Thrivership

On November 17th, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) partnered with The Seany Foundation’s (TSF) CARES Initiative to host the first ever Thrivership Symposium at Marina Village here in San Diego. This was a free educational program on navigating life after a childhood cancer diagnosis. This event was open to patients, family members, care givers healthcare professionals as well as school personnel.

We had some amazing vendors offering some delicious and healthy options as well as guest speakers and panels to not only provide informative resources but to also answer any questions. Although it is impossible to capture everything in one blog, we will highlight our speakers and topics, provide information a brief overview of the handouts and include any potential helpful links. Remember if any of the topics you see mentioned in this blog are something you would like to know more about please do not hesitate to reach out to us via comments on this blog, through The Seany Foundation website (www.theseanyfoundation.org) or through social media such as Facebook or Instagram @TheSeanyFoundation.

Topics	Speakers	Credentials
Navigating Life After Cancer	Amy Schneider	BSN, RN, CHPON (Rady Children’s Hospital)
	Jeannie Marie Spies	MSN, RN, PNP (Rady Children’s Hospital)
Panel Discussion	Robby Medina	COO TSF & Childhood Cancer Survivor
Making Healthy Living Work in Every Day Life	Justin Willford	PhD, MaxLove Project, UC Irvine
	Audra DiPadova	Chief Hope Officer, MaxLove Project, UC Irvine
Going Back to School	Noemi Villegas	Ed.D, SD Unified School District- Program Manager, Counseling and Guidance
Panel Discussion	Hillary Whelan	Parent, LLS CARES Committee Co-Chair
	Weston Lord	Childhood Cancer Survivor

As the adults tuned into the information sessions and discussions their children got to spend the day in the children’s room where they made arts and crafts, hung out and watched movies. It was a beautiful opportunity for everyone in the family to attend and get something out of the day!

Additional Resources:

Rady’s Children’s Hospital: www.rchsd.org a non-profit, 524 bed pediatric-care facility dedicated to excellence in care, research and teaching.

MaxLove Project: www.maxloveproject.org Childhood cancer survivors face a lifetime of serious, life threatening health risks. We aim to change the odds with culinary medicine and evidence-based wellness strategies for the whole family.

Nasha Winters, Optimal Terrain www.OptimalTerrainConsulting.com

Miriam Kalamian www.dietarytherapies.com

Kahila www.MeetKahila.com CARES Contributor on Facebook: Meet Kahila

The Holistic Psychologist www.YourHolisticPsychologist.com on Facebook: Your Holistic Psychologist

Kathi Kemper Multiple great books on caregiving

Carsyn Neille Foundation www.CarsynNeilleFoundation.org

Vendors:

www.KetoDessertCompany.com

www.InstaHealthyUsa.org

www.EatMarketPlace.com

Mental Health Urgent Care and Outpatient Hospitals:

Rady Children’s Behavioral Urgent Care 858-966-5484