LIHU‘E — The county Agency on Elderly Affairs will hold its “Cancer: Thriving and Surviving” workshop at the Lihu‘e Neighborhood Center starting July 26.
LIHU‘E — The county Agency on Elderly Affairs will hold its “Cancer: Thriving and Surviving” workshop at the Lihu‘e Neighborhood Center starting July 26.
Cancer survivors 60 years and older and their caregivers can participate in this six-week workshop in self-management. To register for the workshop, contact Johnny Yago at 808-241-4898 or jyago@kauai.gov as soon as possible. The workshop is limited to the first 15 people who register.
Topics include:
• Techniques to deal with issues, such as frustration, fatigue, pain, isolation, poor sleep, and living with uncertainty;
• Appropriate exercise for regaining and maintaining flexibility and endurance;
• Making decisions about treatment and complementary therapies;
• Communicating effectively with family, friends and health professionals;
• Nutrition, setting priorities and relationships.
The workshop is part of a statewide initiative, Hawai‘i Healthy Aging Partnership – Empowering Elders. The program was developed at Stanford University and explores topics such as fatigue, cancer and effects of treatment, depression, body changes, and living with uncertainty and discomfort.
For more information on the workshop, visit the websites: hawaiihealthyaging.org/ and kauaiadrc.org/.
