Tag: oncology Nashville

New Year, New Program Director

Creating Community We All Crave “New Year, New Me!”  We’ve all heard it, and maybe a few of us have even said it. It is a statement that implies we all have the potential to make the changes we believe will catapult us into being the person we have wanted to be at the stroke…

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Real Life Reptiles Warmed Our Hearts

Gilda’s Club and HopeKids Families Bond Over New Friends at Our Creepy Crawly Day of Fun Snakes and bearded dragons in costumes, oh my! Oh, and there were some pretty cute human critters too! This was not your usual Halloween shindig. It was creepy. And crawly. Literally. Thanks to Amanda DiMarzio and her son Elijah,…

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20 Years of Generosity | Vanderbilt University Cancer Biology Student Association

For over 20 years, Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee has been the beneficiary of the Vanderbilt University Cancer Biology Student Association’s (CBSA) silent auction. While the obvious cancer research connection to Gilda’s Club is important and necessary, many don’t know the true origin behind this well-established relationship

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Ashlee Welbern, Age 3

Always a part of the Gilda’s Club Family

Jill Welbern-Tibbetts is no stranger to the impact that a loving and supportive community makes during a challenging time. When her daughter, Ashlee Welbern, was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at the age of three, she experienced an outpouring of love and support from friends and family. Despite the immense assistance from her loved ones, Jill was…

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Expressive Arts: Building Community at Gilda’s Club

By: Meghan Lamb There is a word we use at Gilda’s Club that you have probably heard often. In the Clubhouse, on our socials and emails, and every printed material that we produce, that word is included. At Gildas, we like to use the word ‘community’ any chance we get.  Community is at the core…

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