Cancer Treatment for the Soul

As the last post for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, let us bring our attention to Gilda’s Club. Although Gilda’s Club was named after Gilda Radner, the laugh provoking comedian, cancer is not usually a laughing matter. Joanna Bull was Gilda’s cancer psychotherapist while Gilda was experiencing cancer. Together, Joanna, Gene Wilder and Joel Siegel created an organization that helps people with a cancer experience find a community of supportive friends and acquaintances.

Gilda’s Club is a non-profit organization that facilitates a positive philosophy as an approach to cancer and provides a safe environment for various programs. Membership is free for those touched by a cancer as well as for their family members. The psychological aspect of health care is often not fully addressed by the traditional health care system process. Gilda’s Club is a wonderful resource. There are currently 24 Club houses open in the United States and Canada with several more under development. The website link is: http://www.gildasclub.org/.