weSPARK Cancer Support Center
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wow - what an amazing place. thank the goddess for wespark. such great support for me these past 15 months. wonderful yoga and relaxation classes. support along the way - info & a library. great staff - i even learned to play maj jong! LOVE IT check it out!
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my everyday life
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love showing up for work each day.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
yoga and relaxation techniques
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
wonderful and supportive
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
save lives.
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i never got cancer and never had to go there.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
more space. more parking.
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they are great
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
At WeSPARK I am able to relax and feel at home. The support system has been strong and consistent in helping me cope with cancer. The array of support groups has topics to fit everyone's needs and I look forward to going there to network, learn, cry and laugh. I love WeSPARK. It is nice to know there is somewhere to go when I start to feel overwhelmed by my cancer. Thank you WeSPARK!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
other survivors who benefit from their support survices just as I have.
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What I've enjoyed the most about my experience with this nonprofit is...
the free yoga classes
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kind, compassionate, informative and supportive
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Have a presence across the nation and make a big impact on the quality of life for cancer patients, survivors and their families
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
As an individual battling cancer currently, I appreciate the support and services they offer not only to me but my family members as well who as you know face hardships as well.
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my dealings with them in arranging for them to visit my corporate office building in support of our Annual Health Awareness Day.
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If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
continue seeking ways to branch out into other locations
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They are so helpful, always willing to support members as well as educate the general public on their servies as preventative measures to help others from being struck with this diesease.
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So caring! They were able to be suportive and willing to offer assistance whenever needed, day or night!
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
help so many more people by opening support offices through out CA and other states. They could really make a big impact!
Ways to make it better...
They had an office located in my hometown.
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funding.
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I love WeSpark and what it stands of. Nice job Wendie Jo Sperber for giving us this!
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
WeSpark has provided a sanctuary where cancer patients like myself can feel accepted, safe and valued, where we can laugh and cry, hope for the best and prepare for the worst without burdening our loved ones with the gruesome details of this horrible disease. WeSpark has provided my family with first-class services that we couldn't possibly afford on our own. They have also helped two of my close friends successfully battle throat and ear cancers. Every day I thank God for the WeSpark Staff and Donors, as well as the cancer warriors they generously and selflessly help.
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my self, my family and my friends.
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be very proud.
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their compassion.
The kinds of staff and volunteers that I met were...
kind, accepting, generous, understanding, helpful.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
show other cancer support providers how to do it right.
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I had found them six years ago.
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
financial, the quality of services they provide free of charge to cancer patients must be expensive.
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Thank God for WeSpark.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
weSPARK is a haven away from home. Once you walk through the door you are greeted with smiles and friendly hellos. Alexandra is the receptionist; she sets the calm tone for us with her friendly hello. I usually attend the yoga classes, and have found inner and outer strength. I have made friends with whom I know I will enjoy long relationships.
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If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
better publicize itself and its wonderful FREE OF CHARGE SERVICES.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
I am a multiple cancer patient diagnosed with both brest cancer and CLL. The many no charge activities at the WeSpark center in Sherman Oaks has help me get thru many difficult days. I particulary enjoy the Tai Chi Class which has improve my body and mind, I look and feel younger and healthier. Thank you. Kathy.
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What I have enjoyed the most about my experience with the nonprofit organization is they ask for no money.
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My experience would have been better if the facilities were closer to my home.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
I was diagnosed with breast cancer and I also had a tumor in my brain, and throughtout all this weSpark has been the best therapy I could have had to recover from all this. There are many cancer patients and survivors who cannot afford classes and, for me, taking taichi has been a life saver. I love weSpark and I love what they do for people who desperately need help with the emotional and psychological aspect of the illness. Taichi has helped me achieve the inner peace that I needed so badly. I hope we weSpark is around for as long as cancer patients and survivors need it. Thanks to the lady that so wholeheartly runs this institution and also thanks to their staff.
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I have and I am presently experiencing the way it affects me and the people around me. I live alone, but when I come to weSpark, I am not alone anymore. I love the taichi classes and so do my friends who get so much peace and comfort from it.
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I can't comment about this because I do not know exactly how they run. I can only say that my experience with them is very positive. What I can comment on is the fact that this institution has given me and the people I know a lot of peace and happiness.
