CANCER CONNECTION INC
41 LOCUST STREET, NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060 cancer-connection.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CANCER CONNECTION IS DEDICATED TO ENCOURAGING AND GUIDING PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER AND THEIR LOVED ONES ALONG THE CANCER JOURNEY, FROM DIAGNOSIS THROUGH TREATMENT AND BEYOND. (CONTINUED ON SCH. O)IT'S PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE A HAVEN WHERE PEOPLE WITH CANCER, THEIR LOVED ONES AND CAREGIVERS CAN LEARN TO COPE WITH THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL TURMOIL THAT IS PART OF A CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TO EXPLORE WAYS TO ENHANCE THEIR STRENGTH, THEIR HOPE AND THEIR CARE THROUGH SUPPORT GROUPS, INTEGRATIVE THERAPIES, CREATIVE ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATION. ALL SERVICES ARE FREE OF CHARGE, NO FEES OR INSURANCE REQUIRED.

CANCER CONNECTION OFFERS A HAVEN WHERE PEOPLE LIVING WITH CANCER LEARN HOW TO COPE (CONT. ON SCH. O) WITH THE CHANGES AND EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES THAT ACCOMPANY A CANCER DIAGNOSIS. WE WELCOME PARTICIPANTS, CAREGIVERS, AND FAMILIES LIVING WITH ALL CANCER DIAGNOSES.

PARTICIPANTS HAVE MANY CHOICES AS THEY SEEK TO REGAIN THEIR PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL STRENGTH. PARTICIPANTS ENGAGED ABOUT 2,000 TIMES IN MORE THAN 500 SESSIONS OF DIVERSE PROGRAMS: SUPPORT GROUPS, YOGA, PILATES, AQUA AEROBICS, ROWING, MUSIC & MOVEMENT, GARDENING, CLAY AS MEDITATION, SPIRIT OF THE WRITTEN WORD, IMPROVISATIONAL ACTING, MINDFULNESS, AND KNITTING. CANCER CONNECTION'S BEFRIENDING VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF PROVIDE A WARM HEART AND A LISTENING EAR. THEY SPEAK WITH PEOPLE EACH DAY WHO ARE LIVING WITH A CANCER DIAGNOSIS, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND CAREGIVERS AND THOSE WHO SOUGHT OUR HELP FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 2018 AS THEY NEGOTIATED THE PHYSICAL, LOGISTICAL AND EMOTIONAL RAPIDS OF THE CANCER JOURNEY. PARTICIPANTS ATTENDED MORE THAN 250 MEETINGS OF CANCER CONNECTION'S SUPPORT GROUPS: BREAST CANCER, GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS, ADVANCED CANCER, HEALTH AND VITALITY, BEREAVEMENT, CAREGIVERS, MEN'S GROUP, AND ALL-CANCER. CANCER CONNECTION'S INTEGRATIVE THERAPISTS CREATE A HAVEN OF PEACE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. WE PROVIDED MORE THAN 1,200 INTEGRATIVE THERAPY SESSIONS DURING THE PAST YEAR. ONCOLOGY MASSAGE, CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY, REIKI, REFLEXOLOGY, ACUPUNCTURE, THERAPEUTIC FACIALS AND CALMING STRATEGIES & RELAXATION (GUIDED IMAGERY) CAN CALM THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, RELIEVE SIDE EFFECTS AND BOOST THE IMMUNE SYSTEM.CANCER CONNECTION IS AN INDEPENDENT NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION AND RECEIVES NO FUNDING FROM THE FEDERAL OR STATE GOVERNMENT OR ANY OF THE NINE RELAY FOR LIFE EVENTS HELD IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS EACH SPRING BY THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY. CANCER CONNECTION DEPENDS ON THE VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES IN OUR COMMUNITY, GRANTS FROM FOUNDATIONS, AND BUSINESS SPONSORSHIPS OF OUR LOCAL EVENTS. FINANCIAL SUPPORT ALLOWS US TO OFFER ALL CANCER CONNECTION PROGRAMS AND THERAPIES FREE OF CHARGE TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH A CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TO THEIR LOVED ONES. NO FEES OR INSURANCE IS REQUIRED.

THE CANCER CONNECTION THRIFT SHOP WAS ESTABLISHED AS A PROGRAM OF CANCER CONNECTION TO PROVIDE A MEANINGFUL (NOT TO MENTION "GREEN") COMMUNITY SERVICE AND A MEANS FOR OUR COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THE FINANCIAL STRENGTH OF CANCER CONNECTION'S PROGRAMS BY GENERATING A STABLE, CONSISTENT INCOME WHICH DIRECTLY SUPPORTS CANCER CONNECTION. OFTEN, PARTICIPANTS IN CANCER CONNECTION'S PROGRAMS WANT TO GIVE BACK IN RETURN FOR THE SUPPORT THEY RECEIVED. THEY DO SO BY DONATING TO OR VOLUNTEERING AT THE THRIFT SHOP. THE THRIFT SHOP IS ANOTHER WAY TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES AS WELL AS ANOTHER PLACE WHERE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE BEFRIENDED.

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