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CANCER SUPPORT
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Write From the Heart collaborates with Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health's Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute, the Mcglinn Cancer Institute/Reading Hospital, Breast Cancer Support Services/Berks County, and CARE (Cancer Assistance and Resource Educational center) at The Penn State Cancer Institute/Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania. She taught the Penn State Cancer Institute clinical study, The Effect of Creative Writing In the Mood of Patients with Cancer, the results of which were published in the British Medical Journal of Support and Palliative Care.
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Write From the Heart doesn't just teach writing, it opens us to feeling present and alive. Thoughtful, relaxing workshops awaken the creative spirit, gently, without intimidation. They are a safe haven for experienced and first-timers alike, especially those who have always longed to write but thought they couldn't. No grades, grammar, or red pen. Sharing optional. A writing class to illuminate laughter, courage, and hope.
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Reduce stress
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Bolster confidence
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Take a break from perfectionism
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Bond with other creative souls
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No grades, grammar or judgment
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Beginners welcome!
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Tower Health/Mcglinn Cancer Institute (Reading Hospital)
Monday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 pm (via ZOOM)
Please register with Rachel Heck at Rachel.Heck@Towerhealth.org or (484) 628-9024
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January 12 - February 16, 2026
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Penn Medicine/Lancaster General Health/Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute
Wednesday evenings, 6:30 - 8:30 pm (via ZOOM)
Please register with Lancaster General Health at (717) 544-4636 or via this link (select "cancer patients" from the side calendar choices and you'll find the class listed on the date the session starts.)
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January 7 - February 25, 2026
April 15 - June 3, 2026
July 1 - August 26, 2026 (no class July 8)
October 7 - December 2, 2026 (no class November 25)
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Registration required.
All workshops are online via Zoom, and FREE!
Please call Melissa at 717-393-4713 or email melissa@writefromtheheart.us.
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"Both a writing class and the best support group I've ever been in. Write From the Heart has changed my life for the better, gotten me through the grief of losing my wife to cancer and brought the sheer pleasure of writing back to me." ~Jay S.
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"Thank you, Melissa, for the safe place that you provide for us to be ourselves - with all our ups and downs, joys and pains." ~Joan E.
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