Date: Saturday, Jul 8, 2023
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm
Check-in: 8:30 am – 9:00 am
Opening Session: 9:00 am – 9:30 am
About The Rejuvenate Retreat
No one understands where you’ve been, like another woman diagnosed with ovarian cancer. This day is all about rejuvenating your mind, body, and spirit! Engage in group activities, take a leisurely walk around the lake, chat with an old friend, and make lots of new ones as well! The day is designed with you in mind!
We have picked Lake Katherine for its peaceful and calming atmosphere that will set the tone for this event. And the activities we are incorporating, such as yoga, music therapy, oncology massage, and more, will help lessen anxiety and make you feel like a new person at the end of our retreat!
Location
Lake Katherine
7402 W Lake Katherine Drive
Palos Heights, IL 60463
P: (708) 361-1873
https://www.lakekatherine.org/
Retreat Features:
Meet other Survivors
Event attendee bag with teal treats!
Door prize drawing
Keynote Speaker
Corina Morgan, PsyD
Dr. Corina Morgan is a Clinical Psychologist currently practicing at Center Focused Therapy, a group private practice in downtown Chicago. She received her doctorate from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and specializes in the treatment of identity-related concerns, women’s health, couples counseling, trauma, and chronic health conditions. She is also a cancer survivor living with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia.
Her journey through diagnosis and ongoing treatment inspired her decision to focus her dissertation research on the experiences of those living with cancer and continued mission to educate mental health professionals on the psychosocial needs of those living with a cancer diagnosis. Corina is thrilled to be joining you this year and cannot wait to connect with other thrivers.
Corina will be speaking to the impact a cancer diagnosis can have on a patient’s mental health, strategies for coping and engaging in self care. She will also guide participants through a mindfulness exercise to begin the day.
Karla Baptiste is a 15-year and four-time breast cancer survivor, advocate and author. After her initial battle with breast cancer in 2007 at the age of 34, Karla published her bestselling breast cancer memoir, Dig in Your Heels: The Glamorous (and Not So Glamorous) Life of a Young Breast Cancer Survivor and has since become a sought-after speaker around the subject of breast health, faith, and overcoming life’s obstacles. Karla’s breast cancer has metastasized three times since 2014. However, her mantra is “One Life to Live. Many Lives to Touch.®” and she is still using her voice and experience to touch lives around the world.
Karla serves as Vice President of the Dallas chapter of Sisters Network, Inc. She is also an ambassador for the Stanford Cancer Institute Community Partnership Program, the City of Hope (formerly Cancer Treatment Centers of America) – Cancer Fighters organization, the Celebrating Life Foundation, and the St. Vincent & The Grenadines Medical Association (SVGMA) in her father’s birthplace in the West Indies. Additionally, Karla’s courageous story has been featured on the Today Show.
Author Karla Baptiste leads a monthly journaling class entitled “Writing Through It” for Cancer Fighters members connected with City of Hope, one of our event sponsors. She will be talking about expressive writing and how this form of expression can be helpful to those who have experienced a personally stressful or traumatic life experience.
Karla Baptiste, Author
Your Weekend At a Glance
Friday, July 7, 2023
Friday night get-together at the DoubleTree
Make sure to check in by 4 p.m.
4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Drinks and Appetizers in Allgauers Restaurant
5:45 p.m.
Optional Salt Cave session at “A Relaxed You”
Saturday, July 8, 2023
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Check-in & Breakfast (Auditorium)
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Welcome/ Survivor Introductions/ Groups A & B assigned
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Keynote Speaker (Auditorium)
Set Tone for the day & guided meditation
10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Group Breakouts - Part 1
Group A - massage appts (Clubhouse)
Group B - yoga & holistic activities (Auditorium & Anniversary Garden)
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Group Breakouts - Part 2
Group A - yoga & holistic activities (Auditorium & Anniversary Garden)
Group B - massage appts. (Clubhouse)
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Lunch (Auditorium)
1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Speaker - Journaling over lunch (Virtual) ( City of Hope)
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Free Time (options below)
Journaling on your own (Present Not perfect Journal distributed at lunch)
Mindful breathing (be sure to make your stick before lunch!)
Leisure walk - guided walk around the lake
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Music Therapy (Clubhouse)
4 p.m.
Butterfly Release (Butterfly Garden)
Accomodations
For those who will be joining us from out of town, we have secured a group rate locked in at DoubleTree Hotel nearby ($141 per night)
Discounted rate can be secured by using Group/Convention code: OVA.
DoubleTree Hotel
5000 W 127th St.
Alsip, IL 60803
Reservations - Group Notes/Special Instructions
Check-in time for all rooms is 4:00 pm.
Check-out time is 11:00 am.
All guest room reservations are subject to 13% sales tax.
Reservations can be made online, or you can also call Central Reservations: 1-800-222-8733
Discounted rate can be secured by using Group/Convention code: OVA.
Book Your Room!
Reservations must be received by June 23, 2023. After this date, reservations will be accepted based on availability and current rate.
All Guest Room reservations must be canceled 48 hours prior to arrival otherwise, an individual’s credit card will be billed.
Requests
Every attempt will be made to accommodate special requests for room types, and location, however, due to the arrival and departure patterns not all requests may be able to be fulfilled.
Questions?
Contact Karen Young, kyoung@ovarian.org
(312) 226-9410
COVID-19 Safety Protocols
In the interest of keeping our participants safe, National Ovarian Cancer Coalition will follow local, state, and federal guidelines or mandates related to COVID-19.
Thank you to our Partners!
