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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNurse practitioner Abigail Ciampa (center) with Health City team members (l-r) Kiffra Codner, Rebekah Anne Brooks, Emilie Edgington, and Rebecca Walcott-Romany<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n
Health City Cayman Islands welcomed survivors for a day of healing and hope as it launched its inaugural Cancer Survivors Wellness Retreat last month, featuring a leading expert from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.<\/p>\n
Through its corporate social responsibility initiative, Health City Cares, the hospital hosted the full-day program at VIDA Cayman Islands in West Bay, creating a supportive oceanfront environment for cancer survivors to focus on wellness, connection and life beyond treatment.<\/p>\n
Guest speaker Abigail Ciampa, a nurse practitioner with Dana-Farber\u2019s Adult Survivorship Program Care Team in Boston, presented \u201cLiving Well Beyond a Cancer Diagnosis: Understanding Survivorship.\u201d The session was tailored specifically for survivors and caregivers. The previous evening, Ciampa delivered a more clinically focused version of the presentation during a continuing medical education session for Health City nurses.<\/p>\n
\u201cCancer treatment or a diagnosis is a journey, and … you need people who walk along with you even well after you finish your treatment,\u201d said Dr. Vineetha Binoy, Senior Medical Oncology Specialist at Health City Cayman Islands. \u201cThat\u2019s what we are aspiring to provide.\u201d<\/p>\n
Breast cancer survivor Brooklyn Montgomery, who attended the retreat, said Health City has been central to her care journey. \u201cI\u2019m here after healing from stage two breast cancer,\u201d she said. \u201cHealth City was my go-to. All the doctors were amazing, so I figured I should follow suit and come see what they\u2019ve got to offer here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The program featured gentle movement and mindfulness, survivorship education, nourishing food, a relaxing sound bath and reflective stations. Organizers highlighted the strong community presence with participation from key partners and Health City\u2019s own clinical team. <\/p>\n
\u201cI really want people to know that there\u2019s a community there for them,\u201d said Rebekah Brooks, Health City\u2019s Head of Marketing and Sales. \u201cThere\u2019s not only Health City \u2014 we\u2019ve had the Breast Cancer Foundation here today, the Cancer Society members have been here today, our nurses. We\u2019re all here for our patients. I just want them to go home feeling really special and [know] that they are really loved as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
The retreat directly supports the mission of Health City Cares which focuses on extending care beyond the hospital through wellness initiatives, education, and community partnerships that help patients and families thrive long after treatment.<\/p>\n
With more than 75 percent of U.S. cancer survivors over age 60 and more than half over age 70, such targeted wellness programming is increasingly important, organizers noted.<\/p>\n
\ufeffHealth City Cayman Islands said it plans to offer additional survivor-focused wellness events in the future.<\/p>\n