Workshop for Families Affected by Breast Cancer

Westlake Village, CA, June 24, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura is offering a free workshop for families affected by breast cancer. Breast Cancer: All in the Family will take place on Friday, July 10, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village, CA 91361. This free workshop is open to women with breast cancer and the family members of anyone affected by breast cancer. Call 805-379-4777 to RSVP.

When there is a diagnosis of breast cancer, each person in the family is affected to some degree. This workshop will focus on the impact of a breast cancer diagnosis on the family including spouses, partners, children, parents, siblings and extended family. A short video followed by an interactive discussion will be facilitated by Jodi McIntosh, a licensed marriage and family therapist, clinical supervisor at the Mitchell Family Counseling Clinic in Northridge, and faculty in the Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling at California State University, Northridge.

Founded in 1982, The Wellness Community is an international non-profit organization dedicated to providing free support, education and hope to people with cancer and their loved ones at over 100 locations worldwide including 24 U.S.-based and 2 international centers with 73 satellite and off-site programs. Through participation in professionally-led support groups, educational workshops, nutrition and exercise programs, and stress-reduction 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.

As a local chapter, The Wellness Community Valley/Ventura serves over 3,000 community members affected by cancer each year. For more information, to volunteer, or to make a donation, please visit www.twcvv.org or call 805-379-4777.

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