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Talk-Line: Joan Padilla, Hope Cancer Wellness Center · WIXN AM 1460 - Shaw Local Radio

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  Speaker 1: And we are quarter past the hour. This is Wednesday.
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  Speaker 1: It's April to the ninth, the year is twenty twenty five,
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  Speaker 1: and it's time for another information edition of Talkline here
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  Speaker 1: at AM fourteen sixteen FM ninety five one WIX. Good morning.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Steve Marco. It is time for a look at
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  Speaker 1: news and information from our friends at Hope Cancer Wellness.
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  Speaker 1: I like to call it the Cancer Comfort Center for
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  Speaker 1: Noel and Illinois, but it's Hope Cancer Wellness Center that
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  Speaker 1: we spotlight today with the executive director her bi monthly report.
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  Speaker 1: She is lied with us in studio and we are
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  Speaker 1: happy to meet, greet and welcome in our good friend
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  Speaker 1: Joe and Pidia.
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  Speaker 2: Good morning, Good morning Steve. Happy spring.
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  Speaker 1: Yes, finally doesn't feel like it is certain circumstances, but
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  Speaker 1: we are officially in the spring solstice, and Joan is
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  Speaker 1: with us today to brighten our day on this cloudy
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  Speaker 1: Wednesday with news and information from Hope Cancer Wellness. We've
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  Speaker 1: got lots to spotlight today, some important April as a
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  Speaker 1: matter of fact, in April activity that takes place today
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  Speaker 1: that Joan is going to kick off with. But we've
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  Speaker 1: got April into May activities that we want to talk about,
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  Speaker 1: and we'll stretch it even further than that because there's
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  Speaker 1: a special activity in June that Joan also wants to
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  Speaker 1: talk about today here at w I Accent. Of course,
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  Speaker 1: we have our regular routine going on at Hope Cancer Well.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, always have the UH wellness services Steve our acupuncture, reiki, massage, yoga.
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  Speaker 2: Those are our standard UH wellness services that are offered
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  Speaker 2: throughout the week. And so patients and their family members
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  Speaker 2: can call if they're interested in having a reiki session,
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  Speaker 2: acupuncture massage, they can call and we can schedule that
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  Speaker 2: visit for them. So if everything is free.
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  Speaker 1: You know, uh and and I'm sure that you have
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  Speaker 1: to go through a little bit of criteria, Joan right
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  Speaker 1: to welcome in these uh you know, caregivers, these patients,
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  Speaker 1: these you know, these these people in need, right yes, yes.
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  Speaker 2: So well, we open our doors to anybody that's been
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  Speaker 2: touched by cancer, Steve, So, whether you're the caregiver or
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  Speaker 2: the cancer patient, we understand that that cancer diagnosis touches
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  Speaker 2: everyone in the family and the community, and so we
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  Speaker 2: want to be there to help support especially you know,
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  Speaker 2: caregivers really give a lot and they take on a
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  Speaker 2: roll stee that they might not have been ready for.
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  Speaker 2: And you know, when their cup is drained, they can't
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  Speaker 2: really help their loved ones. So we want to make
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  Speaker 2: sure that they have that opportunity to come and have
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  Speaker 2: a relaxation, absolutely, massage and get their cup refilled.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely. You know, not just the you know, the cancer
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  Speaker 1: patients themselves, which obviously are are in need of all
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  Speaker 1: of these activities, but the caregivers as well need a
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  Speaker 1: little relaxation, as Joan mentioned, away from the stressful activities
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  Speaker 1: that they're probably involved with as well. So again, these
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  Speaker 1: activities are free. All you have to do is call
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  Speaker 1: find out more information. They'll take down some criteria and
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  Speaker 1: get you set up with some of these gatherings. The
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  Speaker 1: yoga takes place twice a month, the acupuncture and massage
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  Speaker 1: also the Facing the Challenge.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, our support group meets monthly. We've had just a
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  Speaker 2: really great group of patients come and you know, it's
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  Speaker 2: it's really a special time to see how the connections
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  Speaker 2: and the relationships are building. They each have a separate story,
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  Speaker 2: but in their stories they're able then to connect with
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  Speaker 2: the others and they can really be a great resource
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  Speaker 2: to each other. And so we want to make sure
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  Speaker 2: that we keep that opportunity available. So it's our Facing
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  Speaker 2: the Challenge group meets on the third Tuesday of every
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  Speaker 2: month at four o'clock. And the neat thing about that, Steve,
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  Speaker 2: is we offer that virtually as well. So it's a
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  Speaker 2: high bred program and we did that specifically because cancer
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  Speaker 2: patients going through therapy, you know, they might not feel
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  Speaker 2: well enough to travel outside their home, but an easy
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  Speaker 2: online connection it can be very beneficial to.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely this is where technology helps out and again helps
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  Speaker 1: those in need. And the Facing the Challenge support group
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  Speaker 1: is I think a well worth a while organization and
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  Speaker 1: they meet every month again through the Hope Cancer Wellness Center.
