All Hands In: Caregiver Support Group

The All Hands In: Caregiver Support Group offers patients and caregivers educational and recreational opportunities that foster relationships and promote bonding. Each meeting includes a group activity as well as break-out sessions.

Meeting structure

Part 1: Full group participation in educational or recreational offering (30-40 minutes)

Part 2: During the second half of the meeting, we will discuss the prior speaker and then group session to provide encouragement, support and advice uncommon experiences or concerns secondary to cancer and how it affects the attendees’ lives

Meeting Details

Meetings: 3rd Monday of the month*

Time: 5:30-7:00 pm

Location: 1418 Cross St, MOB2, Suite 180, Large Conference Room on main floor, Shiloh, IL 62269

*Note: no meeting 12/21/26

2026 Meeting Topics

• 10/19/2026: Jennifer Smith will discuss natural healing and Reiki.
• 11/16/2026: “Ask a Doctor” — Hear from four WashU Medicine physicians about cancer research for solid tumors and leukemia: Alaina J. Kessler, MD, MPH; Dilan A. Patel, MD; Chunjie Li, MD, PhD; and Brett H. Herzog, MD, PhD
• 12/21/2026: NO CLASS
  
  
  

2027 Meeting Topics

• 1/18/2027: No speaker, but we will have a meeting
• 2/15/2027: Psychedelics and the role they play in health; speaker: Dr. Ginfer Nicol, WashU Medicine
• 3/15/2027: Yoga (Go Yoga! Express; owner/yoga instruction: Kelllie Mathes)
• 4/19/2027: The role of the psyche in the oncology setting; Psychosocial Oncology Services through WashU Medicine; speaker: Kaitlin Hueslman, PhD
• 5/17/2027: Cancer and Diet; Dietician at WashU Medicine: Laura Herr
• 6/27/2027: Funeral and End of Life Planning; Kim Sabella, Wolfersberger Funeral Home