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Going to taichi classes and meetings all the marvelous people that go there. If weSpark was not there for me, it would totally change my life in a negative way. WeSpark is an oasis in a world full of trouble and uncertainty.
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The staff and volunteers are great people especially the lady running the place. When you walk into a place and people are warm and smile at you, you feel very welcome
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
If they had this kind of money, they could help so many more people in so many different ways. People are the driving force behind institutions and if they feel so strongly about something, they can achieve great things. Hopefully,
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My experience has been great at weSpark. I would like to emphasize that the lady that runs the place is an inspiration because of her sweet and gentle disposition - always smiling on her face and ready to give you a hug.
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With a greater amount of funds, weSpark could do great things. All the classes they have there are inspirational - just what people who have gone through a lot need. I hope there is a way they can achieve their goals.
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I just hope the best for weSpark not only for me but for the many cancer patients and survivors, some of them with just a short amount of time left to live, who thrive in the goodness that this place hands out to each one of us in so many different ways.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
I recommend weSPARK's support services to all persons affected by cancer. The staff is extremely supportive and the environment welcoming and warm.
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If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
it could expand nationally and helps thousands and thousands of people affected by cancer.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
I contacted and became involved with Wespark shortly after being diagnosed with cancer of the right tonsil in January, 2009. In a few days I had undergone, or rather begun, a transformation in my self-perception. I had seen myself as a healthy and physically fit man. Suddenly, I became a man with an aggressive tumor, faced, as was my family, with intensive treatment. When I contacted Wespark, the Program Director, in response to my statement that I needed to talk to people who really understood cancer and treatment beyond being supportive said, "We do speak a different language here." Wespark has provided me with exactly the level of understanding and caring I have needed. Wespark is small, community-based, intimate and emotionally accessible. I have learned many things there and felt much love and humanity through its' groups and workshops. Now that I am "post-treatment," I see Wespark as a place where I can continue to get understanding, and where I can be of service to others.
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In the loyalty and consistency of involvement of its many clients.
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I know nothing about the organizational matters of Wespark, at the moment. I am at the receiving end of services. From this perspective, there is nothing I would change.
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The warmth and professionalism of the staff and volunteers.
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Note my comment above.
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
Open more small, intimate facilities in more locations.
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My experience cannot have been better. And I know what to look for. As a psychotherapist I've run outpatient programs and led groups for over 30 years!
In my opinion, the biggest challenges facing this organization are...
Continuing an effective level of funding in difficult financial times.
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Wespark has been there to help me through the greatest crisis in my life!
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
I am relatively new to WeSPARK, but not too new to rave about the organization!! The caring staff and the wonderful services they provide are amazing! From early in the A.M through the evening, there are individual and group actvities...to name a few: yoga [all kinds], tai chi, and creative writing, stretching and jewelry making classes, individual qi gong, reiki, guided meditation and energy healing sessions available to survivors and their families at no cost. The center has a homey, comfortable atmosphere, where a basket of fresh fruit is available. Initially, i was hesitant to go to the center, but because i had heard so many people i respected in the cancer community recommend it, i dragged myself there, protesting all the way. fortunately, the center is close to home, and before i could turn around, i found myself in the lobby, awaiting my intake interview. the woman i met with was compassionate, welcoming and "normalized" my experiences. She explained what the center offered and how it came to be--all very impressive! The staff at the "front desk" are kind, considerate, thoughtful and ALWAYS make me feel welcome. They will call and advise if a cancellation has created an opportunity for me to have a session that has become available! how's that for "personal" service?!! This organization is founded on the basic principles of providing help in all sizes and shapes. There is a lovely outdoor area where one can relax, and an inviting kitchen completely stocked w/ goodies which one is encourage to partake. To date i have only had the 1:1, individual services. i would rate each and every one OUTSTANDING!!!!! i have entered the center more often than not drained and exhausted from the ravages of chemotherapy. i have consistently left feeling not so alone, and always rejuvenated by the experience of the staff and the setting. It is my pleasure to give this center AN EXCELLENT rating, and i encourage any and all to make use of their many varied services.
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everything
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OUTSTANDING
If this organization had 10 million bucks, it could...
REAch more people!!!
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When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2009
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