Cancer Navigators Quarterly Newsletter January 2016

255 W 5th St Suite 300 Connections Rome, GA 30165 Because people shouldn’t have to journey alone

CANCER NAVIGATORS: Cast Off Care Close to Home Event Coming Program Offers Care Coordination, Education and Connections to Support Services. cancer diagnosis can trigger a wide The 6th Annual Cast off Against range of powerful emotions that Cancer event is scheduled for June A challenge patients and their families, 6, 2016. Watch for information and Cancer Navigators is here to help. about our kickoff event at Heritage First Bank. For information contact Through education, counseling and access us at 706.295.4119. to valuable resources, Cancer Navigators helps ease some of the difficult emotions patients and their families experience and help them to gain a sense of control. WHAT’S Inside Cancer Navigators serves as a community resource to patients newly diagnosed with cancer in northwest each year Dr. Matt and their families. Mumber Auction Raises More Than $4,000 writes about The community-based, non-profit It maintains its own board of directors. the founding organization was born from a strategic This affiliation enables our program to he fifth annual holiday of Cancer planning retreat attended by cancer benefit from the administrative, clinical 2015 CANCER NAVIGATOR wreath auction benefiting Navigators, providers and cancer survivors who were and marketing support of Floyd while BOARD MEMBERS TCancer Navigators, Inc. and how our asked to consider this question: How can continuing to provide navigation services proved to be one of the most Virginia Harman — Chairman affiliation with we best serve? and raise money independently to support Floyd will help those services. successful yet, raising more than Dan Sweitzer — Co-Chairman Now an affiliate of Floyd, Cancer us pursue our mission. Page 3 $4,000 to help cancer patients in Reed Biggers — Treasurer Navigators continues to operate as a Cancer Navigators, which serves . Sheila Bennett Dr. Matt Mumber service for the entire community. Cancer approximately 500 cancer patients The auction, sponsored by Harbin Dr. Brenda Budlong Mimi Richards Navigators partners with annually, is located in Suite 300 of the , featured more than sixty Skip Howse Dr. Tommy Simpson providers in the region to coordinate care. Harbin Clinic’s Tony E. Warren Cancer original wreaths created by area Kim Mauer Lee Walburn Center, 255 West Fifth Ave. in Rome. artists, florists, designers and Dr. J Kelly Mayfield Thad Watters businesses. The wreaths were Lisa Wallace Dee Yancey displayed throughout November in Harbin Clinic’s Tony E. Warren, M.D. Cancer Center and in the Wright Art Gallery at . CONTACT INFORMATION Also, for the first time, a selection of wreaths was available for viewing and bidding online. Phone: (706) 295-4119 Fax: (706) 295-4413 said Scharla Battle, Community Outreach Manager for “We are Cancer Navigators. “The money raised by the auction Email: [email protected] thrilled with will allow us to expand the nutritional resources we make Office Hours available to our patients.” the success of 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Monday through Friday) Cancer Navigators serves In five years, the wreath auction has raised more than Office Address the auction,” $20,000 to benefit Cancer Navigators. 255 W 5th St Suite 300 approximately 500 cancer Rome, GA 30165 patients annually

