Delaware’s First Thyroid Cancer Support Group To Begin Meeting

On January 27, 2005, Delaware will welcome its first Support Group for thyroid cancer survivors and their families. The ThyCa Delaware Support Group will meet at the Helen F. Graham Cancer Center on the campus of the Christiana Hospital, 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, Delaware. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will run until 8:00 p.m.. Meetings for ThyCa Delaware will be held on the fourth Wednesday of each month thereafter. Sharon Ruth will facilitate the group.

The ThyCa Delaware Support Group is part of a national network of thyroid cancer support groups organized by ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. ThyCa Delaware is free and open to all thyroid cancer survivors, their families, friends, and caregivers. For more information about ThyCa Delaware, please contact the support group facilitator, Sharon Ruth, by phone at 302-454-1987 or e-mail to Delaware@thyca.org. Or contact Cindy Waddington at the hospital 302-733-1000.

ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. is a national all-volunteer nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. ThyCa provides thyroid cancer survivors and their families with free year-round services such as person-to-person and e-mail support groups, a free low-iodine cookbook, free newsletters, and other educational resources. ThyCa also sponsors free regional workshops and an annual international conference. ThyCa is dedicated to providing a supportive and educational community for thyroid cancer survivors, their families, and friends.

For more information about ThyCa’s free services and special events, please visit the ThyCa web site, call toll-free at 1-877-588-7904, write PO Box 1545, New York, NY 10159-1545, or e-mail to thyca@thyca.org.