Additional Publications
Publications in the public press with GBCA authors
October 2017
Kesher Nashim (Outreach to Women) is a discussion and support group for women at Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County, Bethesda, Md who have been recently diagnosed with cancer and women who are cancer survivors. It is open to women with any form of cancer. The group has been meeting since it was founded about 15 years ago by congregants Marge London and Susan King, and has been coordinated for the past 10 years by Susan Winarsky.
By Erin Price Schabert and Kiersten Gallagher, Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
Mar 1, 2017
“You won’t understand the unabashed power of a community until you are in one.” – Author Jon Acuff
There is power in community — a strength that comes with standing together with others in unity — a shared sense of purpose and vision. Many groups come together naturally: families, neighborhoods, schools, or sports teams. Other times finding your community — your people — can be a bit harder.
by Carole O’Toole, MS, and Erin Price Schabert, 2017
A common experience for people living with cancer – whether they are newly diagnosed, in treatment, dealing with a recurrence, or in survivorship – is the feeling of being overwhelmed by all the information given them and the multiple, often difficult decisions they must make. The healthcare system can be daunting when any of us is dealing with a routine health issue. But with cancer, it can feel nearly impossible to manage it all.
Fortunately, there are professionals whose job it is to help guide survivors and caregivers through the cancer maze. These individuals are called patient navigators.
November 11, 2015
A little insight into what kids see when you don't know they're looking, and how I came in second place to Thomas Edison.
When I was diagnosed with cancer, my kids were five and eight years old. Instantly at diagnosis, I thought of them. Somehow, I wasn’t worried that I would die, or even that it would be hard for me to manage the side effects of treatment.
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