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Patients discuss impact of cancer
Two cancer patients will be featured next week at the third Survivor Symposium at Mary Washington Hospital
Date published: 7/9/2009
BY JIM HALL Two cancer patients will talk about the emotional and spiritual impact of the disease at the third in a series Jean Peterson, who had ovarian cancer, and Mike Lewis, a prostate-cancer survivor, will be featured speakers. Both are residents of the Fredericksburg area. The session will be held Wednesday, July 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the hospital auditorium. It is free and open to the public. Also featured will be Libby Wasem, staff director of Fredericksburg Counseling, and a panel discussion with Dr. Frederick Tucker and Dr. Sudeep Menachery, Fredericksburg oncologists, and Bette Goglia, a hospice chaplain. The Survivor Symposiums are sponsored by the Oncology Resources Services division at the hospital and its cancer-navigator program. It is for cancer patients to help them learn about the disease and to meet survivors. For more information, call Messina Corder at 540/741-7765 or e-mail her at messi na. Jim Hall: 540/374-5433
Read more stories about Fredericksburg Date published: 7/9/2009
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