Left: Ron Nierman and Jackie Walton, Support Group Leaders
Middle: Together We Are Stronger painted by support group participants
Right: Ron Nierman and his wife Jackie with Grammy Award-Winning artist Mavis Staples
Together We Are Stronger.
Feist-Weiller Cancer Center offers a variety of patient support groups facilitated by committed professionals.
Cancer Patient Support Groups
For patients who want to learn how to manage the stress that comes from having a major medical illness and to gain strength from others who share the same struggle, there are weekly support groups for LSUHS patients with all types of cancer. These groups are led by a Certified Group Psychotherapist and a registered nurse.
EACH FRIDAY
10:15 to 11:45 am
Sessions are held virtually via Zoom, not in person.
For more information and to register to participate, contact:
Ron Nierman, MA, LPC, CGP
(318) 470-6180
or
Jackie Walton, RN, BSN, OCN
(318) 813-1405
Adult Sickle Cell Patient Support Groups
A weekly sickle cell support group for LSUHS patients meets weekly.
EACH MONDAY
12:00 noon to 1:30 pm
Sessions are held virtually via Zoom, not in person.
For more information and to register to participate, contact:
Ron Nierman, MA, LPC, CGP
(318) 470-6180
or
Jackie Walton, RN, BSN, OCN
(318) 813-1405
Laryngectomy Support Group: New Voice Club
Feist-Weiller Cancer Center sponsors a laryngectomy support group that meets the second Wednesday of each month. The focus is to provide patient and family support by allowing patients to network with other patients, get updates on new technology, problem solving and information sharing. All laryngectomees across the Ark-La-Tex are welcome to join!
New Voice Club
Feist-Weiller Cancer Center
Tiger Room, Fourth Floor
Second Wednesday of Each Month
2:00 p.m.
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World Sickle Cell Day
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Feist-Weiller Cancer Center celebrated World Sickle Cell Awareness Day with a pizza luncheon and special guests Dr. Richard Mansour, Medical Director of FWCC's Adult Sickle Cell Program and Kira Everett, Founder of the Louisiana Adult Sickle Cell Collective.
Support Groups News
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On November 3, the Feist-Weiller Cancer Center hosted its Annual Survivorship Thanksgiving Luncheon, bringing together cancer survivors, and caregivers for a heartfelt meal centered on gratitude, healing, and community.
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If you pull up to a red light and the lady in the next car is singing along, it just might be Dorsie Williams, a multiple myeloma cancer survivor now battling breast cancer and founding member of FWCC's cancer patient support group.
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Cancer can be a good excuse to start living. Jimmie Antley, a 68-year-old resident of Coushatta, La., celebrates survival of colorectal cancer as he advocates awareness of the disease that nearly took his life
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SB Magazine shares the motivation behind Ron Nierman's work with the support groups at Feist-Weiller Cancer Center and discusses how the positive messages in music can heal the soul.
READ THE ARTICLE.
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It's been said that Music is the voice of angels calling our hearts and souls. Cancer and sickle cell disease patients at Feist-Weiller Cancer Center are hearing those voices and are testifying to the healing power of music.
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FWCC's Sickle Cell Disease support group to be featured in The Voice, a quarterly magazine published by the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America.
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