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Stay with HopeSpring.ca until the end of the year.
For the time being, please continue to use www.hopespring.ca for all your needs. If you have any questions about the site, please contact Braden Speers at 519-742-4673 ext 104 or email office@hopespring.ca.
Cambridge Healing Journey Level 1: Coping with Cancer Stress
Cambridge session begins October 5.
Wednesdays, Oct 5 to Nov 9, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Cambridge Location: Chaplin Family YMCA, Wayne McMichael Room.
This is a six week program. Commitment to attend all six sessions is required. The Healing Journey One is a good starter program for new members. Let us help you on your healing journey.
Register online or call us at 519-742-4673 to sign up or for more information.
Kitchener Healing Journey Level 1: Coping with Cancer Stress
Kitchener session begins October 19.
Wednesdays, Oct 19 to Nov 23 , 7:00-8:30 p.m. Kitchener Location: 16 Andrew St.
This is a six week program. Commitment to attend all six sessions is required. The Healing Journey One is a good starter program for new members. Let us help you on your healing journey.
Register online or call us at 519-742-4673 to sign up or for more information.
Healthy Cooking
Fall program begins October 17.
Mondays, Oct 17 to Nov 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Kitchener Location: Erb Street Mennonite Church, 131 Erb St.
This is an 8 week program. Commitment to attend all eight sessions is required. Healing Journey Two is a natural progression from Healing Journey One. You are required to have completed This is a six week interactive program that promotes fun through participatory food preparation. Nutritional and educational information is shared by our registered dietitian on how to handle cancer related eating challenges and what to eat during treatment. You will share the food prepared by your class. A family member or caregiver is welcome to register and attend with you.
Register online or call us at 519-742-4673 to sign up or for more information.
Meditation in Kitchener
A healthy way to manage your thoughts.
Friday, Oct 7, 10:00-11:00 a.m. Kitchener Location: 16 Andrew St.
Meditation has been used as a means to achieve healthy thought management by exercising control over thoughts and emotions. In this group program, cancer patients and caregivers are taught mindfulness meditation exercises and are encouraged to practice them at home to the greatest extent possible based on interest and health. This program is especially suited to members who are trying meditation for the first time.
Register online or call us at 519-742-4673 to sign up or for more information.
Men's Program
Take charge and become empowered.
Wednesday, Oct 5, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Kitchener Location: 16 Andrew St.
Come hang out with other guys who are going through cancer too! This program provides an opportunity for men who are patients in active or post treatment and caregivers to meet with each other for information gathering, networking, and conversation about their experience with cancer. Benefits of participating include increasing your overall well-being, gain information and reduce anxiety and depression. Take charge, gain confidence and become empowered. Registration required.
Register online or call us at 519-742-4673 to sign up or for more information.
Nutritional Grocery Store Tour for Healthy Eating
Learn to make healthy eating choices.
Wednesday, Sept 28, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Kitchener Location: Zehrs Laurentian.
Come join the registered in-store dietitian, Heidi, at the Zehrs - Laurentian for a food tour that will empower you to make healthier choices including eating solutions to deal with cancer side effects. Registration required.
Register online or call us at 519-742-4673 to sign up or for more information.
Strategies for Living with Fatigue
One Fall workshop only!
Wednesday, Oct 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m. Kitchener Location: 16 Andrew St.
This workshop is designed to help you understand cancer related fatigue and its causes. You will learn how you can use practical strategies for managing your day to day cancer related fatigue and the importance of maintaining a basic level of activity.
Register online or call us at 519-742-4673 to sign up or for more information.
The Financial Cost of Cancer: Exploring Possibilities
Find out about health coverage options.
Wednesday, Oct 5, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Kitchener Location: GRRCC, 835 King St. W.
Come learn what financial options are available to help you! In this workshop you will receive an overview of the income maintenance programs and drug coverage options available to you. Applications for benefits will be available at the workshop.
Only those who have been a patient or have a family member at GRRCC can be registered at this time.
Register online or call us at 519-742-4673 to sign up or for more information.
Laughter Yoga
Heal through laughter.
Wednesday,Sept 28, 10:30-11:30 a.m. Kitchener Location: 16 Andrew St.
Laughter Yoga is a practice which combines yoga breathing and laughter exercises. The fun and gentle activity boosts the immune system and stimulates the brain to produce endorphins - feel good hormones. Whether your laughter is real or not, your body will get the benefits of this wonderful program. It's great for all ages and stages of recovery including family and caregivers.
Register online or call us at 519-742-4673 to sign up or for more information.
Gentle Yoga for Symptom Management is cancelled for Friday, September 30.
HopeSpring News
Vasectomy Not Tied to Prostate Cancer Risk
A large new study has found no connection between vasectomy and prostate cancer.
Earlier reports had suggested a link between vasectomy and prostate cancer, but this new study was larger, analyzing data from 363,726 men enrolled in a large cancer-prevention study from 1982 to 2012, of whom 7,451 died of prostate cancer. The researchers also studied a subgroup of 66,542 men, 9,133 of whom were given prostate cancer diagnoses from 1992 to 2011 but did not die of the disease. The analysis is in…
Microsoft has vowed to “solve the problem of cancer” within a decade by using ground-breaking computer science to crack the code of diseased cells so they can be reprogrammed back to a healthy state.
In a dramatic change of direction for the technology giant, the company has assembled a “small army” of the world’s best biologists, programmers and engineers who are tackling cancer as if it were a bug in a computer system.
This summer Microsoft opened its first wet laboratory where it will test…
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