Live Support Groups in Connecticut
Caregiver Support Groups
Connecting With Caregivers: General Support Group (for Spanish-Speakers)
CancerCare offers a free 8-week live support group for Spanish-speaking people caring for a loved one with cancer in Connecticut. This group will provide a safe place to exchange support, gain information, and receive guidance while discussing the unique challenges of a loved one diagnosed with cancer. The group is open to Connecticut residents only.
Start Date
We are currently recruiting for our next support group cycle, which will begin October 30, 2023. The group will meet virtually every other Monday from 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m ET.
Register
Space is limited and pre-registration is required. For more information or to register, contact our Hopeline at 800-813-HOPE (4673) or Jennifer LaPietra, LMSW, at 212-712-6123 or jlapietra@cancercare.org.
Conexión con los cuidadores: Grupo de apoyo general
¿Tiene un padre, hermano(a), familiar o amigo(a) que ha sido diagnosticado con cáncer? Cuidar a un ser querido puede ser una experiencia abrumadora. Puede ser difícil adaptarse a este nuevo rol, navegar por el sistema médico y encontrar el equilibrio entre cuidarse a sí mismo y a su ser querido. Conectarse con otras personas que se encuentran en situaciones similares puede ser una experiencia poderosa y reconfortante para ayudarlo a sentirse menos solo.
Descripción
CancerCare ofrece un grupo de apoyo en vivo gratuito de 8 semanas para personas que hablan español que cuidan a un ser querido con cáncer en Connecticut. Este grupo proporcionará un lugar seguro para intercambiar apoyo, obtener información y recibir orientación mientras discutiendo los desafíos únicos del ser querido diagnosticado con cáncer. El grupo está abierto solo para residentes de Connecticut.
Fecha de inicio
Este grupo está abierto. El próximo grupo se iniciará el 30 de octubre de 2023. Este grupo se reúne cada dos semanas los lunes de 4:30. a las 6:00 de la tarde hora del este.
Registración
El cupo está limitado y una registración es requerida. Para más información o para registrarse, contacte nuestra línea de ayuda Hopeline al 1-800-813-HOPE (4673) o comuníquese con Jennifer LaPietra, LMSW, al 212-712-6123 o jlapietra@cancercare.org.
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For more information or to register, contact our Hopeline at 800-813-HOPE (4673) or Jennifer LaPietra, LMSW, at 212-712-6123 or jlapietra@cancercare.org.
Magnolia Meals at Home
This is a meal delivery program that aims to help people with cancer by providing nourishing meals to households affected by cancer. The program is currently available in and around Woodcliff Lake, NJ and Andover, MA, Raleigh-Durham, NC and New Haven, CT (as well areas in New York, New Hampshire and Boston, MA). Eligible participants will receive up to two months of home meal deliveries, each of which will include ten meals that are designed to help meet the nutritional needs of people living with cancer, and up to ten additional meals for their family members, if requested.
For more information please visit magnoliamealsathome.com or contact Kathy Nugent, LCSW at 800-813-4673, ext. 6809
Wig Clinic
Women diagnosed with any type of cancer who are receiving chemotherapy are eligible to receive a free wig. CancerCare provides new and gently used wigs in a variety of lengths, colors and styles. We offer both in-person (COVID vaccination required) and virtual appointments. During an in-person, 30-minute fitting, women have the opportunity to try on different wigs. Basic wig care is discussed, although we do not have the capacity to cut or style wigs ourselves.
Appointments are required. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Mildre Gonzalez, Latino Outreach Worker at 203-663-2188 or mgonzalez@cancercare.org. Virtual appointments are also available. Locations
- Praxair Cancer Center/Danbury Hospital (Conference Room)
95 Locust Ave, Danbury, CT 06810.
First Tuesday of each month from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Whittingham Cancer Center/Norwalk Hospital
34 Maple St., Norwalk, CT 06850
First Wednesday of each month from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Madre Latina Inc.
232 N Elm St, Waterbury, CT 06702.
First Friday of each month from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Smilow Cancer Center/Greenwich Hospital
Cohen Pavilion, Bendheim Building, 2nd Floor, Radiation Conference Room
77 Lafayette Place, Greenwich, CT 06830
Second Friday of each month from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. - Bennett Cancer Center/Stamford Hospital
One Hospital Plaza, Stamford, CT 06902
Last Tuesday of each month from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Events
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