History of Richmond Prostate Cancer Support Group & Richmond Blue Walkers

History By invitation and encouragement from Ms Leah Lariviere, Executive Director of PCFBC, Daniel Leung founded the Chinese-speaking support group on March 13, 2013. Dr Wellam Yu Ko, PhD, RN from the UBC School of Nursing, has served as a volunteer advisor of the support group and has attended almost every meeting since 2013.    About Us   We speak English, Cantonese and Mandarin. We are a group of volunteers dedicated to assisting Chinese-speaking men from across Canada, but everyone is welcome.  We have professional guest speakers on the second Thursday of each month from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Topics include general information on prostate diseases, diagnosis, treatments & side effects of prostate cancer, and providing mental support to new patients and their family.  Volunteering   The Richmond Support Group is very proud of its many supporters who have volunteered to put up booths to provide information and help spread awareness about prostate cancer at health fairs, transit centres, and libraries, as well as volunteered at PCFBC events.  Volunteering together has brought our group closer and created an important sense of community.  Our group is pictured volunteering at the first Richmond Poker Stop of the 2014 & 2015 Westcoast Motorcycle Ride to Live. Then, in 2016 at Delta.  Richmond Blue Walkers   The participants of the Richmond support group started a 10K walking club on May 18, 2017. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning, the Richmond Blue Walkers complete a 2-hour walk along the beautiful river dikes around the City of Richmond. Now, we have an average of 10-20 walkers; it is one of the community walking groups open for cancer patients, family and supporters. We walk rain or shine and on snow days. And it's a great way for us to get some exercise while also sharing support with each other. Our group also proudly participates in PCFBC's Father's Day Walk/Run.    For more information about our group, to join a future meeting, or to refer someone else, please visit:  http://www.chineseprostate.com

The calendar of Prostate Cancer Support Groups from west to east coast

Here is the link to see the meeting of all prostate cancer support groups in Canada

https://www.prostatecancersupport.ca/calendar/

Click on the calendar to get the updated calendar

The first virtual Support Group Meeting for Partners of Prostate Cancer Patients on Wednesday, August 19th, 7pm!

 

Don't miss our very first Partners in Prostate meeting next Wednesday! Prostate cancer is often called a couple's disease given the impact that a diagnosis often has, not only on the patient, but also their partner. Communication about topics like intimacy, treatment side effects, and fear of the unknown can be difficult, but research has shown that providing support to the partners of prostate cancer patients improves health outcomes for both the patient and their partner. Join us for a judgment-free, partners-only, confidential and positive conversation on August 19th at 7 pm PDT over Zoom. Open to all partners of prostate cancer patients, male or female, let's create a community that will support and empower each other throughout our partners' journeys. Glenda Standeven, authour of What Men Won't Talk About... and Women Need to Know: A Woman's Perspective on Prostate Cancer, motivational speaker, cancer survivor, and wife of a prostate cancer patient herself, will be facilitating this meeting. If you have not used Zoom before, or are having difficulties getting set up with it, please feel free to contact Richelle Green at richelle@prostatecancerbc.ca for assistance. Please register in advance below, as spots are limited. Register in advance here

Prostate Cancer Foundation BC | 604-574-4012 | #4-17918 55th Avenue, Surrey, BC V3S 6C8 | www.prostatecancerbcsupportgroups.ca

BC Prostate Cancer Support Groups Newsletter - March 28, 2020

COVID-19 Update

Hello all, I hope you are staying safe and healthy right now. It's been a whirlwind of a few weeks, but we want you to know that we are still here for you and will continue to be throughout these unprecedented times. Our office is currently closed to the public to ensure the safety of the staff and our supporters, but we are still hard at work to ensure that you will have a continuum of support. Now more than ever, we recognize how important it is for us to be there for you, especially as the majority of you are in the demographic most vulnerable to COVID-19. As you know, in-person support group meetings have been postponed indefinitely to adhere to public health protocols and to ensure the safety of yourselves and your support group members. If you are interested in the option to hold your support group meetings online over video chat, please let me know and I would be more than happy to help you set that up. I have upgraded our Foundation Zoom account to the 'Pro' version which extends the maximum meeting duration from 40 minutes to up to 24 hours; all support groups are welcome to use this account. All online support group meetings will be updated on www.prostatecancerbcsupportgroups.ca/calendar/ as they become available. In the meantime, Dale Erikson, the Chilliwack Support Group leader, is extending an invitation to you, and all of your support group members, to his meeting over Zoom that will be taking place on Thursday, April 2nd at 7:00 pm. Their speaker will be the Pharmacy Manager from Pharmasave Health Centre, Nader Khattab, B.Sc Pharm, R.Ph, who will be speaking about cannabis for medical purposes. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions over the chat line. If you are interested in attending, please RSVP below and I will send you the link to the meeting. Please keep in mind that, in respect to our speaker, we request that no one record the meeting. I am also happy to assist you in getting started with Zoom if you wish. Click here for a short help guide that I've put together. Thinking of you all! If there's anything else we can do to provide you with support right now, please let me know. Richelle

Will you be attending the Chilliwack Prostate Cancer Support Group meeting? LOCATION Online DATE AND TIME 04/02/20 7:00pm - 04/02/20 9:00pm The Pharmacy Manager from Pharmasave Health Centre, Nader Khattab, B.Sc Pharm, R.Ph, will be speaking about Cannabis for medical purposes. I'll be there! Send me the info. Maybe I can't make it

March Issue of Prostatepedia

The March issue of ProstatePedia includes interviews with several lead clinicians discussing their management of COVID-19 with their prostate cancer patients. Hopefully some of this information will be helpful for you. Click here to download the March Issue of Prostatepedia

New Video On Support Groups Website

Many thanks to Bob Tomyk of the Surrey Prostate Cancer Support Group, videographer, Doug Lucas, for volunteering his time and equipment to film this presentation, and Dr. Arman Rahmim for taking the time to speak to the Surrey Support Group on February 29th, 2020.

