Supporting Your Adult Child through their Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Mar 9, 2023 11am PST/12pm MTN/ 1pm CST/ 2pm EST
This presentation will address the emotional and physical impacts of parents who have young adults with cancer. We’ll explore common stressors and concerns including the burnout that arises while caregiving for young adults with cancer. We will identify coping strategies and interventions to help parents navigate through their adult child’s cancer journey, including issues surrounding being a grandparent if the young adult has children.
This presentation is aimed at adult parents of young adults who have cancer but all are welcome to attend. There will be time to ask questions, as well as connect with other parents/grandparents.
Bio: Sam Fortune is an oncology social worker, and the Women’s Cancers Program Coordinator at CancerCare. She provides counseling and support to people coping with cancer, caregivers of cancer patients, and people who have experienced the loss of a loved one. Sam also develops and executes programmatic activities for the Women’s Cancers Program , which cater to specific needs within the community. Furthermore, Sam participated in several national presentations on various Women’s Cancers topics and has been a speaker in several CancerCare’s Education Workshops as a leading expert in the field.
We are so excited to partner with CancerCare and Gilda’s Club Madison on this event.