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or Amy Berris of White Lake
Township, who was diag-
nosed with breast cancer four
years ago, sharing information and
support with other cancer survivors
is as important as any other aspect of
her treatment.
That's why Berris, along with more
than 100 other women whose lives
have been touched by cancer, attend-
ed the second annual "Just for You,"
program, provided by the Natalie
and Manny Charach Cancer
Treatment Center of Huron Valley-
Sinai Hospital on Oct. 1 at the
Edgewood Country Club in
Commerce Township.
The event, which was free of
charge, included speakers and
exhibitors on nutrition, medication
management, treatment and preven-
tion, wigs and makeup, support sys-
tems and other resources.
"These functions are very impor-
tant, whether you're newly diagnosed
or a 10-year survivor," said Berris,
46, who volunteers as a peer mentor
for the Detroit-based Karmanos
Cancer Institute. "Nobody should
have to feel alone when there's so
much support out there."
Just for You was developed by
Natalie Charach, Judy Granader of
Judy's WigWorks, and Chrisie
Deming, events coordinator for the
Charach Cancer Treatment Center.
"We wanted to do something to
make cancer patients feel good about
themselves," said Mrs. Charach, "to
give them a day where they could
come and forget their tzuris for
while."
After losing their daughter, Janice
Charach Epstein, to cancer in 1989,
Natalie and Manny Charach of West
Bloomfield wanted to help other
families who were going through the
same ordeal. They arrived at Huron
Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce
on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
Despite the horrifying backdrop of
the terrorist attacks, the Charachs
kept their appointment with Cheryl
Purdie Youd, director of develop-
ment, and made a commitment to
fund the Natalie and Manny
Charach Cancer Treatment Center,
part of the Barbara Ann Karmanos
Cancer Institute at Huron Valley-
Sinai.
"A lot of philanthropists give
money from their hearts," said Youd.
"Natalie and Manny not only gave us
their money, they gave us their
hearts. They wanted to make a dif-
ference to other cancer patients and
their families; they wanted to touch
people's lives in a personal way."
Helping Hands
The importance of support programs
like Just for You"was stressed by
Michael Radner of Southfield, who
spoke to the group on behalf of
Gilda's Club, a non-profit cancer
support community in Royal Oak for
people whose lives have been
touched by the disease.
"People spend very little time actu-
ally being treated for cancer and a
great deal of time living with it," said
Radner, brother of the late Gilda
Radner, the Detroit-born comedi-
enne who died of ovarian cancer in
1989.
Making cancer patients feel special
is a labor of love for Judy Grant
Granader of Bloomfield Hills, who
founded Judy's WigWorks after los-
ing her own hair during chemothera-
py for ovarian cancer. She provides
wigs and other accessories to help
women look and feel better while
they are undergoing cancer treat-
ment.
"One of the most important things
I do for patients is instill a positive
and hopeful feeling," said Granader.
"I tell them they must never give up
hope. I stress the importance of a
sense of humor and a positive atti-
tude, and I share with them the ups
and downs of my own experiences. I
defied the odds, and I'm still here."
Keynote speaker Elaine Greenberg,
professional singer and ovarian can-
cer survivor, found comfort in two
statements made by her rabbis at
Temple Israel, where she is a member
and former cantorial soloist.