Policy Update Masks Optional starting April 1, 2023 As of April 1, 2023, masks will be optional at GCMT. We will continue to offer masks and encourage their use to support your level of comfort when being with others. As always, please be sensitive to those who may be immunocompromised and choose a virtual option…
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When Will I See You Again?
July 1, 2020 Dear Gilda’s Club Community, As we begin the month of July, I have lyrics from the Three Degrees song “When Will I See You Again” (written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff) playing in my head. It’s a great song, and though I imagine it is written about a relationship, the longing,…
Read MoreGilda Gram, Spring 2020
In this issue of Gilda Gram: Passion, Pride and Pilates in Will Co; Songwriters Night; Thanks to our Medical Resource Council; and Meet Earl. Read the Spring 2020 issue here.
Read MoreFree and Accessible Self-Care Resources
Get a downloadable, printable list of free resources, including those listed below and much more, here. Remote Emotional Support Options (online or by phone) CancerCare Online & Telephone Individual Counseling: https://www.cancercare.org/counseling Offers free short-term counseling over the phone or online for anyone affected by cancer with an oncology social worker. To get started, call 800-813-4673…
Read MoreEating Well with Cancer and Into Survivorship
Hosted by Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee from its Nashville location, “Eating Well During Cancer Treatment and Survivorship” features holistic health and nutrition coach Danielle Gilbert and Karen Gillingham of The New Beginnings Center. Here, they teach why nutrition is an important part of cancer treatment and survivorship, as well as how to make manageable and…
Read MoreGilda Gram, Fall 2019
In this issue of Gilda Gram: During This Season of Giving Thanks, Meet Irma, Creative Community Market, and more. Read the Fall 2020 issue here.
Read MoreWe’ve Made Some Changes
Dear Gilda’s Club Community, It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that, effective June 30, Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee’s Williamson County location in Franklin will close permanently, and we will suspend our individual counseling program for all members. These decisions were not made easily, especially as over the past two years, we have had tremendous success serving…
Read MoreCancer 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 MoreVirtual Songwriters Night, Benefiting Gilda’s Club, Slated for May 6
April 28, 2020 – Nashville, Tenn. – Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee, a local charity that provides free support to anyone impacted by cancer, will host its annual Songwriters Night as a part of the Big Payback on Wednesday, May 6 beginning at 6 p.m. The Facebook Live event, designed to build awareness and raise funds…
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…
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