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  Speaker 1: All of this take place pretty much at the center.
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  Speaker 1: It's jes at the center between Dixon and Stirling at
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  Speaker 1: Plock Road is where the Wellness Center is located. We'll
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  Speaker 1: give you more information about contacts and all towards the
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  Speaker 1: end of our broadcast today, but we want to jump
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  Speaker 1: into some special activities. As I mentioned. One of those
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  Speaker 1: activities being held today talk about.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, so we still have a few spots available. We
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  Speaker 2: have art therapy today, Steve. This will be a creative
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  Speaker 2: and relaxing session designed to help those express maybe their journey,
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  Speaker 2: it doesn't even have to be their cancer journey, it
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  Speaker 2: might be their life journey. But our intern Ariana will
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  Speaker 2: be walking those participants through and it'll be just a
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  Speaker 2: really a nice activity to come and meet others that
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  Speaker 2: are going through the challenge of their cancer diagnosis. And
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  Speaker 2: you don't need to be creative or you don't have
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  Speaker 2: to have any experience with drawing. She's going to walk
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  Speaker 2: you through it and it can be a very healing
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  Speaker 2: and powerful activity.
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  Speaker 1: That is the important thing. You don't have to be
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  Speaker 1: a professional artist, you don't have to have any skills
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  Speaker 1: in this territory. All you have to do is be
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  Speaker 1: there at the Hope Cancer Wellness Center. What's the start
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  Speaker 1: time on that?
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  Speaker 2: The start time is today at four pm and it
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  Speaker 2: is right at the center, And like I shared, we
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  Speaker 2: do have a few available spots. So if anyone is interested,
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  Speaker 2: please call the center at eight one five two eight,
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  Speaker 2: eight four six seven three and we can reserve your
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  Speaker 2: spot for you today.
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  Speaker 1: I'm sure there'll be some articles things like that that interest.
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  Speaker 2: All the supplies will be set forth, you know, on
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  Speaker 2: the tables, and so you just need to bring yourself.
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  Speaker 2: We'll have refreshments and snacks of course too.
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  Speaker 1: Hope Cancer Wellness Oftware are therapy today starting at four
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  Speaker 1: o'clock and as Joe mentioned, there are still a couple
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  Speaker 1: of seats available, So if you'd like to again get
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  Speaker 1: involved then be a part of this activity, please contact
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  Speaker 1: the Hope Cancer Wellness Center as soon as possible, please
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  Speaker 1: because it starts at four o'clock today. Joe Pidia is
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  Speaker 1: our guest from the Hope Cancer Wellness Center. She's our
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  Speaker 1: executive director. There join us for the eight fifteen talk
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  Speaker 1: line today here at WYXAM. Another April activity comes up
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  Speaker 1: a little bit later on in the month, having to
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  Speaker 1: do with Therapeutic Hope and Care.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, Therapeutic Hope and Care a great title. We are
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  Speaker 2: inviting Terribus, the new dispensary here in Dixon, and they're
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  Speaker 2: going to come and talk about the medical Cannabis program.
