You are Invited to a FORCE Get-Together December 4, 2019 at 6:30 pm Smith Center for Healing and the Arts
1632 U St NW
Washington, DC 20009 RSVP to Lori at Loriwh@facingourrisk.org Do you have a family history of breast, ovarian or related cancer? Are you considering genetic testing, waiting for results, or have already tested positive for a BRCA mutation or another gene mutation associated with increased cancer risk?
Join us to network with others. It's a great opportunity to ask questions or just listen in a safe, supportive environment. Feel free to bring a friend, caregiver or significant other. Our Outreach Leader, Scott Lanman, will *also* be available to lead a group to discuss issues and concerns for men with hereditary cancer risks, as well as spouses, partners and significant others. You are not alone. Join us and live your life empowered!
You're Invited to a FORCE Get-Together February 1, 2020, 10:00 am-12:00 pm Sibley Memorial Hospital
Building D, first floor
Conference Rooms 1 (near the Sibley Senior Association Office)
5255 Loughboro Rd NW
Washington, DC 20016 Park in the open lot between building D and Grand Oaks, which is on the corner of Loughboro and MacArthur Blvd. Parking is available in the hospital lot for $12. Street parking is available on a first come, first serve basis on Loughboro Road NW or MacArthur Blvd. Refreshments will be served. RSVP to eva at evar@facingourrisk.org Do you have a family history of breast, ovarian or related cancer? Are you considering genetic testing, waiting for results, or have already tested positive for a BRCA mutation or another gene mutation associated with increased cancer risk?
Join us to network with others. It's a great opportunity to ask questions or just listen in a safe, supportive environment. Feel free to bring a friend, caregiver or significant other. Our Outreach Leader, Scott Lanman, will be *also* available to lead a group to discuss issues and concerns for men with hereditary cancer risks, as well as spouses, partners, and significant others. You are not alone. Join us and live your life empowered!
We Need You! Become a DC Metro Area Outreach Leader Volunteer!! FORCE is looking for passionate and motivated individuals to help ensure that no one travels the hereditary cancer journey alone in the DC Metro area. You'll help set up local meetings for FORCE members and assist in planning and setting up other events and activities. For more information, fill out the volunteer survey if interested.
Share Your Story by Participating in a Performance Project Artist, Cherie Sampson, is working on a new performance project titled “every.single.one” that will depict her own story with BRCA+ breast cancer. The completed work will incorporate movement within a theatrical environment of video projections and soundscapes. Ms. Sampson would like to broaden the narrative by including other voices of hereditary cancer individuals to bring greater understanding and awareness to audiences about the comprehensive and diverse experience of hereditary cancer. She requests participation by both women and men who are willing to share their stories through an audio interview by phone or Skype. The interview would take approximately ½ hour to 45 minutes and will be recorded. Excerpts from interviews will be heard in soundscapes that may be incorporated into short films associated with the project. Later, the interviews will be edited and can become part of a digital library of stories about our collective experiences that may be archived by FORCE. Anonymity will be insured, as per participants’ requests. Ms. Sampson is an Associate Professor of Art at the University of Missouri teaching digital storytelling and video in the School of Visual Studies.
If you are interested in sharing your story, please contact Cherie Sampson at: sampsonch@missouri.edu
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