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CANCER SUPPORT

setting the standard in cancer support since 1982

The mission of The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles is to help people affected by cancer enhance their health and well-being through participation in a professional program of emotional support, education, and hope. All programs and services are provided at no cost to participants.

 

Support Groups

Mind/Body Classes

Educational Workshops

"The Wellness Community Patient Active Concept combines the will of the patient with the skill of the physician a powerful combination."

-Harold H. Benjamin, Ph.D. Founder, The Wellness Community

WHAT'S NEW: SIGN-UP NOW FOR THE REVLON RUN WALK!

 

 

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Join Team #110 (the four Southern California TWC’s) as we once again form one of the largest teams at the 13th Annual 5K run/ walk. What an inspiring way to spend a day during Mother’s Day Weekend!

 

 

 

Legendary Bingo Fundraising Event

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

Hosted by Electronic Arts (EA)

at their gorgeous complex in Playa Vista

Click here for more information

 

10th Annual Tribute To The Human Spirit Awards Gala

Click here to see photos from our beautiful 10th Annual Tribute

To The Human Spirit Awards Gala.

 

Mind Body Classes!

Walking Chi Gong on Mondays & Fridays 10-11:30am

Chi Gong classes on Mondays, 5-6 pm

Yoga classes on Mondays, 1:30-2:30pm

Wednesday,5-6pm & Saturdays, 9:30-10:30am

Tai Chi classes on Tuesdays, 5-6 pm

Strength Training, Thursdays, 12-1 pm  

Volunteer Opportunities!

 

 

 

Download our Guided Imagery Meditation Script

or listen to a relaxation & guided imagery recording, with or without music at The Virtual Wellness Community!

 

 

Ask the Doctor: Breast Cancer

Monday, May 19, 2008

6:15-8:45 pm

 

Presented by David Chan, MD

 

Click here for more information 

 

 

 

Ask the Doctor: Depression & Anxiety

Saturday, May 31, 2008

11-1 pm

 

Presented by Deborah Nadel, MD

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Welcome to Wellness Meetings are held every Tuesday 7 - 9 pm and Friday 11 am - 1 pm

This informal drop-in meeting is led by a cancer survivor who will introduce you to The Wellness Community services. Adults with cancer, family members, friends and caregivers will have an opportunity to meet with others and obtain valuable information.

The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles (TWC-WLA) was founded in1982 by Harold Benjamin, Ph.D. and was the first of what has become a national non-profit organization with twenty-two facilities. TWC is dedicated to providing free support, education, and hope to people with cancer and their loved ones. Through participation in professionally led support groups, educational workshops, and mind/body classes, people affected by cancer learn vital skills that enable them to regain control, reduce isolation and restore hope regardless of the stage of their disease.

A cancer diagnosis may create emotions such as isolation, loss of control and perhaps, worst of all, loss of hope. These overwhelming emotions are often the hallmark of cancer. By sharing with others who are fighting the illness or who have recovered from it, people with cancer gain hope and a renewed will to live.

 

More about The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles
The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles is a support center for people fighting for recovery from cancer, and for their family and friends. Through weekly support groups, educational and interactive workshops and stress reducing classes, participants find hope, regain control over their lives and realize they are not alone. There is no charge for any services.

The Community
We offer a home-like setting available all day long where people with cancer can come to be with others to share, learn, and fight for recovery.

Who comes to The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles?
Adults with cancer who wish to improve the quality of their lives and actively fight for their recovery along with their physicians and healthcare team. Family and friends are also welcome to participate.

What does it cost to participate?
Nothing. The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles is a 501(c)(3), nonprofit organization that does not charge for any of its services. It is supported by tax-deductible contributions from the public.

What do participants do at The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles?
Individuals with cancer and their families can choose to participate in a variety of learning opportunities that can improve the quality of their lives, reduce stress, and may enhance the possibility of recovery. Activities include: support groups, educational workshops, stress management sessions and social events.

Are medical services or advice available at The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles?
The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles does not have a medical staff. Individuals seek their own treatment as they deem necessary. The program is meant to support the treatment prescribed by a patient's healthcare team and is not a substitute for conventional medical care.

How does The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles work with medical treatment?
While the medical profession fights cancer on the physical front, The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles helps people with cancer learn techniques that help them fight on the psychosocial front. The Wellness Community-West Los Angeles is not an alternative to medical treatment. It is in support of and in addition to conventional medical care.

 

 

 

 

The Wellness Community West Los Angeles

2716 Ocean Park Blvd. Ste. 1040     Santa Monica, CA 90405 

310 314-2555              www.twc-wla.org