JOINT MEETING OF THE ANA SAN DIEGO SUPPORT GROUP AND UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH ACOUSTIC NEUROMA PROGRAM
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:
Saturday, May 19, 2018
1:00 - 4:00 PM
MEETING LOCATION:
UCSD Moore's Cancer Center
Room: 2110 - Goldberg Auditorium
3855 Health Sciences Drive
La Jolla, CA 92037
Park in the Athena Structure located across the street. Campus Map: https://health.ucsd.edu/locations/Pages/parking-la-jolla.aspx
TOPICS:
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Presented by Marc S. Schwartz, MD, Department of Neurosurgery, UC San Diego Health Acoustic Neuroma Program
Dr. Schwartz will discuss what the MRI shows with an acoustic neuroma, detection, how to analyze, what if tumor shows growth or is a different shape than the last MRI, terminology used in the report, when to get another MRI and more.
Caring, Sharing, Networking and Support
TO RSVP OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Helen McHargue, Support Group Leader/Facilitator
Phone: 760-728-0309 or E-mail: foodsmarts@gmail.com
Margaret Briggs, Support Group Leader/Facilitator
Phone: 619-500-6141 or Email: glmrchk@gmail.com
Meeting organized by Kris Siwek, Patient Navigator, UC San Diego Health Acoustic Neuroma Program
Helen McHargue and Margaret Briggs, acoustic neuroma post-treatment patients, will facilitate meeting.
Facebook - Acoustic Neuroma Association San Diego Support Group (ANASDSG)
ANA San Diego Support Group Blog - www.anasandiegosupport.blogspot.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.
