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a.m. each Tuesday and is
open to all women, not just
those receiving treatment at
Karmanos.
“I’
ve met some wonderful
people,” she said about the
group. “It’
s hard to find peo-
ple who will just sit and lis-
ten to you. The members are
very warm and empathetic.”
Kathleen Hardy, LMSW,
oncology social worker at
Karmanos, leads the day-
time Women’
s Wellness
Group, among other support
groups at Weisberg.
“The daytime Women’
s
Wellness Group is a group
of amazing women,” she
said. “Some have had
chronic cancers and been
in treatment for up to 13
or 14 years. They may have
cancer, but cancer doesn’
t
have them. They face their
fears, support one another
and thrive. They inspire
each other and focus on
living their lives as fully as
possible.”
Bialock describes Hardy’
s
leadership and support as
“truly amazing.” She also
takes part in Karmanos’

complementary therapies
including art classes and
has recently begun learning
about Mindfulness-Based
Stress Reduction (MBSR)
with Dr. Ruth Lerman at
Adat Shalom, through a
Karmanos referral.
She also mentioned that
she’
s developed a deep trust
with Dr. Winer.
“Dr. Winer was a reassur-
ing presence,” she said. “He’
s
brilliant and he’
s a good
doctor. I have complete
confidence in his treatment
plans.”
Living with a chronic
cancer that could return,
Bialock gives this advice to
others with cancer:
“Communication is real-
ly important when you’
re
sick,” she said. “I do my own
research. I want to know

everything and I ask a lot of
questions. I can’
t be intim-
idated by a white coat. My
life is at stake.”
She said her cancer diag-
nosis has been the most
difficult period of life she’
s
been through. But she lives
each day to the fullest and
leans on her support system,
which includes her 96-year-
old mother, Sadie, her
daughter, Sarah, her sister,
Linda, and, brother, David,
cousin Ann and Rabbi
Dovid Polter of Jewish
Senior Life, as well as a very
select group of friends, as
she describes them. Bialock
also says that her internal
medicine doctor, William
Sulaka, M.D., of Infinity
Primary Care in West
Bloomfield, has provided
her ongoing support.
“I’
ve always been an opti-
mistic person,” she said. “I’
m
sad a lot. Having a cancer
like this, it’
s learning how to
be spiritual.
“My advice is to
acknowledge the cancer.
Acknowledge that you may
have to live your life differ-
ently. You must get out there
and be active. You need to
find little things that make
you happy.”

In addition to the daytime
Women’
s Wellness Group,
Karmanos’
Farmington Hills
location also holds an eve-
ning women’
s group, a men’
s
group, a spouse’
s group, a
family group and a young adult
group. Karmanos’
support groups
are supported by the Lawrence
and Idell Weisberg Cancer Patient
Fund. If you are interested in par-
ticipating in one of these groups,
contact Kathleen Hardy at (248)
538-4712 or hardyk@karmanos.
org. For more information on
cancer services or other support
groups, call 1-800-KARMANOS
(1-800-527-6266) or visit
karmanos.org.

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