4 CANCER NAVIGATORS | Connections Navigators Link Patients to Resources and Services Cancer Navigators Serves the Entire Community HONOR ROLL OF DONORS Cancer Navigators is a service hub for cancer-related services and education, he generosity of the following connecting cancer patients and their families to resources and information: marks the 14th year that The work of CN has its Tdonors is responsible for the the local cancer support foundation in creating life-changing services Cancer • Cancer education 2015 COUNTIES SERVED 2016 non-profit organization a community that is Navigators provides to those • Caregiver workshops diagnosed with cancer in our known as Cancer Navigators has been in focused on service at • Other community. The Cancer Navigators • Complementary therapies Cherokee, AL existence. Now, Cancer Navigators has the level of our common • 6% Honor Roll below recognizes all • 6% • Floyd chosen Floyd Medical Center as an affiliate experience of being Bartow partner. Our organizational affiliation will vulnerable and fragile. those who have made a gift between • Massage • 8% TESTIMONIAL: maintain the independence of Cancer January – November 2015. At this level of service, • Meditation 43% Navigators, while offering access to the highest Retreat Provides Sanctuary we can approach the Admirals • Nutrition and exercise programs level executive expertise and a relocation to — Contribute $20,000 21% often difficult work of bringing awareness to have cancer, but cancer doesn’t the Harbin Clinic Tony Warren Cancer Center or more a year • Counseling Polk those parts of life that we might rather not • have me.” Those words were where the large majority of cancer services take bring to light, such as deep seated fears and Dr. Matt and Laura Mumber • Durable goods resources written by Diane Weldon, a recent place in our community . This move will ensure 16% “I unresolved personal wounds. This work of Dr. Tommy and Ann Simpson • Financial assistance resources attendee of the Cancer Navigators’ fall that Cancer Navigators can provide and healing the whole person complements the Dee and Molly Yancey Chattooga Renewal Retreat at Many Streams Ranch. expand supportive care services to local cancer • Insurance issues resources • efforts of conventional toward the State Mutual Insurance Company The retreat allows individuals who are on patients and their families. • Integrative medicine curing of disease. CANCER NAVIGATORS a cancer journey to gather in sanctuary for This past summer the executive leadership Captains — Contribute $10,000 • Mental and emotional health 2015 CANCER TYPES NUMBERS a weekend to renew, connect and learn. Small groups of people with similar experience of Floyd and the CN Board of directors or more a year • Nutrition resources Diane wrote this about her experience: can confidentially hold whatever comes up Breast Cancer — 170 patients determined that it made sense for CN to have without trying to fix each other. This provides • Prevention of recurring cancer I didn’t know access to the public relations, fundraising, Dorothy Williams the fertile soil in which a common language • Renewal retreats Lung Cancer — 70 patients what to expect clinical and administrative guidance available Floyd Medical Center of experience can be shared and the process when going to through FMC in order to more fully achieve Harbin Clinic • Support groups of healing can begin. We consistently ask Colon Cancer — 36 patients this retreat. I and advance the mission of CN—that no Heritage First Bank • Symptom management questions, like “How can we be of service in have to admit I have cancer. cancer patient should have to go through the this situation?” and “What else is needed that Lieutenants • Transportation resources All Other Cancers — 132 that nothing cancer journey alone. CN will maintain their — Contribute $5,000 But cancer is not currently available?“ How can we all has ever been own independent employees, services, Board or more a year work together?”, and “What is this situation Cancer Navigators is also a link for patients to or clinic-based nurse solely about doesn’t have me. of Directors and fundraising efforts, but now asking of me?”. CN has been facilitating this Buddy Bagley Motorcycle Ride navigators, experienced oncology registered nurses, who provide patients and their me, mostly due with access to full time, focused executive work since its founding, and modern science Dr. Paul & Joan Brock families with information about their diagnosis and treatment options, and guide to the fact that I leadership in all of these specific fields. is now delivering evidence that it is effective. Ethel Evans patients through all aspects of treatment and recovery. All navigation services are had five children to raise. That being said, I The need for CN’s work has increased over In my clinical practice, we witness the great Dr. Roman and Mary Emily Galysh provided at no cost to the patient. completely enjoyed myself. Dr. Mumber has the years. One of every two individuals will need that is present, and personal feedback Virginia Harman a beautiful place — perfect for relaxing. develop cancer at some point in their lifetime about the value delivered to those we serve. Dr. Steven Hom He and Heather together taught me a lot in and supportive care services are needed more Skip Howse Georgia Power Foundation Donates $2,500 Rome and Northwest Georgia have been the a very short period of time. than ever, though they still remain underutlilized Dr. Chris and Jennifer Kligora birthplace of the work of Cancer Navigators. eorgia Power Foundation, Inc., the Since its inception, Georgia Power and are not reimbursed. This increased need, Dr. Kelly and Laurie Mayfield I now try to get up earlier each morning There is no other place where we could have charitable giving arm of Georgia Foundation, Inc. has given more than combined with the financial realities of health Redmond Regional Medical Center G to do yoga before work. I never thought I found a rural community with the highest level Power, recently made a $2,500 $120 million to nonprofit organizations, care today, continue to drive our approach to Rome Radiology would like it when others talked about it, of conventional medicine such that it allowed donation to Cancer Navigators, Inc. ranking it as the third largest corporate caring by working with all of our community but I was so wrong. the addition of radical ideas and practices foundation in the state of Georgia in partners to provide patient and family focused First Mates — Contribute $1,000 The foundation provides grants to within the medical system, gave us the terms of giving. The quiet meditation techniques that I can services without duplication. or more a year organizations that are enriching the courage to take major professional risks, and do daily, if needed to calm myself, are communities they serve and cited the CN has been at the forefront of the offered encouragement to persevere. The CN invaluable. It has really helped me through Reed and Shannon Biggers selfless work of Cancer Navigators staff implementation of cancer support services, staff, Board of Directors and I will continue a very hard past couple of months. Brinson, Askew, & Berry Attorneys and volunteers when presenting the gift. beginning with the highest quality residential to work as a community of inquiry based at Law Scharla Battle, Community Outreach I love, love, loved Cathy’s food. When retreat programs and groups, and expanding on service among equals in collaboration Bonnie Hammond Manager for Cancer Navigators, said I read that we would be eating mostly a over the years into pioneering nurse navigation with a host of dedicated new and highly City of Rome Downtown the gift could help save someone’s plant-based diet, I thought, “That’s OK, and provision of social services. The field of skilled colleagues at Floyd to provide a firm Development Authority life. “One of the services we provide because I’m not huge on meat anyway, but Nurse Navigation, which Cancer Navigators foundation. Dan Sweitzer and Denise Powers bland definitely was forefront in my mind. helped to define, has now become a part of is transportation for patients who are I invite you to join us on this next step in our Floyd-Polk-Chattooga Medical The food was anything and everything Commission on Cancer required conventional receiving treatment and this gift will mission to ensure that no one with cancer Auxiliary Medical Society but bland. I wish I could have brought her medical practice at . This national help fund that service,” Battle said. should have to journey alone. Your support Alliance home with me, and I even said so. I would move prompted CN to strategically move “It’s not always easy for the patients and belief have made us strong and we look Harbin Clinic Volunteers have no problem at all eating like that its focus away from nurse navigation, now we work with to get back and forth to forward to making you proud. Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. their appointments so Georgia Power’s every single day if I knew how to make it centered in local hospitals, and into other Safigan Family generosity could be the difference taste as good. areas, such as social services, symptom control, Lee and Jackie Walburn evidence based support group and retreat Matt Mumber, M.D. between someone receiving treatment or This year has been an incredible journey for The UPS Store offerings and helping navigate survivors in Founder, Cancer Navigators giving up their fight.” me. I have learned so much about myself. ways to remain healthy after cancer treatments. 2 CANCER NAVIGATORS | Connections CANCER NAVIGATORS | Connections 3