Press Room
Below you will find our current newsletter/calendar, press releases, articles about The Gathering Place and by members of our staff, and information about our new tool Someone I Love is Sick:Helping Very Young Children Cope with Cancer in the Family, a customizable book designed to help very young children understand cancer in a parent or grandparent. Contact Kristina Austin, MSEd, LSW, Director of Community Outreach and Marketing with questions or for more information. To contact by phone call 216 595-9546.
JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2010 Newsletter/Calendar
PRESS RELEASES
Someone I Love is Sick:Helping Very Young Children Cope with Cancer in the Family
ARTICLES
Compassion from Fashion at Beachwood Place on November 22
Cancer affects the whole family; tips for men and kids. By Regina Brett, Plain Dealer Columnist
Gathering Place employee's book is an effort to help preschoolers cope with a parent's cancer, Plain Dealer
Understanding Cancer, Ohio News Magazine
Guideposts for Parent-Child Cancer Conversation, Oncology News
BLOGS
The Mom Buzz
No Time Mom
Dr. Kristie McNealy
On Healthy Survivorship
INTERVIEWS
Click here to see Kathleen McCue, Children's Program Director at The Gathering Place on the The Today Show with Kathy Lee & Hoda on October 16, 2009
Click here to listen to Susan Marinac, program staff member at The Gathering Place on air with Regina Brett on October 16, 2009
WKYC Interview
Someone I Love is Sick: Helping Very Young Children Cope with Cancer in the Family
Someone I Love is Sick is a unique, customizable tool developed by The Gathering Place to help very young children understand a parent or grandparent's cancer diagnosis. The loose leaf pages allow families and health care professionals to choose the pages that reflect the specific cancer situation happening in the family and questions and emotions the child may be experiencing. Visit the website for Someone I Love is Sick for more information or to purchase the tool.
Kristina Austin, MSEd, LSW
Director of Community Outreach and Marketing
austin@touchedbycancer.org or 216-595-9546
