Gilda’s Club Hosts Its Fourth Equine Experience “Cancer often challenges our trust in ourselves and our capabilities. The horse helps us to see our capabilities and our strengths,” explains Kirsten Norslien, Gilda’s Club’s Program Director. Gilda’s Club recently hosted its fourth equine experience, the second with coach Nell Rogers at Seahorse Healing. The workshop involved…
Read MoreCancer Transitions
OK, you’re done with treatment. “See you in 3 months” your doctor says. “What?! For months I’ve been cared for by the amazing medical team at the clinic. What do I do now?” This is a very common scene when treatment ends. For many people, life after cancer treatment has ended can be a time of heightened anxiety…
Read MoreReflections and Remembrance
By Autumn Kath, CAPSW, Program Coordinator In May, we held our first in-person Remembrance Ceremony since the pandemic started. A time to come together and share, to remember and support one another in our grief. We shared stories, painted rocks and flowerpots; then planted sunflower seeds in honor of those who have died. To some…
Read MoreKim Virden: Rappelling for Cancer Support
Kim felt a rush of excitement as she looked down 14 stories to see 28 of her friends and her service dog down below. She turned around, leaned back over the edge, and spread her arms wide before beginning the descent down to her cheering crowd. Kim Virden has always had a love of adventure,…
Read MoreNavigating Cancer at 41
Young cancer survivor, Melky, talks about how she and her family navigated her cancer diagnosis and treatment.
Read MoreLife After Cancer Treatment – New Survivorship Series at Gilda’s Club
There are 16 million cancer survivors in the United States. With increasing advances in cancer care and treatment, the number of survivors continues to grow. However, after the whirlwind of treatment, many cancer survivors find themselves asking, “What next?” There isn’t always an easy answer. “Although there have been great advances in treatment, the emotional…
Read MoreDebbie and Roy Meyer: Making Sure Gilda’s is Here for Years to Come
Roy and Debbie Meyer lived in Wausau for 30 years before deciding to make the move to Madison. Just a few months later, after they’d left behind their home of three decades, they received that dreaded news: Roy had cancer. They’d heard about Gilda’s from their neighbors, and Debbie decided to do more research online….
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