Pollard says Wellspring Alberta provides the human side of cancer treatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is a great complement to the clinical side of cancer, and it is psychosocial support,\u201d Pollard says. \u201cIt can be from physical activity, to learning in workshops, to peer support, to money matters programs, which is the financial side, and it is basically that support with people that get it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The services offered include peer support gatherings for individuals living with cancer and their caregivers to connect, as well as yoga sessions to support both physical and mental well-being.<\/p>\n
Grande Prairie Mayor Jackie Clayton attended the event, calling the service truly special.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo know that people won\u2019t have to face cancer alone is something that Wellspring prides itself on,\u201d Clayton says. \u201cIt\u2019s about the doctors taking care of the cancer in the body and Wellspring taking care of the human.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mayor Clayton and the city were recognized for their efforts to bring Wellspring Alberta to the Swan City.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaking the right introductions so that an organization can settle into our community is something that we do regularly,\u201d she explains. \u201cBut, when it comes to fruition, it can potentially have such impact. Like Wellspring, it\u2019s something that you take pride in, but also, we know will have an impact for many years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joline Hansen, a Wellspring member, expressed her admiration for the support she received after being diagnosed with cancer.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter my surgery I tapped into the login links that the cancer clinic in Grande Prairie had sent me,\u201d Hansen says. \u201cDid some online courses. I kind of hit rock bottom when I was healing from my surgery, and they literally saved my life.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hansen praised the service for being able to provide aid to Grande Prairie and area residents, rather than having to travel to Edmonton or Calgary.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing able to connect with other people,\u201d she says. \u201cKnowing that they understand and have the same fears makes a big difference in how one moves forward after getting a cancer diagnosis.\u201d<\/p>\n
The event culminated with a stone-laying ceremony to symbolize the foundation being laid by this program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pollard says Wellspring Alberta provides the human side of cancer treatment. \u201cIt is a great complement to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":659105,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[49,48,84,392],"class_list":["post-659104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-healthcare","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659104","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=659104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/659104\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/659105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=659104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=659104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=659104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}