Dear Friends,

People Living Through Cancer (PLTC) is embarking on a new and exciting chapter.  In June PLTC affiliated with The Wellness Community (TWC), an internationally known and respected survivorship organization.

TWC has 27 years of experience in over 100 locations worldwide bringing hope to cancer survivors through programs of emotional support, education, stress management, nutrition and exercise. 

The programs of TWC complement and enhance the services already offered by PLTC throughout New Mexico. Cancer patients and their families will be afforded the combination of the experience and expertise of two pioneering organizations.  PLTC has long recognized the value of bringing people together to gain support, share, and learn. 

The Wellness Community,too, has support groups as a cornerstone of their programs, recognizing that the only experts are the participants. Each person is an expert in his or her cancer experience.  The people who share stories are the source of strength for all those that participate in The Wellness Community. 

Just like the PLTC, “community” is the most important aspect of The Wellness Community model of care.   PLTC will be joining with The Wellness Community, where thousands of people with cancer and their loved ones unite through programs of support and education. People come when first diagnosed, during or at the end of treatment, at recurrence or several years out from their treatment. They come to know that they are not alone in their fight.

We will continue to be the catalyst for creating community.  We ask everyone in the community for support in realizing this next step in our evolution.  We honor the past and look forward to the future in bringing survivors together.   We are excited about the opportunities for all of our volunteers to grow with us and take leadership for many of the valuable experiences offered through The Wellness Community.  We will continue to offer peer led support groups as we introduce professionally facilitated groups starting in October.

We are grateful to have the opportunity to offer extraordinary support to cancer survivors and their loved ones as The Wellness Community – New Mexico.  Survivors and co-survivors will continue meeting together offering encouragement while helping each other through one of the hardest time in life.  What matters most is the affirmation of hope and life that comes when people have a common goal—to live the best life possible.  As one of our facilitators acknowledged in drawing a parallel to her own experience with cancer, “this evolution is much like the transformation that I experienced in living through cancer.”

Join us in this exciting chapter! 

Bernadette J. Lujan
Executive Director

Call us at 242-3263 or visit www.thewellnesscommunity.org to learn more about The Wellness Community – New Mexico!