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  Speaker 2: Cannabis can be very therapeutic and be very helpful to
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  Speaker 2: manage those side effects that cancer patients experience. So we're
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  Speaker 2: inviting those that are interested to please come and find
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  Speaker 2: out information on how this might be a possibility to
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  Speaker 2: help you get through and make your journey a little
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  Speaker 2: bit easier. So that is on April twenty second, and
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  Speaker 2: it will be at four pm. Again, this is at
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  Speaker 2: the center, and we do require that you do reserve
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  Speaker 2: your spot, So if you could please call the center
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  Speaker 2: at eight one, five two eight, eight four six seven three,
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  Speaker 2: we will save a seat for you.
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  Speaker 1: I got to believe this is still pretty new territory
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  Speaker 1: there is.
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  Speaker 2: It really is, and so we wanted to go to
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  Speaker 2: the professionals to make sure that we give the appropriate information.
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  Speaker 2: And the benefits are unique and can be special for
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  Speaker 2: each individual. But you know, knowledge is power, and so
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  Speaker 2: we want to make sure that we give that education
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  Speaker 2: out there well.
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  Speaker 1: And it has been proven that this area is beneficial.
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  Speaker 1: It is that's why we have the dispensaries we've been
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  Speaker 1: running now because of this fact, because there is again
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  Speaker 1: benefit to this area medical cannabis. And so this is
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  Speaker 1: going to be the topic on April the twenty second
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  Speaker 1: at the Hope Cancer Wellness Center. Please call or stop
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  Speaker 1: by and put in your reservations for that coming up
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  Speaker 1: in the latter part of April. You have a May event, yes,
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  Speaker 1: so we are.
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  Speaker 2: Getting our May calendar together and with the nice weather Steve,
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  Speaker 2: we're bringing back our walking Wednesdays, so we will have
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  Speaker 2: opportunities and we're going to utilize our different parks in
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  Speaker 2: the area, so Sinnissippi Park, Lowell Park. Those will be
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  Speaker 2: on our calendar. You can see on the website as
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  Speaker 2: well the dates and times and which park we will
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  Speaker 2: be apps. So this will be I'd like it to
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  Speaker 2: be a drop in availability, so you don't necessarily have
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  Speaker 2: to reserve a spot, but we will ask that people
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  Speaker 2: you meet at a given point and then we will
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  Speaker 2: do our walking therapeutic conversations.
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  Speaker 1: Different times obviously, yeah, yeah, different.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it'll be yes, different locations and we will probably
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  Speaker 2: be meeting. We haven't set the exact time, but last
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  Speaker 2: year we did it at five o'clock, so okay, but
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  Speaker 2: all information will be available either by calling the center
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  Speaker 2: or looking on our Facebook page as well as on
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  Speaker 2: our website.
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  Speaker 1: There you go, and we will mention the Facebook area
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  Speaker 1: and the website addressed shortly. You're at a fourteen sixteen
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  Speaker 1: FM ninety five one WIGS And as we continued talking
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  Speaker 1: about Hope cancer wellness activity, so walking Wednesdays and it's
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  Speaker 1: kind of coming back then in May.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, we did this last year and had a great
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  Speaker 2: time and really enjoyed being outdoors, you know. So it's
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  Speaker 2: not going to be rigorous. You won't be running, it
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  Speaker 2: won't be fast walking. It's going to be just a
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  Speaker 2: nice gentle saunter and you know, walking and conversing.
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  Speaker 1: But what I like is the different venues. Yeah, that
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  Speaker 1: you'll be picking out.
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  Speaker 2: We've got beautiful parks in our area, so let's take
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  Speaker 2: advantage of them.
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  Speaker 1: Will it just be in May or will it be
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  Speaker 1: we might that.
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  Speaker 2: Keep that going in June. We did that through the summer,
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  Speaker 2: so okay.
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  Speaker 1: We'll obviously it will be visiting with Joan down the line.
