'Circle of Friends' at Griffin Hospital in Derby celebrates survivors

Donna Hayes, oncology social worker at the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital, left, and hospital volunteer Joyce Grohe, co-facilitators of the Circle of Friends' breast cancer support group, strike a pose during Thursday night's ice cream social. 

I'm posting this photo as a way of saying thanks to two great ladies who run the Circle of Friends breast cancer support group. I've been a member since 2011, the year I was diagnosed. Seems like so long ago!

Last evening we enjoyed our annual ice cream social. One of our guests was Mary Deming, founder of the nonprofit Seymour Pink, a community's fight against breast cancer. She talked about the fourth annual Pounding the Pavement for Pink 5K. 

The event starts at 9 a.m. Oct. 3 in downtown Seymour, and it draws a huge crowd. The Circle of Friends will be participating for the third consecutive year.

We always have fun walking and chatting and laughing, and I'm looking forward to this year's festivities. 

If you know someone who is a breast cancer survivor, please tell them about our Circle of Friends. We meet once a month at the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital. 
It's a wonderful group with which to be affiliated.