09/14/2010 - 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Breast Cancer Support Group
The speaker for this month's Breast Cancer Support Group will be Michelle Peterson, Nurse Practitioner. The topic: Chemo Brain and Chemo Induced Neuropathy.

The Breast Cancer Support Group typically meets in the Riverview Hospital Lower Level Conference Center on the second Tuesday of every month (except January, June, July, August and December).

09/21/2010 - 1:00-2:00 p.m.
CHOICES, Care, Comfort & Compassion
The primary goal of hospice is to enable patients to continue an alert and pain-free life. Feel free to join an open discussion in the UW Cancer Center Riverview Conference Room. A representative from one of the area's Hospice Organizations will be present and available to answer questions. Please feel free to come at anytime during the scheduled hour.

10/07/2010 - 5:15-6:15 p.m.
PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
The Prostate Cancer Support Group will typically meet in the Riverview Hospital Lower Level Conference Center on the first Thursday of every month (except June, July and August). Dr. Ron Kirschling will be the featured speaker at this month's meeting.

10/11/2010 - 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
LOOK GOOD . . . FEEL BETTER
Look Good... Feel Better (LGFB) is a free, national public service program which is designed to help women cancer patients learn how to cope with the appearance side-effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments by teaching them techniques to help restore their appearance and self-esteem through the use of make-up, wigs, scarves, and other accessories. LGFB is a collaboration between the American Cancer Society, National Cosmetology Association and the Personal Care Products Council Foundation.

Each two-hour, hands-on workshop includes a 12-step skin care/make-up application lesson, demonstration of options for dealing with hair loss, and nail care techniques. Held at Riverview Hospital, this program is facilitated by LGFB-certified cosmetologists and organized by UW Cancer Center-Riverview staff. Patients in various stages of treatment receive make-over tips and personal attention from professionals trained to meet their needs. They also use and take home complimentary cosmetic kits in their appropriate skin tones (light, medium, dark, extra dark) with helpful instruction booklets. Professional advice is provided on wigs, scarves and accessories. More than 50,000 individuals participate each year in small groups of five to ten, offering each patient a supportive circle, as well. Group programs represent the highest level of expertise available (the "gold standard") in LGFB services.

Upcoming dates for the Look Good... Feel Better program offered at the UW Cancer Center-Riverview in 2010 are: October 11 and December 13.

For more information on Look Good . . .Feel Better or to register call 1-800-227-2345 or 715-421-7442 menu option 5.

11/19/2010 - 8:00 p.m.
Win a Buick - Hit Cancer Head On
Grand Prize: 2010 Buick LaCrosse ($28,735 MSRP Value) or $20,00 Cash. 2nd Prize: $500 Cash. 3rd Prize: $500 Cash.

Drawing: Friday, November 19, 2010, 8:00 p.m., at Love Lights Tree Lighting, Riverview Hospital Lobby.

Tickets: $25 each OR 5 for $100. (2,500 minimum ticket sales for car to be raffled. If this is not met, a 50/50 drawing will be the Grand Prize and 2nd and 3rd prizes will be void. Maximum of 3,500 tickets available.) Winners Need Not be Present. Must be 18 Years or Older to Purchase Tickets or Claim Prize.

Contact the Car Raffle Committee member Diane Pokrandt at 715-325-5906 or Marilyn Helgestad at 715-421-2483 with any questions.

Proceeds go to UW Cancer Center Riverview. Sponsored by Love Lights - Riverview Hospital Auxiliary