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Hispanic Heritage Month September 15 – October 15, 2026 Meet Debbie Cervantes, LCSW—support group Facilitator at CSCLA. Debbie facilitates the People Living With Cancer support group (Grupo de apoyo para personas viviendo con cáncer) for our Spanish-speaking participants. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we spoke with Debbie about her work with CSCLA’s Spanish-speaking community. Can you tell us a…
“I want to make mental health and wellness resources more accessible, culturally responsive, and inclusive.” Hispanic Heritage Month Dr. Cristina Gómez—is a bilingual, licensed clinical psychologist, trauma therapist, cancer survivor and thriver, and a dedicated advocate for raising awareness of the impact of trauma on the body and for supporting individuals on their journey toward healing and well-being. With extensive…
This Writing Group submission was written by CSCLA Participant, Shannon Graham, with the prompt, “Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.” – Mary Oliver. If you left the door open to the unimaginable, what would you hope would walk through? Love. A few months before we knew your cancer had spread to your brain, you asked me if after…
This Writing Group submission by CSCLA participant Valerie Gillet-Bourne was written with the prompt, “Write a letter to cancer.” I don’t want to talk to you, Cancer. You come rolling blithely into our lives, without introduction, just shoving your way in and then creeping around for months and years as we try to get you to leave. I don’t want…
Continue Reading -> Letter to Cancer – by Valerie Gillet-Bourne
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