Extra Than Pores and skin Deep: Christine Valmy and Most cancersCare Pores and skin Care Workshops Provide Schooling, Group and Aid
By means of a brand new partnership with Christine Valmy, a magnificence and skincare college, Most cancersCare has provided a sequence of skincare workshops led by oncology-trained estheticians for individuals recognized with most cancers. The workshops, held in New York Metropolis in June, and in New Jersey earlier this month, made it clear that that is an space of help lacking for sufferers.
Whereas present process remedy, “sufferers have shared that treatment-related pores and skin issues are sometimes neglected by their medical groups,” stated Cassie Spector, LMSW, Most cancersCare’s Breast and Gynecological Cancers Program Coordinator. “These workshops offered a way of empowerment for attendees as they left with sensible information and step-by-step instruction on the way to care for his or her pores and skin whereas present process remedy or post-treatment.”
It isn’t solely the skincare information gained that the attendees took house with them but in addition a way of group. For a lot of, having a chance to attach with others experiencing comparable negative effects is simply as rewarding. For one lady, “Talking to and listening to from different ladies on this journey and feeling heard and seen” and that there have been individuals who “wish to assist us discover reduction” was some of the significant takeaways from the workshop.
For others, it was an opportunity to flee. “It was a special occasion for me the place I didn’t have to consider the general results of coping with most cancers. It was a day of enjoyable, care and rest,” stated one other attendee.
The Christine Valmy workforce shared that “at Christine Valmy, we consider skincare is greater than a routine — it’s about nurturing your confidence and general well-being. We’re honored to have partnered with CancerCare to supply an in-depth skincare workshop to people navigating most cancers remedy. The chance to show methods, share components information, and assist these people really feel uplifted and cared for was really rewarding. We’re additionally proud to coach our college students and trade professionals on delivering educated care to oncology sufferers in our Oncology Esthetics certification class, and we’re grateful for the chance to use this experience at such a particular occasion.”
Nikki Molfetas, MSW, LSW, Most cancersCare oncology social employee and the group’s New Jersey Program Coordinator, added that “having the ability to associate with Christine Valmy has been extraordinarily useful for our purchasers. It has allowed an area for training, help and acknowledgment surrounding skincare and the affect it will possibly have on a person.”
Particular due to workshop presenters Bianca Manole and Despina Freimanis from the Christine Valmy workforce and Most cancersCare oncology social employees Cassie Spector and Nikki Molfetas, Danielle Saff and Kathy Nugent for making these workshops potential. We hope to supply extra of those workshops in 2025!
For extra skincare sources, we encourage you to learn our truth sheet: Caring for Your Pores and skin Throughout Most cancers Therapy and consider extra of CancerCare’s free sources that can assist you higher address remedy negative effects.