CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
SUPPORT GROUP MEETING INVITATION
Please plan to join us at the next meeting of your local Acoustic Neuroma Support Group. We welcome you to learn about the latest treatment options, to network with other acoustic neuroma patients and find encouragement and support.
DATE/TIME:
Sunday, October 15, 2017
11:00 a.m.
PLEASE NOTE NEW MEETING LOCATION:
WakeMed Soccer Park
201 Soccer Park Drive
Cary, NC 27511
http://www.townofcary.org/recreation-enjoyment/facilities/wakemed-soccer-park/general-information
TOPIC:
North Carolina Walk4Hearing (5K/3.1 miles)
Registration 11a.m. / Walk begins 12 p.m.
Please join us to raise awareness of acoustic neuroma and raise funds for ANA by participating in this event. There is no registration fee to participate and fundraising is not mandatory. The walk will provide time to share and support one another. No worries if you cannot walk the entire way, there are many opportunities to sit and share. Please join us! TEAM ANA Leader, Ruth Buechlein, will be wearing a gray AN Warrior shirt. Look for the bright green placard, ANA AN Warriors - Charlotte Group. If you are participating, please wear a gray shirt or AN Warrior shirt.
To register for TEAM ANA Charlotte Support Group, please visit:
http://hlaa.convio.net/site/TR/Teamraiser/NorthCarolinaWalk?team_id=45062&pg=team&fr_id=2430
Walk4Hearing is an annual event sponsored by the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA). It's a 5K (3.1 mile) walk. 40% of funds raised by you go to the Acoustic Neuroma Association.
Walk4Hearing is the largest walk of its kind taking place in multiple cities across the country. Thousands of walkers - children and their families, young adults, young at heart and everyone in between - form teams and walk in their communities to increase public awareness about hearing loss, help eradicate the stigma associated with it and raise funds for programs and services.
IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO PARTICIPATE, PLEASE CONTACT:
Ruth Buechlein, Support Group Leader/Facilitator
Phone: 803-412-6645 or E-mail: trbuechlein@hotmail.com
Who should attend? Family members, caregivers, friends and interested persons are encouraged to attend.Benefits of attending a local support group include communicating in a nurturing, non-judgmental environment with others who have shared a common acoustic neuroma experience; sharing information on dealing with specific problems, overcoming handicaps and reassuring others that better times lie ahead; educating and informing each other about the latest acoustic neuroma topics of interest; and providing emotional support to all patients, both pre- and post-treatment. This helps in reducing the isolation and loneliness that many acoustic neuroma patients feel.
Note: In no case does ANA endorse any commercial product, physician, surgeon, medical procedure, medical institution or its staff.
