Using Group Therapy as a Learning Experience for Patients With Cancer

Michelle Radke, RN, is not considered an oncology nurse, but she works with cancer patients every day including myself. She has a group therapy class for patients with cancer for over 20 years. We meet once a month, although not now because of COVID-19. She now has Zoom meetings until we can get back to our regular meetings, which we really need. The meetings have helped many of us because we learn a lot and have a great time. We try to embarrass her at the meetings, but that’s pretty much impossible because she has heard it all. Michelle has a lot of compassion and understanding of the different paths to cancer recovery. This is short but pretty well sums it up about Michelle.

Editor’s Note: This is an essay submitted by Michael Urban for the 2021 Extraordinary Healer Award. Click here to read more about CURE®’s Extraordinary Healer® Award for Oncology Nursing event on April 30, 2021.

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