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Canopy Cancer Survivorship Center Growing program provides support for those a ected by cancer diagnosis
BY CASSANDRA JENKINS
in 2023, said Kevin Quinn, Memorial Hermann senior media relations representative. Herrera said the center has added 18 new programs since June 2022, including cancer orientation; cooking demonstrations and nutrition; tness; meditation; grief education; legal workshops; and head shaving, where a licensed cosmetologist helps those experienc- ing hair loss. Canopy also oers a diverse range of support groups for cancer patients, caregiv- ers and loved ones aected by a diagnosis. Herrera said the two newest support clubs are for patients diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer and widowers.
Doris Fuller has been going to the Canopy Cancer Survivorship Center since October. First as a caregiver for her daughter Julie, a Stage 4 ovarian cancer patient, and then as a Stage 3 breast cancer survivor herself. Canopy opened in 2016 inside Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center. Focused on the aftercare and support of anyone aected by cancer, Doris said she has seen and felt the life-changing experience that the center provides. “This has been one wonderful place,” she said in an interview. “Julie opened my eyes to it after she experienced such beauty up here.
Doris Fuller, left, is joined by Marcella Herrera, Canopy Cancer Survivorship Center program manager. (Photos by Cassandra Jenkins/Community Impact)
AFTER CANCER CARE Canopy Cancer Survivorship Center provides many activities, services and support groups free of charge to anyone aected by cancer.
• Pet therapy • Needlework PROGRAMS
The smiles, the love they give her, I just watch her eyes light up, and I know that it is healthy for her. For her to experience that kind of joy right now, it means a whole lot to me.” Marcella Herrera, program manager for Canopy, said the center is designed to look and feel like a home setting
“Our mission, as well as the mission of Memorial Hermann, is to integrate cancer survivorship into the continuum of cancer care,” she said. “We want this to be a must for anyone impacted by cancer because they need more than just a doctor; they need support.” All services, activities
• Head shaving • Cancer orientation • Zumba • Quarterly legal workshops • Grief education
• H-E-B Cooking Connections • Cancer support in English • Look Good, Feel Better
FOR MY DAUGHTER TO EXPERIENCE THAT KIND OF JOY RIGHT NOW, IT MEANS A WHOLE LOT TO ME. DORIS FULLER, PATIENT
GROWING RESOURCES The center opened in 2016 and has grown within Memorial Hermann The
Woodlands Medical Center. 90 activities and programs 22 front desk managers 54 volunteers
NOW OPEN classes include chair yoga, pilates, nutrition, and a discussion class called coee and sup- port, where guests get a chance to talk to other cancer patients or survivors. Starting out with only 10 volunteers and 18 programs, Canopy has grown to include 54 volunteers, 40 dier- ent programs and nearly 90 activities a month in order to create a space to support mind, body and wellness through various activities, counseling, support groups and care. “We have our cancer survivors who are in and out of hospital settings on a regular basis so we wanted to be able to provide something away from that,” she said. Herrera said some of the most popular
and support groups are free of charge for any- one impacted by cancer and their caregivers. Herrera said that includes men, women and children diagnosed with any form of cancer from anywhere in the world. Guests do not need to be patients of Memorial Hermann to receive support or visit the center. Canopy sees an average of 850-900 guest encounters a month, Herrera said. “All the counseling, all the resources, all the friendships and groups of unselsh, profes- sional people at Canopy, it’s life-changing for someone with cancer,” Fuller said. “I want other people to realize what they could have here—it’s a family.”
18 additional new programs in 2023 850900 guest encounters a month
The program space resembles a home.
SOURCE: CANOPY CANCER SURVIVORSHIP CENTERCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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