Pohlman to Speak at "Living with Cancer" Support Group

Pam Pohlman, licensed social worker, to speak at the “Living with Cancer” support group on September 6, 2012 at Wayne Healthcare. The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. It will be held on the 3rd floor in the Conference Room.

Pam Pohlman is a licensed social worker with a bachelor’s degree in social work and psychology from Ohio Northern University. She has over 25 years experience working in the areas of mental health and healthcare. She is currently a social worker for both State of the Heart Hospice and Comprehensive Health network.

The topic for discussion is “They Psychosocial Aspects of Coping with Cancer and will include information to benefit both the patient and the caregiver. Pam will bring a professional as well as a personal perspective to the topic, having experienced being a cancer patient as well as providing emotional support to patient and families facing this illness.

The local Cancer Association of Darke County sponsors the Living with Cancer group in cooperation with Wayne Hospital. The Support Group is free and open to anyone with a cancer diagnosis, cancer survivors, also family and friends.

You won’t want to miss this!

Facilitating the support group meeting this week will be Christine Yount, Executive Director of the Cancer Association and Jill Brown, RN, from Wayne Health Care.

For further information, contact the Cancer Association of Darke County office at 548-9960. Office hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 A.M. to Noon and 1:00 to 4:30 P.M.