Virtual Presenters

Dr. Michael Cox Dr. Michael Cox, one of Prostate Cancer BC's directors, as well as Senior Research Scientist at the Vancouver Prostate Centre and Associate Professor at the Department of Urologic Sciences at UBC, has kindly offered to be a speaker at your virtual support group meetings. If you are interested in having Dr. Cox speak at your meeting, please let me know and I will put you in touch.

SIRvivor Exercise Classes Postponed

The following is a message from the SIRvivor program coordinator: Due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus and the vulnerable group the SIRvivor program serves, the BC Recreation and Parks Association and the UBC Research Group will be postponing all spring and summer SIRvivor programming. We plan to offer the classes at community centres throughout BC again in Fall 2020.  We would like to thank you for your support and promotion of the program thus far and for being key in helping us reach potential participants. We will be monitoring information from our federal and provincial health officials in the coming months. I will be connecting with each PCSC Site Lead in the summer to confirm dates and information for fall classes and will send along updated posters at that time. I am also reaching out to support group leaders in the regions we offer classes, updating them on the postponement and encouraging them to reach out to me with any questions. Thank you for your support of the SIRvivor BC Exercise Program. Please feel free to contact me if we can be of assistance. All the best, Sarah Campbell  SIRvivor Research Coordinator

New Support Groups

Do you know anyone in Northern or Eastern BC who may be interested in leading or starting their own Prostate Cancer Support Group? If so, please let me know, as we would love to assist them in starting a group to ensure that men all over the province are able to benefit from the empowerment that comes from being a part of a support group. In addition to continued support from the Foundation, support groups have access to free marketing material created by us, help with advertising, assistance in finding an appropriate venue to host their meetings, and will receive our Support Group Handbook that guides its readers through the process of establishing their group. Our goal is to provide support to as many men as possible in B.C. Many communities are likely unable to access the emotional support that they may need. Communities that do not currently have support groups include Prince George, Prince Rupert, Terrace, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Quesnel, Williams Lake, 100 Mile House, Castlegar, Revelstoke, and others. Please feel free to email or call myself, Richelle Green, at richelle@prostatecancerbc.ca or 604-574-5100 if there is someone you know who may be interested.

The 5th year brief report on the 2017 PCFBC Annual Report

 

Webinar on January 9, 2017 (Monday) 4pm 網絡研討會

Below is the invitation for the first web conference of 2017, feel free to forward it to other interested parties.  All invited guests will have to register and then they will get an invitation to attend the event. If they are unable to attend all registered guests will receive a recording of it, usually within 48 hours of the presentation.

Dr. Oliffe has worked with support groups and will have some interesting information regarding them, so this promises to be a very interesting presentation.

Please register for Dr. John Oliffe on Jan 9, 2017 4:00 PM PST at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3514300126089684740

Prostate Cancer Support Groups: A Brief History With a View to Expanding Online

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

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PCCN Chilliwack

United for the cause! 團結的原因！

Our new meeting place in Richmond! 我們列治文的新聚會地點！

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我們相聚在每月第二個星期四從下午六時至八時，費用免費。第一小時是專業的專題講座 (中文/英文傳譯)。第二個小時是在不同語言小組的會員分享（普通話，廣東話和英語）。

從2013年7月11日開始，我們每月的例會地點搬到，近二路與布倫德爾路口的加拉特健康中心 (Garratt Wellness Centre, 7504 Chelsea Place, Richmond, BC V7C 3S9)。

駕駛指示請點擊這裡。街道地圖 。詳細地圖。
乘坐公共汽車402路線，從列治文巿中心到達會議地點大約十分鐘，請記得在BLUNDELL RD AT CHEVIOT PL 車站下車，向CHEVIOT PL 街步行，沿路有棕色路牌指示。

欲了解更多信息，請聯絡梁瑞華604-836-6423或電郵dleung2000@gmail.com

We meet monthly at second Thursdays from 6pm to 8pm, free of charge. The first hour is professional presentation with Chinese/English interpretation. The second hour is members sharing in different language groups (Mandarin, Cantonese and English will be spoken).

Starts from July 11, 2013 Our monthly meeting place is moving to Garratt Wellness Centre, 7504 Chelsea Place, Richmond, BC V7C 3S9 (at No.2 Road & Blundell Road).
For driving directions and bus routes, please click here. For  Street Map . For Detail Map .

Driving to the Wellness Centre

• From Blundell Road turn North on to Cheviot Place
• Turn Right on to Chelmsford Street
• Turn Left on to Chelsea Road
• Turn Right on to Chelsea Place.

Taking Bus to the Wellness Centre  

• Take Bus #402 Richmond Centre/Two Road.
• Bus stop is at Cheviot Place.
• Walk in to Wellness Centre is approximately 1/3 kilometer.
• Follow the Brown Signs posted along with the street signs.
• For routes and times, visit the Translink Trip Planner.

For more information please contact Daniel Leung 604-836-6423 or email dleung2000@gmail.com