Support Saturdays

Women with breast cancer have many practical and emotional needs—nausea, weakness, fear, anxiety to name a few. Being a new mom, in itself, also raises unique practical and emotional issues such as sleep deprivation, exhaustion, lack of time to yourself or your partner, financial strain and feeling isolated and overwhelmed by the responsibility of caring for a new born. Being a new mom with breast cancer combines two physically and emotionally trying experiences.

Support Saturdays, Rethink's supportive care program, will develop and implement a flexible family support program that allows breast cancer patients who have babies and small children to share their concerns about breast cancer in a confidential manner with peers and an experienced professional facilitator. This program ensures that new moms in treatment for, or recovering from, breast cancer who wish to link with peers and get professional psychosocial support, can do so easily and in a timely fashion.

For more information about Support Saturdays, click here.

“Support Saturdays was the only place I felt comfortable talking about the reality of my life with breast cancer. And while I gained strength from connecting with other women like me, my kids did fantastic art with their dad. Finally, a program that is supportive, nurturing and fun for me and my family."
Natalie, Support Saturdays participant