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The FREEMAN Brookfield & Elm Grove THIS MONTH INSIDE OCTOBER 2013 Friends help along cancer journey Supportive services key in breast cancer survival By Shannon Venegas Special to The Freeman Barbara Eash antiques column 6A Calendar of events 4A Hello, Brookfield & Elm Grove! Charles Auer/Freeman Staff Linda Sarner, left, talks with members of a cancer survivors support group, Georgia Hickey, Pat Martinez and Sharon Muente, during a meeting at Elmbrook Memorial Hospital recently. Coping with Cancer support group is one of the only weekly programs in the area. Patients exchange advice on how to cope with chemotherapy, skin reaction to radiation and even how to talk with children about cancer. "Patients get so much from each other," Sarner said. Werner said she also received a lot of help from the nursing staff during her treatment. "The nurses were very helpful to me," Werner said. "They will talk to you as long as you need to talk to them. I lost my mother during this time, and they were there for me then too." See SURVIVORS, PAGE 2A Dee Morris laughs while talking with other members of a cancer survivors support group at Elmbrook Memorial Hospital. Brookfield & Elm Grove This Month is free and will arrive in your mail the first week of each month. In each month's edition we will take an in-depth look at an issue, person or other story in the community. We will also provide other important information such as community activities and updates on local stories. We encourage you to subscribe to the daily Freeman for coverage of Brookfield, Elm Grove and the rest of our area. To subscribe, to reach one of the editors with story ideas or for photo reprints, call 542-2500. We hope you enjoy this month's edition. – Freeman editors Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/WaukeshaFreeman Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/WaukeshaFreeman Lifelong Learners Inspired Here! OPEN HOUSE Sunday, October 27, 1 – 4 p.m., Patriots Hall Scholarship Testing and Admission Screening Saturday, November 9 (by appointment) 234214004 233815006 Construction of Brookfield mosque underway 5A PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID WAUKESHA, WI PERMIT NO. 3 East girls beat Central in volleyball 8A BROOKFIELD – Kim Werner, a patient at Elmbrook Hospital who had stage 1 breast cancer, was diagnosed in June and had a lumpectomy and six and a half weeks of radiation. "I was probably about halfway through radiation when I learned I was cancer-free, and then I was able to accept it," Werner said. "Until then it was very hard to accept it." Werner advised all cancer patients to get support of some kind. "You need to talk to somebody," Werner said. "And sometimes your family just isn't enough. You need that third person." Whether it's a support group, a makeover or just someone to talk to, breast cancer survivors named support as the means to carry through. Elmbrook Memorial Hospital oncology social worker Linda Sarner said Elmbrook's emphasis is on supportive services for patients. Sarner said all of the services are free, and each patient is seen by a navigator who walks with them along their journey from diagnosis to finish and can even accompany them to the doctor if they need support. Patients also meet with social workers who address the psycho-social family needs and needs of the caregivers. Patients will then meet with a dietitian and get information about nutrition, and they also can see the oncologist chaplain that is available. Sarner said Elmbrook's