In a free program, Dr. Christina Puchalski will discuss how spirituality can help people cope effectively with the pain, fatigue and stress associated with diseases such as cancer. The Rhonda Fleming Mann Resource Center for Women with Cancer, a division of UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center, will sponsor the event. The R.P. B. Auditorium on UCLA's campus, adjacent to the Jules Stein Eye Institute. D.C. She teaches courses on spirituality and medicine, conducts research and helps develop educational programs on how religion can help patients, their caregivers and medical professionals manage the challenges of chronic and terminal illness.
Admission is free.
Reflections, the appearance-enhancement store for cancer patients, will extend its regular business hours to 6 p.m. prior to this event. Reflections is part of the Rhonda Fleming Mann Resource Center's psychosocial care program.