Area 2: Fundy Shore & Saint John

Stay Strong – Cancer Exercise and Rehabilitation program to build strength, flexibility, balance, and a community of support. No experience necessary! Self referrals accepted. Medical authorization required to participate.

Programs in Saint John, Sussex, and St. Stephen.

Power Day is an educational and self-development information session for individuals with lived-cancer experience and their caregivers. Offered quarterly in Fredericton and Saint John.

For more information:

Saint John: https://portal.wellspring.ca (under speaker series)

An evidence-based program that dispels nutritional myths, provides the latest recommendations on cancer-related eating, and offers helpful tips for selecting and preparing foods to help you live better with cancer.

Relaxation and visualization (also known as guided imagery) techniques can be powerful and effective ways to help you exercise control over your physical and emotional well-being. Learn to manage cancer-related symptoms such as pain, fear, anxiety, sleeplessness, and feelings of isolation or being overwhelmed.

Cancer-related fatigue is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of cancer and its treatments. Cancer-related fatigue is a sense of physical, emotional, and cognitive (thinking) tiredness which does not go away after rest. It can have a negative impact on work, relationships, mood, daily activities, and your overall quality of life. This 4-part series will help you acknowledge the impact that fatigue is having on your life and provide strategies to mitigate its impact.

Yoga, whether in a chair or without, helps you improve your physical and emotional well-being. It emphasizes the connection between mind and body, which helps reduce stress, lower pain, improve mobility, and regulate emotions. It encompasses a wide variety of poses and postures that promote flexibility, strength, and balance, while bringing awareness to breath and mindful presence.

Musical expression and art have been helping people manage the side effects of cancer for decades. These programs and workshops use techniques like painting drawing, sculpture, drumming, singing and listening to music to help people reduce common symptoms like pain, fatigue, anxiety, loneliness, and sleeplessness. Come together in a community of healing through art. Simply select the workshop that’s right for you based on interest – no experience necessary.

It’s common for people experiencing cancer and its treatments to feel foggy, to forget things, to feel as though they are processing information more slowly. “Brain Fog” refers to a change in cognition (thinking) which affects over half of cancer patients, sometimes after they complete their treatment. This program provides tools to help improve memory, thinking and task completion for participants, and in doing so, can improve overall quality of life.

REGISTER NOW! Refer to https://portal.wellspring.ca for upcoming in-person program dates and locations, or contact us for more information at 506-649-2060

Sometimes you need someone to talk to. Someone who has been there… someone who knows. Meet with a trained Peer Support volunteer who has been impacted by cancer. You will be able to share your stories and talk in confidence over the phone or at our centres. This program is good a point of entry where you can learn about other Wellspring programs and helpful resources.

Call us today to request peer matching: 506-649-2060

We know how important it is to simply feel like yourself, especially when going through cancer treatment.  At the Look Good Feel Better workshops, both in-person and online, people with cancer can learn how to manage the appearance-related impact of the disease and its treatment within one year of their cancer treatment.

Offering a unique sense of community, you’ll be part of a small group, with different cancer diagnoses and going through different treatments, who come together to learn and share. Led by our expert volunteers, you’ll walk through a series of signature steps designed to help you feel like yourself again.

Refer to https://lgfb.ca/en/ for upcoming program dates and locations.

SJ Breast and Women’s Cancer Wellness Support Group
Contact: Janet Kyle
Email: janetakyle@gmail.com
Meet: Second Wednesday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m., welcome to stop in or leave at any time.
Location: 1000 Sandy Point Road, Unit 4

Myeloma Patient and Caregiver Support Group
Contact: Tracy Isaac
Phone: 506-608-6771
Email: saintjohnsupport@myeloma.ca
Meet: Second Tuesday of every month, 6:30-8 p.m.
Location: 1000 Sandy Point Road, Unit 4

Sussex Cancer Survivors’ Support Group
Contact: Brenda Graham
Email: blgraham@nbnet.nb.ca
Meet: Third Wednesday of every month, 6 p.m.
Location: Fairway Inn – Must call to hold a seat!