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11 CANCER SUPPORT: PROGRAMS, GROUPS & THERAPIES CANCER SURVIVORS NETWORK SM A Program of the American Cancer Society A free, online community that transcends geographic boundaries and builds bonds among cancer survivors and caregivers through shared experiences and feelings. Services include discussion boards, chat rooms, and personal Web space to tell your story, blog, post images, exchange private messages with members, and much more. (800) 227-2345 csn.cancer.org EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES Topics include Sleep and Fatigue, Pain Management, Relationships and Intimacy, Ask the Expert Series, Financial Resources, Life After Cancer, etc. Please call for days and times. Workshops and classes are always free of charge. Gilda's Club Nashville 1707 Division Street Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 329-1124 gildasclubnashville.org FIRST CONNECTION PEER SUPPORT The Patti Robinson Kaufmann First Connection Program is a free service of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) that enables patients and their loved ones to connect with a trained peer volunteer who has gone through a similar experience. LLS First Connection peer volunteers are in a unique position to provide support and community resource information to others facing a similar cancer diagnosis. Patients and their family members are matched with peer volunteers. The match is based on diagnosis, age, gender and other factors that might create a mutual understanding and ease of communication between participants and volunteers. If you are a blood cancer patient or a family member of a patient and wish to speak with someone who has been treated for a similar diagnosis, you can request a First Connection match by contacting Barbara Burk at Barbara.Burk@lls.org, or (615) 331-2980, ext. 1741. FRANKLY SPEAKING ABOUT CANCER™ EDUCATIONAL SERIES Our Frankly Speaking About Cancer™ series provides an in-depth look into a variety of concerns cancer patients and their loved ones face after a diagnosis. Participants will come away with resources, tips and tools presented by local professionals. Topics include: Coping with the Cost of Care, Taking Control of Side Effects through Medicine, Mind and Body, When Someone You Love has Cancer, New Discoveries in Cancer Treatment, Tips for Caregivers, Cancer Vaccines and numerous cancer diagnosis-specific programs (Lung, Melanoma, Liver, Breast. Advanced Breast, Colorectal, etc). Always free of charge. Gilda's Club Nashville 1707 Division Street Nashville, TN 37203 (615) 329-1124 gildasclubnashville.org