Welcome to
Coping During the Holidays: Cancer + Pandemic
Thursday,
December 3, 2020
Virtual/Online program through Zoom
Program: 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm ET
Speakers
Cary Meyer, PsyD
Clinical Psychologist, Behavioral Oncologist
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Dr. Cary Meyer is a clinical psychologist and behavioral oncologist at Lahey Health Cancer Institute. He earned his doctorate in psychology at William James College in Boston and completed his training at McLean Hospital in Belmont, MA. He began his career in hematology while working at Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand. After returning to Boston, he joined Lahey in 2014.
His focus at Lahey is in supporting patients and families coping with the challenges that come with diagnosis, treatment and survivorship in hematology and oncology care.
Suzanne Quigley, BSN, RN, OCN, BMTCN
ASCT Program Coordinator
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Suzanne Quigley is a registered nurse at Lahey Health Cancer Institute. She has been caring for hematology patients at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center for 34 years. Her role for the last eight years has been as an autologous stem cell transplant coordinator navigating patients through transplant.
Program
Please join LLS for a free virtual education program for patients and their families. Participants will learn about ways to cope during the holiday season, when having a blood cancer diagnosis and during a pandemic.
The holidays this year might look a little different, especially if you have a cancer diagnosis. Join us as we talk through some strategies to cope with potential anxieties, fears, sadness, and isolation that some may face this year. The psychology of risk will also be addressed, and how we understand and think about risk in relation to coronavirus precautions during the holidays
In addition to learning about the causes and consequences of stress and methods to better cope, participants will also hear about good health habits to keep during the pandemic. Resources available in the community and those provided by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will also be presented. We encourage you to invite your caregiver and family members.
Courtney Rinaldi, Patient & Community Outreach Manager at 508-810-1304 or Courtney.Rinaldi@lls.org
