"Support " Group ?

Posted by Vaughn Allen Goodwin @unionizer, Oct 9 12:46pm

As a survivor of Prostate Cancer who was diagnosed at Stage 3 and wants to reach out and be connected to others, I came to Mayo wishing to be a part of a group, particularly as an African-American, of those who have survived and are surviving. When I came, no one appeared. Has anyone else had a similar experience? I was trying to join virtually from Zoom, and yes, I am a registered patient of Mayo. Please share your experience with the support group either virtually or in person.

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Prostate Cancer Support Group.

jeffmarc | @jeffmarc | Oct 9 1:11pm

Go to Ancan.org They have weekly advanced prostate cancer meetings and also have low/intermediate prostate cancer meetings. You do need to install GoTo meeting to attend the meetings, but it’s no big deal and available on all platforms

There are always African-American people in the meetings, everyone is welcome. We even have people from South and Central America as well as Canada.

As a new person in the meeting, you get priority and they will help you with your cancer. They have people with more than 15 years experience working with prostate cancer patients. You can also watch previous meetings and see how things are done. Had two new people from this chat group in the meeting last night.

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 9 1:38pm

Hi @unionizer Vaughn, oh how unfortunate. This month's prostate cancer support group had to be moved to Thursday. Yes, normally the group is on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from noon to 1:30 pm CT. But this month both the day and location were changed. Good news is that you didn't miss it.

See details here:
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/event/prostate-cancer-support-group-109/
Thursday, October 10
Medical Sciences Mann Hall
300 3rd Ave SW
Rochester, MN 55902

And on Zoom
https://mc-meet.zoom.us/j/98704156875?pwd=bikhgA3BzGWMQl7Rg6DHEyzEaUaBqS.1
Your support is welcome. I hope you can make it tomorrow.

Vaughn Allen Goodwin | @unionizer | Oct 9 2:08pm

Thank you for the update.--Vaughn

scottbeammeup | @scottbeammeup | Oct 9 2:13pm

In reply to @jeffmarc "Go to Ancan.org They have weekly advanced prostate cancer meetings and also have low/intermediate prostate cancer..." + (show)

Ancan.com doesn't exist (web page not found). Is there a typo?

jeffmarc | @jeffmarc | Oct 9 2:29pm

In reply to @scottbeammeup "Ancan.com doesn't exist (web page not found). Is there a typo?" + (show)

Sorry Ancan.org

Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Oct 9 3:06pm

In reply to @unionizer "Thank you for the update.--Vaughn" + (show)

And Vaughn, don't forget that you have this Prostate Cancer support forum 24/7. I look forward to getting to know more about you. Maybe you'd like to share more about you and your prostate cancer journey here:
- What is the average age of the gentlemen on here?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-is-the-average-age-of-the-gentlemen-on-here/