Novant Health Cancer Institute Kemp Bessant Support Center

09/22/2025

❤️ Young adults with cancer (20s + 30s)…

Your journey is unique. 🌱
Your challenges aren’t the same as older patients.
💬 That’s why your voice is so important.

🎤 Take our quick survey!
Help shape cancer support that actually meets YOUR needs. 💪✨

🕒 It only takes a few minutes
📋 Survey link is in the comments
💜 Your input = stronger support

09/22/2025

Monday Motivation ✨

💙 When the world feels overwhelming, remember:

✨ “Your breath is always there for you.
When everything feels chaotic, 5 deep breaths will reset your nervous system.” ✨

If you’re walking through a cancer diagnosis, give yourself permission to pause, inhale deeply, and exhale the weight you’re carrying. One breath at a time—you’ve got this. 💪💫

09/17/2025

🍲💜 Coming in October!

Find comfort, connection, and meaning in our new Spirituality Support Group led by Chaplain Remy Styers, M.Div. This group offers space for open, nourishing conversations for anyone impacted by cancer.

To kick things off, we’ll share soup and support at our first meeting. 🥣✨

📅 Tuesday, October 28
🕡 6:30 p.m.
📍 Novant Health Cancer Institute
Kemp Bessant Support Center
242 S. Colonial Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28207
💻 Virtual option available

✅ RSVP by October 17
📞 Call: 704-384-5223 (option 1)
📧 rmerced@novanthealth.org

09/16/2025

✨ Young Adult Cancer Support ✨

Are you in your 20s or 30s and navigating life after a cancer diagnosis? 💜
Join Shannon Crystal, LCSW for a powerful session on how hypnosis can be used as a therapeutic tool to ease anxiety, improve sleep, and help with pain management. 🌙✨

💡 Myths about hypnosis will be debunked, and you’ll even get to experience a real session yourself!

📅 Thursday, September 25
🕕 6 – 7:30 p.m.
📍 Novant Health Cancer Institute
Kemp Bessant Support Center
242 S. Colonial Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28207

✅ FREE & open to the community
📞 Register: 704-384-5223 (option 1)
📧 YWang@novanthealth.org

09/16/2025

Novant Health is now offering TIL (tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes) therapy for people with advanced melanoma for whom certain immunotherapy and targeted therapies are no longer effective. Novant is the only center in Western North Carolina currently able to provide the breakthrough treatment, called lifileucel (Amtagvi), which is one of the first cellular therapies approved for a solid tumor. 🧬

This is a dramatic shift from the way we’ve treated solid tumors." Garrett Sherwood, MD, medical oncologist at Novant Health Do you have a patient who has had one line of treatment that is no longer working, and is still motivated and healthy? This ...

09/15/2025

Monday Motivation ✨

🌟 To anyone fighting cancer right now:
Your strength is not just in your body — it's in your spirit, your heart, and your soul. 💪❤️

As Jim Valvano once said:
“Cancer can take away all my physical abilities. It cannot touch my mind, it cannot touch my heart, and it cannot touch my soul.”

Every day you show up, you’re winning in ways that can’t be measured. Keep going — you are more powerful than you know. 💫

09/12/2025

Whether you're newly diagnosed or living with Multiple Myeloma, connecting with others who get it can make all the difference. 💜

Join us for a supportive, judgement-free space to share, listen, and find strength together.

🗓 Wednesday, September 24
🕧 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.
📍 Attend virtually or in person
📞 Call 704-384-5223 (option 1) to register or get the virtual link.

Let’s walk this journey—together. 💬

09/11/2025

💙 New Bladder Cancer Support Group starts in October 💙

Living with bladder cancer—or supporting someone who is—can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to walk this journey alone.

Join us for a welcoming space where you can:
🤝 Connect with others who understand
💡 Share experiences and gain practical support
💬 Find encouragement and community

📅 Meets the 3rd Thursday of each month (starting October)
🕑 2:00 p.m.
📍 Novant Health Cancer Institute – Kemp Bessant Support Center
242 S. Colonial Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28207
💻 Virtual option available!

📞 RSVP: Call 704-384-5223 (option 1)
📧 Or email rmerced@novanthealth.org
for the virtual link

✨ You are not alone—we’re here for you.

09/11/2025

09/10/2025

💙 Life after treatment brings a mix of emotions and new challenges — from nutrition and physical activity to emotional health and ongoing medical care. You don’t have to navigate this transition alone.

✨ Fall Cancer Transitions® Workshop
A FREE 4-week virtual program designed to support cancer survivors as they move from active treatment into post-treatment care.

📅 Session Dates (2–3:30 PM):
Oct. 8: Emotional Health
Oct. 15: Exercise & Staying Active
Oct. 22: Nutrition & Eating Well
Oct. 29: Medical Management

👥 For survivors within 12 months of completing treatment
📌 Registration open through Oct. 1, 2025
📞 Call 704-384-5223 (option 1) or
📧 Email Rachel Merced at rmerced@novanthealth.org

A Zoom link will be provided after registration.
Take an active step toward improving your quality of life. 💪💙

09/09/2025

💙 September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month! 💙
Join us for an inspiring evening of connection, learning, and celebration. 🌸

✨ What’s included:
💬 A powerful discussion with survivors & advocates
🎉 Trivia + prizes
📚 Helpful resources & support information

Featuring:
• Elyse Adams, LCSW, OSW-C – Novant Health Woman to Woman® Coordinator (a program of the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance)
• Shannon Routh – Founder & Executive Director, Teal Diva
• Lynn Hinson – Ovarian Cancer Survivor

📅 Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025 | 5:00 PM
📍 Open to survivors of any gynecologic cancer, at all stages of treatment & survivorship
📌 RSVP by Sept. 17: Call 704-384-5223 (option 1) or email rmerced@novanthealth.org

Let’s honor strength, raise awareness, and uplift each other. 💪💙

09/09/2025

✨ Find your calm through sound ✨
Relax, release, and recharge with Healing Sounds: Soothing Sound Practices for Relaxation led by holistic voice therapist and therapeutic singer Ana Lucia Divins. 🎶

🌿 Experience the restorative power of sound therapy
🧘‍♀️ Bring a yoga mat or use a chair provided
📅 Wednesday, September 17 | 2-3:30pm
📱 Call 704-384-5223 opt. 1 to register
🆓 Free & open to everyone

Let the gentle vibrations carry you into deep peace and balance. 💫