March 29, 2024

Celebratory Picnic for National Cancer Survivors’ Day

Posted for Medstar St. Mary’s Hospital
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Leonardtown, Md. – MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital will celebrate National Cancer Survivor’s Day in honor of cancer survivors, their families and friends with a free catered picnic open to the public from 1 to 4 pm Sunday, June 1 on the hospital grounds.

The event will feature lunch, entertainment and inspirational speakers to include Dr. Dorota Krajewski, specialist in diabetes, metabolism and endocrinology; Christine Wray, president, MedStar St. Mary’s; MaryLou Watson, vice president, nursing; Joan Popielski, director of Cancer Care and Infusion Services; and Cathy Fenwick, patient navigator, Cancer Care and Infusion Services.

“Many patients tell us they don’t attend the picnic because they are receiving treatments and are therefore patients, not survivors,” Ms. Popielski said. “We want to ensure our patients know everyone is a survivor. The National Cancer Survivors’ Day Foundation considers a person to be a ‘survivor’ from the moment of diagnosis throughout the remainder of life, and so do we. I sincerely hope that all our survivors and their loved ones who are able to attend the picnic, do.”

MedStar St. Mary’s offers several programs for cancer patients, their family members and friends. The Cancer Support Group is a free group facilitated by associates from the hospital’s Cancer Care and Infusion Services and Case Management departments. Support group meetings are held the first and third Wednesday of each month at 7 pm in the conference room on the second floor of the hospital’s Outpatient Pavilion.

For information on the National Cancer Survivors’ Day picnic or to register for programs for cancer patients, call (301) 475-6070.

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