Cancer Support Groups & Programs
American Cancer Society Patient and Family Support Programs24-hour call center (English and Spanish): 1-800-ACS-2345. Ask for local office. General Information: South regional Center of the ACS 508-584-9600, www.cancer.org. American Cancer Society–New England Division 714A Main Street, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675. Call 508-362-5690. American Cancer Society Survivorship HotlineConnects callers to menu of cancer topics, allowing you [...]
Intuition, Creative Self-Expression & Discovery
My breast cancer story began around 1982 when I found a lump on my breast. I was 36. The results of my mammogram indicated a cyst and no need to be concerned. I soon forgot about it. At 43, I got separated and moved to the Cape with my five-year old son. My new job, [...]
Alkalizing & Embracing with Unconditional Love
Journey Through Cancer ~ Dorothy Torrey’s Story Dorothy Torrey’s interest in health and prevention began over thirty years ago when she began talking with a neighbor about his healthy lifestyle; he added fresh vegetables and fruits to his diet and enjoyed just one ‘special’ cup of coffee a day. She wasn’t interested in changing (she [...]
The Honesty of the Body-Mind Connection
Journey through cancer ~ David Roth’s story In May of 2005 I was getting a routine physical with my primary care physician here on the Cape. I’m your basic tree-hugging-granola-munching-vitamin-popping-alternative medicine kinda guy who happens to be a singer, so when my doc (whose husband was going through thyroid cancer at the time) told me [...]
Music, Laughter & Prayer
Journey Through Cancer ~ Sarah Burrill’s Story You’d never know the lovely, fiery singer/songwriter on stage had survived a vicious bout with breast cancer. Strumming her guitar as the crowd joins in singing the chorus, a grateful Sarah Burrill bows as the audience goes wild. Five years ago, for the first time, Sarah Burrill felt [...]
