Virtual Meet-up for Parents of Color
Monday, January 27 @ 3 pm PT/4 pm MT/ 5 pm CT/6 pm ET
Monday, February 24 @ 3 pm PT/4 pm MT/5 pm CT/6 pm ET
Monday, April 14 @ 3 pm PT/4 pm MT/ 5 pm CT/6 pm ET
Monday, July 21 @ 3 pm PT/4 pm MT/ 5 pm CT/6 pm ET
Monday, October 20 @ 3 pm PT/4 pm MT/ 5 pm CT/6 pm ET
The Virtual Parents of Color Meet-up offers a space for those personally impacted by cancer while raising children to come together, receive and offer support, discuss topics relevant to our experiences through a cultural lens and do what our community has always done well - survive and thrive in the face of adversity. Whether you’re in the midst of treatments, finding your footing in the land of survivorship or a permanent resident of cancerland, this group is for you.
Group Themes:
January 27: Looking forward while managing cancer/survivorship
February 24: Self-Love & Self-Care
April 14: Checking in with ourselves and our children
July 21: Making fun filled memories
October 20: Letting go and preparing for the new to grow
Join us at a meet up that works with your schedule and peaks your interest for a time of stories sharing and support. Group meetings are 60 min on Zoom.
Group facilitator, Deltra James, is a single mama to 5 girls who found herself on cancer’s radar at 33 years old despite it not being on hers, due to a lack of knowledge of her family’s medical history. Since receiving a de novo diagnosis of Triple Negative metastatic breast cancer she has cultivated healing through community and advocacy work with a focus on mental/emotional wellness, addressing disparities due to race and income, connecting parents and children to resources to aid in successfully navigating the rocky terrains of the cancer landscape and alleviating death anxiety/practicing death preparedness with patients and their families through her work as a death doula.
Email Carissa Hodgson with questions: carissa@brightspotnetwork.org