Support
Our Email Support Group
Thry'vors email support group (listserv) is our main avenue for providing support. The listserv is also a communication network to link members with patient education information on thyroid cancer diagnosis, treatment, ongoing monitoring and living well.
To subscribe, go to the listserv homepage at: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thryvors
Note: If you are not yet registered with Yahoo, you will need to do this before subscribing. To register with Yahoo, at the top of the screen, select "NEW USER? - SIGN-UP" at the above website. Registration is a simple and quick process, as well as free. You will set your Yahoo profile name and password. Keep these on file so that you can make changes to your membership as needed.
After you are registered, go back to http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/thryvors and select the blue button, JOIN THIS GROUP!. Follow the instructions to subscribe to the list.
Thry'vors listserv subscription process requires a confirming email from the account you intend to use on the list. When you subscribe to the listserv, please check your email inbox for instructions. You will then receive an automated Welcome Message and be on the list to send and receive email.
You can receive Thry'vors listserv messages directly into your e-mail account in the form of individual messages or daily digest by changing the settings on your account. You also have the option to view Thry'vors messages on-the-web as opposed to receiving individual listserv postings.
Our Yahoo listserv site offers many features to registered members including: a discussion forum with fellow thyroid cancer survivors; access to thyroid cancer articles; member stories; LID recipe index with hundreds of recipes; as well as the monthly e-bulletin - Ask Thry'vors.
If you should have any problems signing onto the listserv, or have any questions, please contact a listserv moderator at thryvors@sympatico.ca
PLEASE NOTE: The experiences and support from this listserv do not constitute medical advice. Members are encouraged to work closely with their doctors to make sure their individual medical needs are met. To maintain an atmosphere of trust, vendors and advertisements of any kind are not permitted.
Other Online Support Services
ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivor's Association is an American organization that provides information and support to individuals with thyroid cancer. They have a general email list, as well as several more specialized email support groups, including ones that address anaplastic and medullary thyroid cancer, as well as paediatric and advanced thyroid cancer. They also have support groups for long term survivors and caregivers. To join any of these groups, click the link below and follow the instructions posted on the ThyCa website.
http://www.thyca.org/email.htm
Other Support Resources
Listed below are organizations that provide support services for people dealing with cancer. Thry'vors is working to expand this list to include local organizations from across Canada. Check back soon to see new additions to this list.
If you know of a cancer support organization in your community we would like to hear from you! Please contact the webmaster at thryvors@sympatico.ca
Canadian Cancer Society
www.cancer.ca
Canadian Cancer Society's Cancer Information Service is a national, bilingual service offering comprehensive information about cancer and community resources 1 888 939-3333 (toll-free), Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., anywhere in Canada or e-mail: info@cis.cancer.ca
CancerConnection
Canadian Cancer Society's CancerConnection is a support program where peers provide support to people diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers. This telephone peer support program is free, accessible, confidential and responsive. The Canadian Cancer Society's CancerConnection is available in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and PEI by calling 1 800 263-6750, and in British Columbia by calling 1 888 939-3333.
Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology
www.capo.ca
Online Booklet: "The Emotional Facts of Life with Cancer - A Guide to Counselling and Support for Patients, Families and Friends" www.capo.ca/eng/docs/bookletREVISED.pdf
Wellspring
www.wellspring.ca
WELLSPRING is a network of centres that provide emotional and psychological support, free of charge, to individuals and families living with cancer.
The Healing Journey Program
www.healingjourney.ca
From the website: "The Healing Journey is a program for people who want to learn how to help themselves when they have cancer, or other serious chronic diseases. It is a practical course, providing simple, psychological and spiritual tools which promote inner harmony, peace and healing, methods that can help any of us become a 'healed person'."
Disclaimer: The information contained on this website does not constitute medical advice. Visitors are encouraged to work closely with their doctors to make sure that their individual medical needs are met. The Canadian Thyroid Cancer Support Group (Thry'vors) Inc. does not endorse any product, treatment, service or practitioner and is not responsible for the quality of the information or services offered by other organizations or websites.
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