Gilda’s Club is a free social and emotional cancer support community for men, women and children with all types of cancer and their families and friends. Gilda’s Club is the legacy of comedian and former Detroiter, Gilda Radner, who is best known for her work on “Saturday Night Live.”
Gilda Radner is best known as an original cast member of Saturday Night Live. As one of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" she created lovable characters like Rosanne Rosannadanna, Emily Litella and Lisa Loopner.
Gilda's astonishing career was cut short when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1986. Joanna Bull, Gilda's cancer psychotherapist, introduced her to cancer support groups. Recognizing how integral the support experience was to her treatment, Gilda's dream was to develop a community where anyone with cancer would receive the kind of support she had found. In her best-selling book It's Always Something, Gilda wrote about her experience living with cancer. She spoke of establishing such a support community in New York when she felt better and said, "There should be a thousand of them."
Gilda's ovarian cancer was diagnosed too late for effective treatment and she died in 1989. Following her death, Gilda's husband, actor and comedian Gene Wilder, Joanna Bull and many of Gilda's friends founded Gilda's Club in her memory. The first Club with its signature red door opened in New York City in June 1995.
Gilda’s Club offers emotional and social support as a supplement to medical treatment. Members meet and share a collective wisdom, which Gilda said helped her regain control of her life and reclaim her gift for laughter.
Gilda’s Club offers weekly wellness groups for anyone living with any type of cancer and weekly family groups for family members and friends. Weekly workshops include art, meditation, guided imagery, creative writing, yoga and much more. Monthly networking groups include supper/lectures and social events. Gilda’s Club also has many groups specific to children and teens and provides supervised childcare while adults attend groups. A library with resource information and Internet access is available for members.
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If you need assistance or would like to volunteer, Find A Clubhouse near you.
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