Memorial Medical Center
to Sponsor Workshop for Cancer Survivors, Family
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[May 30, 2018]
SPRINGFIELD - Memorial Medical Center will
hold an inspirational workshop for cancer survivors and their families
Saturday, June 2, in the Memorial Center for Learning and Innovation (MCLI).
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The program, “Hope Grows Here: A Cancer Survivors' Event,” will
begin at 2 p.m. in the Curtis Theatre Classroom on the MCLI's second
floor.
The two-hour program will feature Jennifer Fishburn, horticulture
educator from the University of Illinois Extension, who will share
her expertise on planting flowers and tips for helping them thrive.
Fishburn's talk will be followed by a craft time, where participants
can plant flowers, paint rocks and make origami butterflies.
Naomi Wands, a registered nurse and the community cancer education
coordinator at Memorial Medical Center, and Heather Niemerg,
director of oncology services at Memorial Medical Center, will lead
an inspirational talk, which will include poetry and writings on
hope.
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After their talk, a painting by artist Rick Kehl of Mason City will be revealed,
and cancer survivors will be recognized.
The event will conclude with a blessing from the Pastoral Care department and a
butterfly release near the main entrance of the hospital.
To register, visit MemorialMedical.com/ Events or call 217-788-3333.
[Michael Leathers, MHS]
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