Catholics With Cancer

Cancer is a life changing event no matter how early the diagnosis and successful the treatment.  Communication with like people can be an immense help mentally which can go a long way to physical improvements.  Hearing that one has cancer is devastating enough but feeling alone, with no one to turn to who understands, can be challenging mentally.   Providing a forum for Catholics (or anyone else) to communicate about cancer related issues would provide a needed service while bringing people closer together and hopefully to God.

The network can provide:

• An opportunity to talk to someone
• Share challenges; medical, physical, mental, faith
• Share achievements
• Share faith at a critical time
• An opportunity to listen
• People have similar issues
• People have a need to feel they are not the only one
• An opportunity to help someone
• People just notified of cancer may need to talk to someone to help understand the next steps.
• Help deal with the loss of control
• Understand the choices based on the situation
• Family members need a place to get information and seek help in troubled times. 
• An advocacy center for early screening for all types of cancer

It must be stated that this type of forum is not intended to provide any medical advice.  It is a vehicle for communication for people who share a unique burden and hopefully make that journey a little bit easier.

Scheduled Fall Meetings (time 7 – 8:30 pm)

September 26th

October 24th

November 28th

December 19th 

Kevin Castora, 813-920-7182, kcastor1@tampabay.rr.com