Joannie retired in 1998 after 15-years as a Pyschotherapist in private practice, working with adult survivors of sexual abuse. At age 41, she enrolled at King’s College, The University of Western Ontario, graduating in 1983 with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work. In 1988 she was accepted at the University of Windsor’s School of Social Work receiving four credits towards a Master’s degree. 

Joannie is also a writer and has been published a number of times in The Windsor Star and various newsletters. She self-published a journal, titled “In Her Room” about the passing of Guy’s niece, Nathalie, in 2000 at age 24. She has also written an unpublished journal, “Delight in the Little Things”, about our member, Guy, written while he was recovering from cancer.

Our thanks to Joannie for this informative session.

Just a reminder that we do not meet in January. We won’t be ringing in 2021 with any great celebrations, but we’re thankful that we are here to kick 2020 out the back door and welcome 2021 with hope for a year of renewal and good health. Happy New year to all of you!

If you missed our October Zoom meeting with Dr. Jeffrey Campbell, here’s an opportunity for you to catch his presentation to the London Prostate Cancer Support Group:

Wednesday, January 6^th, 6:30 pm

London Prostate Cancer Support Group – by Zoom. Contact Carl Kelly for Zoom link details Carlkelly39@gmail.com, 519 852 4277

• Erectile Dysfunction & Urinary Incontinence after Prostate Cancer Surgery
• Dr. Jeffrey Campbell, Assistant Professor, Urology, Western University.

Here are some other January events that may be of interest to you:

Wednesday, January 20th, 7:00 pm

Prostate Cancer Support – Oakville/Mississauga      –  Next Zoom meeting. Meeting details will be sent out the week before.  www.pccn-oakville-mississauga.com

•  Richard Casey, Urologist, Oakville.  What’s new in prostate cancer – with Q & A session.

Wednesday, January 27^th, 7:30 pm

Prostate Cancer Support Toronto      – Next Awareness Night meeting – Dr. Urban Emmenegger – metastatic prostate cancer

• Watch their website for registration details one week prior        https://pcstoronto.ca/

Wednesday, January 27^th, 7:00 pm

Prostate Cancer Support Hamilton – Next Zoom meeting – Dr. Edward Matsumoto, Urologist/Surgical Oncologist, St. Joseph’s Hospital Hamilton

To get on the mailing list, please contact : pcsghamilton@gmail.com

For our November 2020 Support Group Meeting, we are pleased to welcome our guest speaker, Fawn Meeking, RPN. Please note that this will be a virtual meeting using Zoom (details below).

Fawn Meeking, RPN, is the owner of A Step Above Wellness Centre located in LaSalle. After working in long-term care and then a senior’s centre, where she gained valuable hours providing health care to an aging population, Fawn started a footcare business in 2016. After gaining the confidence she needed to successfully run her own business, she found the perfect location in June 2018 to open A Step Above Wellness Centre.

Of particular interest to our group, A Step Above Wellness Centre offers treatments utilizing the BTL EMSella Chair for men and women of any age who desire a non-invasive therapy treatment for urinary incontinence. The BTL EMSella Chair uses electromagnetic energy to cause deep pelvic floor muscle stimulation without getting undressed. A single BTL EMSella session brings thousands of Kegel-like contractions to help you train your muscles with less effort.

Please join us for this informative session with Fawn Meeking.

Topic: Fawn Meeking, RPN – “BTL EMSella Chair and Urinary Incontinence after Prostate Cancer Surgery”

Time: Tuesday, November 10, 2020, 07:00 PM Eastern Time
Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83304207361?pwd=V3JDMGdpRFloREY2QXZtSFNWbUVsZz09

Meeting ID: 833 0420 7361
Passcode: 002369

For our October 2020 Support Group Meeting, we were pleased to welcome our guest speaker, Dr. Jeffrey D. Campbell MD, FRCSC.

Dr. Campbell completed his medical school training at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS, then residency training in Urology at Western. He went on to complete a fellowship in men’s health and reconstructive urology at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, then a second fellowship in prosthetic surgery at Western University. He is currently completing his Masters in Public Health through the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health with a focus in clinical trials and patient outcomes research. 

Dr. Campbell is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, division of Urology at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University. His urology practice is primarily focused on reconstructive urology, men’s health and sexual dysfunction. His clinical research focuses on novel therapeutic options for treatment of erectile dysfunction and Peyronie’s disease. Dr. Campbell has an interest in cancer survivorship, men’s sexual health, and opioid reduction strategies.

Our thanks to Nadia Khoja, Senior Urology Sales Representative at Boston Scientific Corporation, for her assistance in bringing us this presentation.

Our sincere thanks to Dr. Campbell for joining us and for his presentation regarding “Erectile Dysfunction and Urinary Incontinence after Prostate Cancer Surgery”

For our March 10, 2020 Support Group Meeting, we were pleased to welcome our Guest Speaker, Lisa A. Porter, Ph.D. Professor, University of Windsor and Director, WE-SPARK Health Institute.

Dr. Porter received her Ph.D. in medical sciences from McMaster University, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship in chemistry & biochemistry from the University of California San Diego.  She joined the University of Windsor in 2004 as a Canadian Institutes of Health Research New Investigator.
Her research program covers many aspects of understanding how cancer begins and progresses to an aggressive, drug resistant state. The goal is finding new more effective therapies for patients. 
Dr. Porter described their research, focused on finding more effective ways to detect the progression of prostate cancer and treat aggressive, drug resistant stages of the disease.

Dr. Porter was also a founding director of the Windsor Cancer Research Group and this more recently has grown into a bone fide Health Research Institute, WE-SPARK Health Institute, to serve the needs of Windsor-Essex.  

She included a few slides to introduce the goals of WE-SPARK Health Institute and how this will benefit our Windsor-Essex community.

For our February 11th Support Group Meeting, we were pleased to welcome our Guest Speaker, MARC MARIER, who recounted his experience with prostate cancer as a young man at 40 years of age. We heard how Marc traveled to Houston, Texas for treatment.

With over thirty three years of experience Marc is the second generation operator of Marcels Collision. Beyond his vast knowledge of the collision repair process, Marc has a lot knowledge of the insurance industry and their the claims process.

He’ll help take the pain out of the repair process and help you get your car fixed as quickly and efficiently as possible.

Our meeting was also open for others, both men and women, to tell their story, including some of our members.

For our November Support Group Meeting, we welcomed our Guest Speaker, Dr. Tom Deklaj, MD, FRCSC.

Originally from Windsor, Dr. Deklaj obtained his Doctor of Medicine from the University of Toronto (2003) and performed his Internship and Urology Residency at Dalhousie University, Halifax. He is a Certified Specialist in Urology (2008) and also holds a Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Urology Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery from the University of Chicago.

Dr. Deklaj is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, an Endourological Society Fellow and a member of the Canadian Urological Association.

Dr. Deklaj spoke to us about Androgen Deprivation Therapy as it relates to the treatment of Prostate Cancer.