Group Loop

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Group Loop is an innovative and groundbreaking program of The Wellness Community (TWC) to provide online support for teens with cancer and their parents. In addition to Online Support Groups (OSGs), Group Loop offers valuable resources and information for teens with cancer. With TWC's global leadership in online support for adults with cancer, The Wellness Community turned to international experts in psychosocial care for teens and families to help develop Group Loop. Dr. Ernest R. Katz at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, together with Dr. Aura Kuperberg, his colleague and founder of the premier Teen Impact support program for teenagers, made sure Group Loop was designed to meet the needs of this important age group. Group Loop is a safe place online for teens with cancer away from the daily pressures of classes, after school activities, family and work responsibilities, let alone treatment schedules. Many teens with cancer are unable to leave their homes, drive cars, or attend social activities. Group Loop will serve as a unique place for teens with cancer to "connect" with other teens and forge friendships while battling unwanted aloneness, loss of control and loss of hope associated with the disease. Independence during teenage years is crucial to growth and development and is often lost with the diagnosis of cancer. Group Loop restores a level of independence to teens through Online Support Groups they can access in their own homes or in the hospital anyplace with a...

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