Local Support Groups
Central Oregon has an abundance of resources to help support cancer survivors and their caregivers during their continued journey through treatment and beyond.
Cancer with Compassion - a support group
Facilitated by Rev. Cathie Young, Cancer with Compassion is a faith-based cancer support group. A diagnosis of cancer changes a life forever. And the journey through treatment is demanding on all levels. A cancer support group can provide practical help and give needed comfort, hope and encouragement. Cancer with Compassion provides virtual support groups available to any patient or survivor. All are welcome - women and men with all types of cancer. They also provide a support group for caregivers and breast cancer-specific support. To learn more, visit www.cancerwithcompassion.com, call 949-279-1246 or email [email protected].
Thyroid Cancer Support Group
Support groups are free and open to any and all survivors, their families and their friends. Facilitated by Angela Faulkner, these groups allow members a chance to share their cancer stories, receive information about thyroid cancer and gain insights and support on how to cope with thyroid cancer. For more information, visit www.thyca.org/sg/, call 503-473-9551 or email [email protected].
Cancer Hope Network
Cancer Hope Network matching program creates hope for adults facing cancer, one conversation at a time. They provide free one-on-one confidential support to all people (patients, families or friends) impacted by cancer, along the entire continuum from diagnosis through survivorship. They provide support by training local volunteers in each area who faced similar experiences. Through this process, they strive to instill hope and make a positive difference in the lives of people touched by cancer. For more information, visit www.cancerhopenetwork.org or call 877-HOPENET.
Other specialty support groups
Women Surviving Cancer Group - Judy Erickson, Facilitator. 907-209-9737
Sisters Support Group - Suzi Scarino Steele, Facilitator. 503-819-1723
Harney County Support Group - CAN Cancer, 541-573-8614
Lake County Support Group - Sally, Facilitator. 541-947-3259
Local Oncology Massage Therapists
Kathy Andrews (Bend)
Oncology & Lymphedema Massage
(541) 771-0263
[email protected]
Jennifer Hudson (Bend)
Oncology Massage
(541) 213-5862
[email protected]
Sabrina Merritt (Redmond)
Oncology & Lymphedema Massage
(541) 350-4398
[email protected]
Sarah Rajnus (Bend)
Oncology Massage
(541) 880-6514
[email protected]
Dale Ann Schofield (Bend)
Lymphedema Massage
(541) 508-9808
[email protected]
Mary Moore (Bend)
Massage Therapist, Manual Lymphatic Drainage Therapist
(541) 419-7965
[email protected]
Jill Dickman-Cooper (Bend)
Oncology Massage
(206) 661-8396
[email protected]
