The Cancer Support Community at Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus Presents October Events

Exercise for Strength

Mondays, October 3, 10, 24, and 31 from 3:15 to 4:15 p.m.

This work-out group is designed to improve energy and increase endurance and flexibility. Sneakers are required. The group, offered by Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus and the Cancer Support Community, will be held at the Center for Healthy Living located at 198 Prospect Street in Lakewood. Registration is required by calling 732-923-6090.

Relaxation and Guided Imagery

Mondays, October 3, 10, 24, and 31 from 4:30 to 5 p.m.

This program of relaxation and guided imagery is open to those affected by a cancer diagnosis and will take place at the Center for Healthy Living located at 198 Prospect Street in Lakewood. Registration is required by calling 732-923-6090.

All Cancers Support Group

Fridays, October 7, 14, 21, and 28 from 2:30 to 4 p.m.

This free, professionally run support group provides a safe place for individuals dealing with any type of cancer. The group, offered by Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus and the Cancer Support Community, will be held at the Center for Healthy Living located at 198 Prospect Street in Lakewood. Registration is required by calling 732-923-6090.

Special Children’s Program: Put on Your Dancing Shoes!

Friday, October 7 from 6 to 8 p.m.

The Cancer Support Community program invites children to put on their dancing shoes and join us for a night of support! All children who have a family member affected by cancer are invited to a free night of support, dancing, food and fun. The event will take place at the Center for Healthy Living located at 198 Prospect Street, Lakewood. For more information or to register, call: 732.923.6090.

Gentle Yoga

Mondays, October 24 and 31 from 2 to 3 p.m.

The Center for Healthy Living at Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus and the Cancer Support Community will offer gentle yoga classes for men and women of all ages who are affected by cancer. Appropriate for beginners as well as seasoned practitioners, gentle yoga classes will help participants learn how to increase flexibility, range of motion, energy and relaxation. Classes will take place at the Center for Healthy Living located at 198 Prospect Street in Lakewood. Registration is required by calling 732-923-6090. Medical clearance is required for those currently undergoing active cancer treatments.

Look Good…Feel Better

Monday, October 31 from 12:30-2:30 p.m.

“Look Good…Feel Better” is a national public service program that is designed to help female cancer patients improve their self-image. Each patient in this interactive program receives hands-on beauty techniques to manage the appearance side effects related to chemotherapy and radiation treatments. The meeting, offered by Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus and the Cancer Support Community, will be held at the Center for Healthy Living located at 198 Prospect Street in Lakewood. Registration is required by calling 732-923-6090.

About Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus

Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus is an acute-care community hospital located in Lakewood, Ocean County. An RWJBarnabas Health facility, Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus merged with Monmouth Medical Center, a teaching hospital located in Long Branch, Monmouth County, in 2014. The hospitals are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the communities they proudly serve through expanded access to specialty outpatient services that focus on preventive medicine and healthy living. The partnership has also expanded patients' access to geriatric and pediatric emergency services, as well as outpatient neurology, oncology and geriatric services. Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus has converted to all private rooms, which makes it the only provider in the region with all private rooms for overnight stays. For more information about Monmouth Medical Center, Southern Campus, visit www.barnabashealth.org/mmcsc.