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  Speaker 1: But we wanted to get out this May activity because
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  Speaker 1: it's a bi monthly report, so Joan, we'll be visiting
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  Speaker 1: with us a little bit later than when the walking
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  Speaker 1: Wednesday start the month of May. So we wanted to
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  Speaker 1: put word out about that event coming up in May
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  Speaker 1: courtesy of Hope Cancer Wellness. And in June we talked
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  Speaker 1: about this activity. But we want to reiterate the pick
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  Speaker 1: a ball tournament.
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  Speaker 2: Yes, we are putting together a pick a ball tournament.
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  Speaker 2: It's called Pickle four Purpose, and so we're asking our
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  Speaker 2: pickleball enthusiasts to come out and have a day of fun,
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  Speaker 2: but then also help support our cancer wellness centers. So
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  Speaker 2: it's on June fourteenth. Registration is available. You can go
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  Speaker 2: to our website at Home of Hope online dot org.
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  Speaker 2: The registration page is there as well as on our
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  Speaker 2: Facebook page. There is a link there that you can
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  Speaker 2: connect with as and if you don't want to do
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  Speaker 2: it online, you can call the Center eight one five
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  Speaker 2: two eight eight four six seven three and you can
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  Speaker 2: reserve your team spot for June fourteenth. We'll be at
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  Speaker 2: the Tearing Nichols Pickleball.
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  Speaker 1: You're good, okay, that was my next question. Where is
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  Speaker 1: it going to be and on June the fourteenth, I'm
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  Speaker 1: sure it's probably like a full day event.
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  Speaker 2: It is going to be a full day. We'll start
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  Speaker 2: at eight am and hopefully be finishing up between four
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  Speaker 2: and five.
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  Speaker 1: Are we looking for sponsors today?
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  Speaker 2: Yes, we are. Actually we have a few sponsor opportunities available,
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  Speaker 2: our court sponsorship, we also have our T shirt sponsors,
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  Speaker 2: and then just a general fan sponsor. So if there's
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  Speaker 2: any individual or business that's looking to help support our agency,
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  Speaker 2: they're very affordable. They can call the Center eight one
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  Speaker 2: five two eight eight four six seven three and we
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  Speaker 2: can get that information to you.
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  Speaker 1: Please do this as soon as possible. They'd like to
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  Speaker 1: have this arranged obviously by the time the tournament comes around.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, first as we're looking to close that window just
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  Speaker 2: because we want to have our marketing be able to
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  Speaker 2: get out there and acknowledge our wonderful sponsors.
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  Speaker 1: Absolutely so again by the first of next month. Please,
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  Speaker 1: if you are looking to be a sponsor with the
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  Speaker 1: pick Aball tournament coming up at the Nickels Courts, call
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  Speaker 1: or again to get online with Home of Hope and
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  Speaker 1: again help them and assist in their fundraiser going on
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  Speaker 1: in the month of June. This will be in June,
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  Speaker 1: and I believe we'll get another opportunity. It will make
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  Speaker 1: you hopefully hopefully before the tournament gets underway, that we'll
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  Speaker 1: have John back on board to kind of give us
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  Speaker 1: a last minute preview of what is happening in that
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  Speaker 1: area coming down the line with our friends from Hope
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  Speaker 1: Cancer Wellness. The Hope Cancer Wellness number once again is
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  Speaker 1: two eight eight four six seven three. Home of Hope
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  Speaker 1: Online dot org is the website address. They've got a
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  Speaker 1: Facebook page as well. You can register for all of
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  Speaker 1: these very need activities coming up courtesy of Hope Cancer
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  Speaker 1: Wellness in our Sock family area that takes care of
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  Speaker 1: our talk line today, John Padia, we thank you so
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  Speaker 1: very much for joining us.
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  Speaker 2: Thank you, Steve. It's such a pleasure to see you
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  Speaker 2: and to share our information to the community.
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  Speaker 1: The executive director of Hope Cancer Wellness with the talk
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  Speaker 1: line today, Joe Padia, joins us here at AM fourteen
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  Speaker 1: sixty and FM ninety five one. W I say hey
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  Speaker 1: thirty time to go to press next with him, Lee