Save $5 on Holiday Homes Tour tickets until Oct. 31! Click here to buy your tickets online. You can also get tickets by phone at 888-557-3177, at The Wellness Community, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village, or at participating outlets, listed on our website.

The 18th annual Holiday Homes Tour will be held Saturday, Dec. 5 from 10am to 6pm, and Sunday, Dec. 6 from 10am to 5pm.

Would you like to find out more about the homes featured on the tour? Details are available on The Hope Herald, the official blog of TWC V/V. Please let us know what you think by leaving a comment.

Thank you for opening the door to hope for people with cancer and their families with your ticket purchase. We'll see you on December 5 and 6!

Tonight at 6:30pm, Dr. Lorne Label will present "Chemo Brain" at TWC V/V, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village.

Dr. Label will address the forgetfulness and mental fog sometimes experienced by people who have undergone chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and other treatments. He will also review causes and manifestations of "chemo brain" symptoms, current medical research, risk factors, and treatment strategies.

Dr. Label is a Clinical Professor of Neurology at UCLA and on staff at the UCLA Neurology Clinic and has a private practice in Thousand Oaks called California Neurological Specialists. To RSVP, please call (805) 379-4777.

Current and past Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction participants are invited to a Day of Mindfulness on Sunday, Oct. 25 from 10am to 4pm at TWC V/V, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village.

MBSR instructor Catherine Baum (pictured) will facilitate this day of mindfulness, relaxation, and meditation. To RSVP, please call 805-379-4777 or send us an email by Friday, Oct. 23.

Dr. Henry Montes will present a free Spanish-language workshop on Monday, Oct. 26 at 6pm called Cancer: Prevention, Treatment and Quality of Life. This educational workshop will take place at the TWC V/V Ventura Satellite located at the CMHS Cancer Resource Center, 184 N. Brent St., Ventura. Please call 805-652-5459 to RSVP in English or 888-707-9355 for the Spanish helpline.

Dr. Montes will give an informal talk about cancer basics and answer participant's questions. Dr. Montes, of Radiation Oncology Centers of Ventura County, practices radiation oncology in Camarillo and Oxnard and is a member of The Wellness Community Latino Advisory Board and Professional Advisory Board.

Paula Getty-Shearer will present "Make the Mind-Body Connection" on Tuesday, Oct. 27 from 6 to 7:30pm at the CMHS Cancer Resource Center, 184 N. Brent St., Ventura. Please call 805-652-5459 to RSVP.

Paula will explain how guided imagery works and describe some of its benefits. She will guide the group in relaxation and imagery customized to the needs and concerns expressed by the participants that are present.

Paula is a Certified Hypnotherapist and has been facilitating this program at The Wellness Community for three years.

Due to a schedule conflict with the speaker, the Breast Cancer Connection: Reconstruction Options workshop scheduled for Oct. 29 has been cancelled.

If the event is rescheduled for a future date, we will be sure to update you in our e-newsletter and online program calendar. We apologize for any inconvenience this cancellation may cause.

Don't miss magician Peter Morse's spellbinding act on Monday, Nov. 9, from 7 to 8pm at TWC V/V, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village.

Peter, who was born and raised in the Conejo Valley, will perform new comedy and magic routines that have never been seen by the public. Watch as coins bend inside spectators' hands, cards vanish before your eyes, and more. You have to see it to believe it!

To RSVP, please call 805-379-4777 or send us an email by Nov. 4.

Women in active treatment for breast cancer are invited to "Look Good, Feel Better" on Thursday, Nov. 19 from 6 to 8pm at TWC V/V, 530 Hampshire Road, Westlake Village.

This workshop will help participants learn techniques to restore self-image and cope with appearance related side effects of cancer treatment. Sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Please reserve your space by calling 800-227-2345.

Give hope to a child affected by cancer! Text COMMUNITY to 90999 to donate $5. Full terms and conditions at www.mgive.com/a.

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