Plano Gets Its Own Cancer Support Community Clubhouse

May 1, 2014 - PRLog -- (DALLAS) May 1, 2014— Cancer Support Community North Texas (CSCNT) is excited to announce the opening of its first Plano-based clubhouse.  The new location is the third clubhouse within the 19 counties CSCNT serves in North Texas. Others include Dallas and Tarrant County locations. The new clubhouse, in a newly renovated space of Texas Health Presbyterian Plano, opened its doors to cancer patients and their families on April 1^st.   The new clubhouse at Texas Health Presbyterian Plano is located at 6300 W. Parker Road MOB 2, Suite 129, and the clubhouse can be found at the intersection of Parker and Midway.

Support groups and events are underway and the staff has already started giving informational tours. The clubhouse will have its official grand opening party and ribbon cutting on June 26, 2014. Media are encouraged to attend.

“By adding new locations, we hope to make it easier for people to have access to our comprehensive program of support.  As our reach continues to grow, so will our impact.  Cancer support looks different to each person living with it and with our robust program of support, we have something to offer everyone. We are confronting cancer head on and encourage you to join us in the fight,” said Mirchelle Louis, CEO.

For over 10 years Cancer Support Community North Texas has provided its members with fun events, support and networking groups, individual counseling, health and fitness related classes and so much more, free of charge.  Building the Plano clubhouse allows CSCNT to serve more North Texas neighbors and increase its area of impact.  The Plano clubhouse will offer everything from a breast cancer networking group to Zumba classes.

Other activities scheduled for the new clubhouse include wellness groups, bereavement support and programs for children and teens.  Examples of what the Plano clubhouse will offer include healthy living seminars with topics on cooking and nutrition, cancer-specific groups that focus on everything from brain to breast cancer, workshops on insider tips from oncology professionals, health insurance seminars and beauty workshops.

“I am very excited to know about Cancer Support Community coming to our area. I’ve learned about all the wonderful programs available to persons with cancer. My mother and my grandmother both had breast cancer and I saw how difficult it was to get the support they needed. This clubhouse provides people with comprehensive programs and support all in one place. I look forward to seeing more Cancer Support Communities, and am so glad to have the CSCNT in my city. I am in the fight,” Dr. Betty Bell Muns.

About Cancer Support Community North Texas

Cancer Support Community North Texas ensures all people impacted by cancer are empowered by knowledge, strengthened by action, and sustained by community. Completely free of charge and nonprofit, Cancer Support Community North Texas is a place where people with cancer as well as their families and friends are learning to live with cancer and thrive beyond it. The organization offers educational presentations, support and networking groups, fun social events, children’s programs, bereavement support, and workshops on topics including yoga, meditation, and reiki. The community serves as a lifeline for strength, hope, encouragement, and guidance. The effects are often life-changing. For more information, visit www.cancersupporttexas.org.

About the Cancer Support Community

In 2009, The Wellness Community and Gilda's Club joined forces to become the Cancer Support Community. The combined organization, with more than 50 years of collective experience, provides the highest quality social and emotional support for people impacted by cancer through a network of over 50 licensed affiliates, more than 100 satellite locations and a vibrant online community, touching more than one million people each year.  Backed by evidence that the best cancer care includes social and emotional support, the Cancer Support Community offers these services free of charge to men, women and children with any type or stage of cancer and to their loved ones.

As the largest professionally led nonprofit network of cancer support worldwide, the Cancer Support Community delivers a comprehensive menu of personalized and essential services including support groups, educational workshops, exercise, art and nutrition classes and social activities for the entire family. In 2013, CSC delivered more than $40 million in free services to patients and families. The Cancer Support Community is advancing the innovations that are becoming the standard in complete cancer care. So that no one faces cancer alone®. For more information, please visit www.cancersupportcommunity.org.