, September 18: Ginny Concannon, RN: “Breast Cancer: Medical Q & A and Knowing Your Resources.”
*December 18: Holiday Celebration & Potluck
Beth Murphy, MA, PsyD Candidate
This group is for caregivers, family members, or friends of people who have any kind of cancer. Please join us! If you are interested in attending this support group, please call 206-832-1297.
Note: This group occurs at the same time as the general cancer support group called Touched By Cancer.
Many of the other support groups listed in this catalog include caregivers (e.g., Brain, Colorectal, Lung, Lymphoma and Thyroid).
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Radiation Oncology/Conference Room, Green 1-245, Kirkland
1st & 3rd Tuesdays; 7-8:30pm
September 2 & 16, October 7 & 21, November 4 & 18, December 2 & 16
Sandi Johnson, MSW
This group is for people with colorectal cancer and their family members or friends. If you are interested in attending this support group, please call 206-832-1297.
Northwest Hospital, Professional Building, Suite 3, Seattle
1st Wednesdays; 7-8:30pm
September 3, October 1, November 5, December 3
Cancer Lifeline offers two general cancer support groups for patients with any type of cancer, family members and friends. Please join us!
GENERAL CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (Renton)
Kenyacktie Hartshorn, MA, PsyD Candidate
This group is for patients and survivors with any type of cancer diagnosis, and their family members or friends. If you are interested in attending this support group, please call 206-832-1297.
Valley Medical Center, Breast Center Conference Room, Renton
2nd Thursdays; 7-8:30pm
September 11, October 9, November 13, December 11
Guest Speaker, September 11: Sue Eulau, RNC: “Current Advances in
Cancer Treatment”
TOUCHED BY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP (Kirkland)
Sandi Johnson, MSW
This group is for patients and survivors with any type of cancer diagnosis.
If you are interested in attending this support group, please call 206-832-1297.
Evergreen Hospital Medical Center, Radiation Oncology/Conference Room, Green 1-245, Kirkland
1st & 3rd Tuesdays; 7-8:30pm
September 2 & 16, October 7 & 21, November 4 & 18, December 2 & 16
Tracy Kalloway, MA
This group is for patients with ovarian, uterine, cervical or any other type of gynecological cancer and their family members or friends. If you are interested in attending this support group, please call 206-832-1297.
Northwest Hospital, Professional Building, Suite 3, Seattle
4th Wednesdays; 6-7:30pm
September 24, October 22, November 26
No Group December 24
Meg Sweeney, MSW; Ruth Berven, MA
This group is for people with lung cancer and their family members or friends. If you are interested in attending this support group, please call 206-832-1297.
Northwest Hospital, Professional Building, Suite 3, Seattle
2nd & 4th Thursdays; 7-8:30pm
September 11 & 25, October 9 & 23, November 13, December 11
No Group November 27 & December 25
Marcia Legro, PhD; Eileen Dorsey, RN, OCN
This group is for people with Hodgkin’s or non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
and their family members or friends. Each meeting starts with a
potluck! If you are interested in attending this support group, please call 206-832-1297.
Dorothy S. O’Brien Center, Seattle
1st Mondays; 6:30-9pm
September 4 (changed for holiday) October 6, November 3, December 1
November 9: The Lymphoma Networking Group is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year! Please join us for an open-house celebration at the Dorothy S. O’Brien Center from 2:30-5:30pm. For more information and to RSVP, please call Marcia @ 206-632-4188.
Tracy Kalloway, MA
This group is for sexual-minority women with cancer and their family members or friends. If you are interested in attending this support group, please call 206-832-1297.
Dorothy S. O’Brien Center, Seattle
3rd Wednesdays; 7-8:30pm
September 17, October 15, November 19, December 17
Kathleen Albin, MA; Carolyn Coyle, MA, PsyD Candidate
Are you wondering where to go for support after you finish your cancer treatment? We have just the place! This eight-week group is for survivors who are at least three months out from completion of treatment for any type of cancer. Intake interview and registration required. Please call 206-832-1288 for more information.
Northwest Hospital, Professional Building, Suite 3, Seattle
Thursdays; 1-3pm
October 9,16, 23 & 30, November 6, 13 & 20, December 4
No Group November 27
Roselle Kovitz, MPA
This group is for people with thyroid cancer and their family members or friends. This group is offered by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc.
Dorothy S. O’Brien Center, Seattle
3rd Saturdays; 10-11:30am
September 20, October 18, November 15, December 20