By Allison Yonker, LMSW Program Director For the first time in a long time, I’m able to turn on the news and pick up the newspaper with a sense that change is on its way. While we continue to wear masks, social distance, and take all the precautions we’ve become so familiar with, more and…
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By Harriet Schiftan, MSW, MAJCS President and CEO I’m hearing lots of post-pandemic predictions that we will take many of our newly adopted habits and newly learned skills with us into our “next normal”. We may like having a couple of weekly meetups via Zoom, rather than driving across town to attend a nighttime meeting…
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By Hayley Levy Director of Development As Gilda’s Club’s namesake Gilda Radner used to say, “It’s always something!” Many of you have seen this phrase on our T-shirts and stickers, or perhaps you’ve read Gilda’s memoir It’s Always Something*; she used it for just about anything that came her way, including her cancer. Today, Gilda’s…
Read MoreBy Harriet Schiftan, MSW, MAJCS President and CEO In September, when I began my new position as President and CEO of Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee, I was given the organization’s recently completed strategic plan. What a gift to a new leader that our board, staff, volunteers, and community stakeholders had already identified a clear direction…
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By Felice Apolinsky, LCSW Program Director As I sit to write this, I am grieving the recent death of my precious father and beginning to process the final two weeks of his life, which I was thankfully able to spend alongside him in the hospital. Witnessing his incredibly gentle release, I am heartbroken while also…
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By Jim Corum Board Chair As a long-time member of Gilda’s Club Middle Tennessee’s Board of Directors – and, as of January 1, as our new Board Chair – I’m often asked, “why Gilda’s Club.” People want to know what brought me to the organization and why I’m committed to sharing my time, energy and…
Read MoreBy Hayley Levy Director of Development At this time of year, many of us are consumed by thoughts of holiday traditions, cherished family time, delicious food, travel plans and (if we’re lucky) snow days. My favorite part of the season, however, is the generosity people show around the holidays – to those they know and…
Read MoreDuring November and December, we are bombarded with messages encouraging us to be thankful, grateful, and count our blessings. This practice is believed to increase positive mental health and good feelings. At Gilda’s Club, we understand that when you or someone you care about has cancer, you might not be feeling grateful or thankful –…
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By Laura Alabed-Olsson Marketing Director One of the things I enjoy most about being a part of the team at Gilda’s Club is having lots of opportunities to get out into the community. We’re out and about most weeks, doing our very best to build awareness of our free cancer support program, but we also…
Read MoreBy Harriet Schiftan President and CEO “I’m a 24-year cancer survivor and I love coming to Gilda’s Club.” “I’m here to learn to make healthy food for my husband who has cancer.” “My cancer is back… I’m undergoing chemotherapy and I want to know learn what I should be eating.” “I love coming to yoga…
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