In this issue: Creating a Soft Landing Spot for Teens and Young Adults Impacted by Cancer, Songwriters Night, Volunteer Spotlight: Samantha Saturn, and more. Read the issue.
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Cancer in the Time of COVID-19
It’s springtime and we are supposed to be feeling the rhythm of the season, the rhythm of the school year, the rhythm of the work-week-to-weekend…the rhythm of “life as usual.” But all of that has been suspended for now. The rules as we knew them have changed. Our societal guideposts have been moved and the uncertainty created by COVID-19 has left us all feeling a little untethered and a lot unsure. Yet, each day, we do our best to create some rhythm on which…
Read MoreThis Is What Resilience Looks Like
By Harriet Schiftan, MSW, MAJCSPresident and CEO We are 120 days into a novel way of doing everything: cancer support, volunteering, fundraising, committee meetings, relationship building, and leadership development. We are well past the shock of having to work remotely, and we are not handwringing about how long we will be working from home while…
Read MoreGilda’s Goes to Medical School – and Trains More Than 350 Students
By Harriet Schiftan, MSW, MAJCSPresident and CEO It began in December with an introduction from our board member Sharon Turner-Friley, MSW, Assistant Dean for Special Programs, Student Academic Affairs at Meharry Medical College. Next came the invitation for Felice to represent Gilda’s Club on a panel of experts teaching second-year medical students about end-of-life-issues and best practices for communicating with patients and their families; she joined colleagues…
Read MoreTax Laws Are Hard. Giving to Gilda’s Isn’t.
By Hayley Levy Director of Development As Gilda’s Club’s Director of Development, I love speaking about philanthropy and community. I have been working in the non-profit fundraising world for more than six years, raising millions of dollars for organizations making a difference in the lives of those they serve. I do what I do because…
Read MoreA Pin and a Smile
By Marion Adams Greenlee, R.N. It was her bejeweled stick pin I noticed first, followed by her bright smile. It took a minute to take in the full picture of the lady standing before me in the reception area of Gilda’s Club….alopecia with a “chemo turban” on…but, really, it was all about the pin she…
Read MoreConnecting With Cancer Resources
Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee is fortunate to have a Cancer Resource Specialist on staff. What does this mean for our members? We sat down with Liz Geller recently to find out. What is your role as cancer resource specialist? I’m here to help individuals and families find resources to help them better manage some of…
Read MoreGilda Gram, Winter 2019
In this issue: Connecting with Cancer Resources, When You Give to Gilda’s Club, Meet Our Newest Team Members, and Steve Travis and the Head and Neck Cancer Support Group. Read Gilda Gram.
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Danielle Gilbert
Certified Health Coach Danielle Gilbert first became involved with Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee in the late 2000s, when her good friend Dr. Gail Addlestone called to say she wanted to run a half-marathon to benefit Gilda’s Club – and she wanted Danielle to get involved, too. Danielle (thankfully and wonderfully) said “yes” – and she…
Read MoreGilda Gram, Fall 2018
In this issue: “20 Years Building Community, Come as You Are” by Founder Sandy Towers, They Call Themselves the Brain Tumor Posse, and a special thank you to our Gilda’s Club Classic sponsors. Read Gilda Gram.
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