Sep 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Children and teens going through cancer or who have loved ones experiencing cancer are under unique pressures, according to Mary Hald, the Coordinator for the Youth, Teen & Family Program (YTF) at Cancer Support Community Arizona (CSCAZ). “Their emotions are...
Sep 6, 2022 | Uncategorized
Cancer Support Community Arizona annually honors a partner who makes a daily difference in the lives of people and families affected by cancer with our Spirit of Healing Award. This year, CSCAZ wants to celebrate a relatively new collaboration that is building upon...
Aug 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Jen Sander’s career of helping those impacted by cancer has come full circle. Not long after she graduated from Arizona State University with a psychology degree, Jen became part of what was then known as The Wellness Community, which had just opened its doors a few...
Aug 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
Amy Boylan, who facilitates several of the Learn & Support Groups offered by Cancer Support Community Arizona, has had a long and varied career as a social worker and counselor. She’s helped people who were homebound connect with vital community resources;...
Jul 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Not long after he moved to Phoenix from California five years ago, Simon Franco was applying for a job selling mattresses when the person interviewing him did Simon a tremendous kindness – he didn’t hire him for the job. The interviewer said that while Simon was...
Jun 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Linda Ruvalcaba, who facilitates the Multiple Myeloma Learn and Support Group, says she first became interested in psychotherapy in junior high. In the space of roughly a year, there was a series of personal and national events that shook her, she said, including the...
