Cancer Center Offers Discussion Groups on Managing Loss and Grief During Holidays

The free group discussions will be led by Jenni Davis, Oncology Counselor and Patient Advocate for the Mission Hope Cancer Center.  Davis will focus on practical ways to minimize negative feelings and will provide tools to help successfully cope during the holiday season.  Participants will be able to select from the following dates and locations:

• Wednesday, November 13, 2013 – 1 – 3 p.m. at the Mission Hope Cancer Center, 1325 East Church Street, Santa Maria. For more information about this date, please call 805.219.HOPE (4673) 
• Thursday, November 14, 2013 – 1 – 3 p.m. at the Arroyo Grande Community Hospital Annex, 345 South Halcyon Road, Arroyo Grande. For more information about this date, please call (805) 481-7245 
• Wednesday, November 20, 2013 – 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. at the Hearst Cancer Resource Center, 1941 Johnson Avenue, Suite 201A, San Luis Obispo. For more information about this date, please call (805) 542-6234

Advanced reservations are preferred by calling the numbers listed above.  Light refreshments will be provided. 

About Dignity Health of the Central Coast

Dignity Health of the Central Coast is an integrated network of top quality hospitals, physicians from the most prestigious medical schools, and comprehensive outpatient services including primary care offices, premier ambulatory surgery centers, technologically-advanced laboratories and imaging centers and a full service home health agency; all recognized for quality, safety and service.  Each hospital is supported by an active philanthropic Foundation to help meet the growing health care needs of our communities. For more information visit www.arroyograndehospital.org; www.frenchmedicalcenter.org; www.marianmedicalcenter.org