Posted on September 26, 2012
Three words feared by most people are “You have cancer.”
For women faced with that news, Gyni Girls can help. The group is made up of women who are living with gynecological and other types of cancer. They meet each month at the Center for Women’s Health in Middletown.
The facility has created a peaceful place for women during the healing process.
The support group started in November 2010, thanks to the work of Dr. Amy Harvey, who is a gynecologist and has worked with women with cancer, and Susan Apollon, a psychologist with 25 years of experience specializing in cancer patients.
Apollon also brings forth her personal perspective as a breast cancer survivor.
The two medical professionals urge caregivers and family members to join the group. It is a chance to discuss emotions, get educational information and learn about different treatments in a warm and friendly group setting.
“It helps women with the changes they are going through,” said Harvey.
Apollon says the healing begins from the heart.
When Peggy Mumme, 79, of Yardley was diagnosed with cancer two years ago she felt the fear that those three little words trigger.
At first she was hesitant to join the group. “What will we talk about?” she thought. But soon she felt at home with the group. There is a feeling of closeness that develops between the women who are all in the same predicament, she said.
To read more go to: http://www.phillyburbs.com/my_town/bristol/the-gyni-girls/article_2c7f0e46-f8a8-5992-819f-6bdadf7696c4.html
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