"I finished chemo for ovarian cancer one year ago and still wrestle with fear and control issues. But after two years of therapy and self-reflection, I finally started feeling stable. And dare I say happy? Then COVID-19 barged into our lives.
My Sharsheret social worker reminds me that at least we’re all in this together. Despite struggling with my own worries and sense of isolation, I can help other people with theirs. Since I truly believe in the power of support and community, I recently decided to become a Peer Supporter with Sharsheret." Read more in Kimberly's blog, Coping With Ovarian Cancer Versus Coping With COVID-19.
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It's National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month! Order your FREE Sharsheret survivorship kit that helps ovarian cancer survivors thrive. NEW FOR THIS YEAR, the customized kit comes with an exercise band that will help you jump start a good workout routine at home or outside, and also comes with a healthy living cookbook. It’s important to stay on top of your cancer care and health even during a pandemic. Be proactive and order a FREE kit today, and take steps for good health!
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Know The Signs & Symptoms Of Ovarian Cancer |
Did you know that ovarian cancer symptoms often go unnoticed until the cancer has spread? Know the signs and symptoms so you can be better prepared if any of them develop.
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Join Our New Facebook Group And Connect With Other Women |
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Our new, private Facebook group offers a safe platform for women who are newly diagnosed with, living with breast or ovarian cancer, or in the survivorship years, to share their thoughts, questions, and experiences with each other. We encourage you to join the new group, knowing that other women in this community are enduring similar challenges, hardships, moments of laughter, and life changing insights.
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Sharsheret Partners With Savor Health® To Provide Personalized “On Demand” Nutrition and Symptom Management Support |
We are proud to partner with Savor Health® and introduce Ina®, The Intelligent Nutrition Assistant from Savor Health®. Ina® provides personalized, evidence-based nutrition and symptom management support 24/7 “on demand” to help cancer patients stay well-nourished and manage symptoms. Ina is a 24/7 “on demand” service via SMS text that helps cancer patients stay on track with their treatment, prevent and manage side effects, and feel strong throughout the cancer journey. |
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National Speaker Training For Virtual Events |
Learn how to empower your community and raise ovarian cancer awareness. Join us on Tuesday, September 22nd at 8 pm EDT/5 pm PDT for a national Speaker Training Webinar. The webinar will explore the goals of speaking on behalf of Sharsheret, simple tricks to make your presentation impactful, and information about Sharsheret services, genetics, healthy living and more. |
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This Rosh Hashanah, Help More Women Like Carrie |
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Help Earn Donations For Sharsheret With A Dollar A Day |
Sharsheret is one of only 42 organizations to have been hand-picked as a beneficiary of Daily Giving’s donations. That means that every 42 days, Sharsheret receives a check from Daily Giving that helps support our programs that help women and families facing breast or ovarian cancer. If ten thousand donors join in their efforts, it will mean $10,000 every 42 days for Sharsheret. If 1% of Jews worldwide participated in Daily Giving, they would be contributing $145,000 to each organization every 42 days! This could ultimately mean over a million dollars a year being distributed to Sharsheret, all for the cost of only a dollar a day.
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Coordinate An In-Person Or Virtual Event And Help Save Lives In Your Community! |
Engage, educate, and empower your community through one of Sharsheret's interactive in-person or virtual customized programs, such as a Pink or Teal Challah or Babka Bake, a healthy living workshop, Healing Together: Sharsheret Teal And Pink Shabbat®, a panel discussion, a knitting circle, a book club, and more!
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Please take 5 minutes and help another woman. We need to know which health care professionals - oncologists, surgeons, plastic surgeons, radiologists, genetic counselors, nutritionists, etc. - you used so that we can match women up with peer supporters who can share their experiences with specific providers.
We will be in touch with you when a woman would like to hear your personal experience with a member of your treatment team!
Our Peer Support Program is made possible with support from Genentech.
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We Can Still Walk Together |
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Even though we will not be gathering in Central Park for this year's Race for the Cure, we invite you to join Team Sharsheret at Komen NYC's Virtual Race for the Cure on Sunday, September 13th.
- Walk/run in your own micro-race or coordinate with friends and family near and far
- Post your pictures, tag @Sharsheret1, and hashtag #Race4theCure, #TeamSharsheret, and #TogetherApart
- Order your Team Sharsheret dri-fit shirt by September 6th
- Register and receive a welcome packet, bib number, and swag from Komen NYC
For more informaton, please contact Outreach Program Coordinator Sarah Eagle.
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LA Friends, Join Us For A Virtual Picnic! |
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LA friends, put Sharsheret on your picnic table! Join us for Sharsheret California's Virtual Twilight Picnic on Sunday, September 13th at 7 pm PDT. Enjoy a picnic with a home-delivered dinner, tune in to a virtual program with stories and music, and a performance by Distant Cousins.
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Live Rosh Hashanah Cooking Demo With Dini Klein Of Prep + Rally |
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Our "Sharsheret in the Kitchen" series brings nutritious meal options to our holidays. Help empower all of us at risk for breast and ovarian cancer to make healthy diet choices. Don't miss our next live cooking demonstration on Wednesday, September 9th at 2 pm EDT/11 am PDT with LA-based Dini Klein, Founder of Prep + Rally. Dini will make 3 healthy dishes to help you prep for your Rosh Hashanah meals. This program is in partnership with Cedars-Sinai, and made possible with generous support from The Siegmund and Edith Blumenthal Memorial Fund and The Cooperative Agreement DP 19-1906 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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High Holiday Workshop For Women With Advanced Ovarian Cancer & Metastatic Breast Cancer |
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The High Holidays can cause a high level of stress especially when going through a metastatic cancer diagnosis. Coping and thinking about the ideas related to what the high holidays mean can be overwhelming, especially during this unprecedented time. Please join us on Tuesday, September 15th at 8pm EDT/5 PM PDT for a workshop with Sharsheret's Senior Advisor Shera Dubitsky. Together, we will reflect on this time of year and whether these are really unprecedented times.
Registration link provided to members of Sharsheret's Embrace Community Facebook group. For questions, contact Senior Support Program Coordinator Bonnie Beckoff.
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Welcome Rachel Beller, RDN, Celebrity Nutrition & Breast Cancer Expert To Our Medical Advisory Board |
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We are thrilled to welcome to our Medical Advisory Board Rachel Beller, MS, RDN, CEO of the Beller Nutritional Institute and a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She is a spokesperson for the American Cancer Society, three-time bestselling author, and creator of award winning Power Spicing nutrition blends who frequently appears in the media -- including Good Morning America, The Dr. Oz Show, CNN, FOX, ABC World News Tonight, The Rachael Ray Show, Glamour, and Vogue to name a few.
Rachel conducted research on the role of nutrition in breast cancer prevention at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence St. John’s Health Center for over a decade.
At Beller Nutrition she offers both high level concierge private nutrition counseling as well as a unique 90 day transformation masterclass, providing access for all women across the globe to her trademark nutrition blueprint and signature ‘hands on approach’ to weight management and breast health. For now. For life! Check our Rachel's recent Sharsheret webinar: 3 Must Have Meal Upgrades For Your Anti-Cancer Pantry.
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September 2020 | Sharsheret | Phone | Fax | info@sharsheret.org | www.sharsheret.org |
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