Local Long Beach restaurants at the Alamitos Bay Landing are hosting a benefit concert to support Team Spirit and the breast and ovarian cancer programs at the MemorialCare Breast Center at Long Beach Memorial. Super Diamond, a Neil Diamond tribute band, will be playing at 7pm on Sunday, Aug. 7 at 140 N. Marina Dr. in the parking lot outside of McKenna’s on the Bay, Khoury’s Restaurant and Buster’s Beach House.
While clinical care is crucial, treating the “whole” patient, not just physically but emotionally and mentally, is key in returning cancer patients back to health. Women Guiding Women: Cancer Support and Education, the cancer support programs at the Breast Center, include a peer-mentoring program, support groups and a nurse navigator.
The peer-mentoring program matches newly diagnosed gynecologic and breast cancer patients with a specially trained cancer survivor. The gynecologic support group utilizes an open format, providing opportunities to share individual stories, learn ways to reduce stress and enhance coping skills. The newly diagnosed breast cancer support group is an ongoing, supportive educational series. Nurse navigators are oncology nurses who provide support and expertise to patients throughout the continuum of care.Â
These programs ensure that patients get the “total” care needed along their cancer journey and are available to anyone in the community, regardless of their financial status.
“Often the backbone of the family, women tend to take care of others, or put themselves last, when it comes to their family and career,” says Randal Snyder, manager of Women Guiding Women: Cancer Support and Education. “That’s why these support groups and the peer-to-peer mentoring works so well. A survivor, also a woman, is standing up and relating to a newly diagnosed patient and it really makes them feel like someone is fighting for their wellness.”
General admission tickets are $30; general admission and a dinner voucher for one of the three sponsoring restaurants is $75. Dinner voucher, general admission and front-row priority seating is $100.
Fore more information, call (562) 342-9411 or visit mckennasonthebay.com/entertainment.
