May/June Newsletter - Faxton St. Luke`s Healthcare

A BC
AFTER BREAST CANCER SUPPORT NETWORK
Established 1990
There is strength in a group that is greater than each of its members.
May - June 2015
Affiliate of Mohawk Valley Health System, Utica, NY
All ABC meetings unless otherwise noted are held at
St. Luke’s Home, on the St. Luke’s Campus (Community Room).
From the main entrance, enter door to your left.
NOTE
Saturday, May 9 • 11am
Meeting
“Survivorship”
with
Manzurul Sikder, MD
Slocum-Dickson Breast Care Center
Hematology/Medical Oncology
What makes each of us a survivor? Are we forever
survivors or what if breast cancer comes back?
Through the wonders of medicine and research
women with breast cancer survive much longer
than women 20 or 30 years ago.
• What does the five-year survival rate mean?
• What are the treatment statistics for people with
breast cancer?
• What are the latest treatments?
• How do we interpret what we hear/read in the
media?
These and many other questions will be addressed
by Dr. Sikder.
Invite a friend or family
member to an ABC meeting!
REMINDER!
Saturday, June 6 • 11:30am
Luncheon at Symeon’s
Lunch with our
Breast Friends
Symeon’s Greek Restaurant
Commercial Dr., Yorkville, NY
It’s our annual luncheon meeting, guaranteed to
be great fun and a good way to end our formal set
of meetings until we resume in September. Korinn
Chaffee, our new breast navigator will open with
brief remarks regarding her role as a navigator.
Lunch will be provided from a special menu
including Souvlaki (shish-ka-bob), Thracian
Chicken, Mousaka and Pistachio (beef, macaroni
and bechamel sauce), Fresh Fish of the Day along
with yogurt dip, Greek antipasto and a rice pilaf,
all for $15 including tax and gratuity. Desserts are
extra. Vegetarian meal available. This is a FUN
lunch!!
RESERVATIONS A MUST!! (CUT OFF AT 30)
Please contact Chris Wolber at email: cwolber@
roadrunner.com or phone 737-5568 (leave message
on machine) by Wednesday, June 3rd. If you make
a reservation and then need to cancel please
contact Chris so someone else can take your place.
The ABC Newsletter/Meeting notice is a bimonthly publication sent electronically. Make sure we have your e-mail address.
Please e-mail ABC at (bfriend90@aol.com). The newsletter can always be viewed at www.faxtonstlukes.com/abc. If you have
been receiving newsletters, you need to do nothing more. If you don’t have an e-mail address call us at 315-624-5608. We do
have a few individuals who need to have it mailed, and we are happy to accommodate them.
Important
Numbers
Breast Center
315.624.5764
Korinn Chaffee,
Navigator-Breast Care Center
315.624.5542
Laurie Conover,
Social Worker
315.624.5241
Marie E. Smith,
Clinical Trials Coordinator
315.624.5705
Debra Walz,
Women’s Health and
Oncology Nurse Practitioner
315.624.5764
Imaging Center
315.624.5510
To receive the email version
of the ABC newsletter
Bfriend90@aol.com
or if you need the hard copy:
315-624-5608
Faxton St. Luke’s Healthcare
www.faxtonstlukes.com
American Cancer Society
1.800.227.2345 • 24/7 service
Meetings
ABC will resume regular meetings
in September. Support, however, is
always available. To talk with another
woman who has experienced breast
cancer surgery or treatments or for
information contact: ABC at
bfriend90@aol.com
After Breast Cancer Network
The After Breast Cancer support
network, created by women who
have had breast cancer, is in its
25th year. The group is dedicated
to providing education, information
and emotional support to women
and men who are facing biopsy,
surgery or recovery from breast
cancer. Monthly meetings focus on
positive measures to return normalcy
to the chaos cancer presents in our
lives. Meetings are free and open
to the public.
This meeting notice/newsletter
is published five times a year.
Distribution is made possible by
Mohawk Valley Health System.
June 13th & 14th
Noon to Noon
Mohawk Valley
Community
College
The American Cancer Society Relay For
Life is a life-changing event that gives
everyone in communities across the globe
a chance to celebrate the lives of people
who have battled cancer, remember loved
ones lost, and fight back against the
disease.
Celebrate - The Relay starts with a
Survivors and Caregivers Lap at noon,
an inspirational time when survivors are
invited to circle the track together and
help everyone celebrate the victories
we’ve achieved over cancer. The
Survivors Lap is an emotional example
of how Relay participants are creating a
world with more birthdays like those of
each individual on the track.
The Luminaria Ceremony - After
dark, we honor people who have been
touched by cancer and remember loved
ones lost to the disease during the
Luminaria Ceremony. Candles are lit
inside bags filled with sand, each one
bearing the name of a person touched by
cancer, and participants often walk a lap
in silence.
If you would you like to honor or
remember someone with a luminaria
during the Relay For Life Luminaria
Ceremony call the Utica ACS office at:
315-724-8126 (ext. 200). You can also
register for the event online at: www.
relayforlife.org/uticany or on-site the day
of from 10am – Noon. There is no charge
to participate in the survivor activities.
Looking for an event in your community?
Go to www.relayforlife.org.
SAVE THE DATE
2015 Making Strides
Against Breast Cancer
Masonic Campus, Utica, NY
Sunday, October 18, 2015
National Cancer Survivors Day
Breakfast, Sunday, June 7, 2015
In communities across the United States,
cancer survivors will gather to celebrate
that more than 10 million Americans are
alive on this 28th National Cancer Survivors
Day. They will celebrate advances in cancer
research and treatment, and recognize
those who are dedicated to caring for
cancer patients. Perhaps most of all, they
will celebrate their personal triumphs over
cancer.
Sunday, June 7, 2015 at 9:30am
Hart’s Hill Inn, 135 Clinton St, Whitesboro, NY
Doors open at 9am (no earlier please)
Survivor: FREE Guests: $10
RSVP by Friday, May 15, 2015
Reservations are required and seating is
limited. Survivors are allowed to bring
up to two guests. To RSVP, call
315.624.4673 or email
cancerinfo@mvhealthsystem.org.
Please provide your name, address,
phone number and guest name(s).
Checks for guests ($10) should be made
payable to: The Cancer Center
Please mail checks in prior to event to:
The Cancer Center Program Office
Faxton Campus 1676 Sunset Avenue
Utica, NY 13502
We hope you can join us to celebrate
through the decades. Are you a child of the
‘50s or ‘60s? Attendees are encouraged to
dress to represent your favorite decade!
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Save thes
Refrigerator Note
May 9 • 11am
Survivorship
with
Manzurul Sikder, MD
Slocum-Dickson Breast Care Center
Hematology/Medical Oncology
June 6 • 11:30am
Annual Luncheon
See front for details