Meetings are free and open to those in all phases of testing, treatment and follow-up for cancer, as well as family and friends.
Cancer Support Group
Meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month from 12pm to 1:30pm. Please RSVP to Bonnie L. Malcolm, LCSW, to secure your place in the group and for more information. 406-240-0996 or by email bons106@gmail.com.
Men’s Cancer Support Group
The men’s cancer support group is free and open to men in all phases of testing, treatment and follow-up for cancer. Group meets the last Thursday of the month from 12-1:30. It comes as no surprise that men approach life tasks a little differently to women. This truism applies to how they deal with life crises such as receiving a cancer diagnosis and undergoing treatment. Men often express resistance to the idea of a support group as “not my thing.” However men thrive in a supportive, all-male environment and express surprise and satisfaction at how helpful and enjoyable this can be.
The Group is facilitated by Greg Shanks, a mental health counselor with expertise working with men’s groups and serving people dealing with serious illness, specifically cancer. Please call 406.214 9697 or email gshanks@mtneuro.com for more information.
Breast Cancer Support Group
Breast Cancer Support Group meets the first and third Tuesday of each month from noon to 1 p.m. at St. Francis Xavier Parish Center, 420 W Pine Street. The meeting are led by the Breast Care Coordinator from St. patrick Hospital & Health Sciences Center. Call 329.5656 for more information, or email at chouska@saintpatrick.org.