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Breast Cancer Support Group

Discover a supportive community at our monthly Breast Cancer Support Group - 1st Tuesdays of every month @ 5:30pm at the MPCS Wellness Center

Classes

Explore our schedule of closed and open session group exercise classes, tailored to our cancer clients' needs.

Sit ‘N Fit – a relaxing chair yoga class that helps improve range of motion, energy, and movement at your individual pace and abilities. Each class includes gentle movements, meditation, and breathing exercises to help create ease of mind and body.

Gentle Yoga – focuses on relaxation while increasing range of motion and energy. Flexibility is not required. The class is conducted on the floor, seated or lying down. Modifications and props are offered and encouraged so that every student may work at their own pace in a manner that works for their body. Meditation and breath work are used to help students switch into the parasympathetic nervous system where healing occurs.

Circuit Training – involves rotating through 7 different exercises for a set amount of time, with a short rest period in between each exercise. This class targets different muscle groups and helps to increase your strength, balance, and stamina. All workouts are low impact, and you go at your own pace. All fitness levels are welcome, and the class can be modified to fit any physical needs or limitations.

Toning Class – a total body strength training workout using light weights, resistance bands, and bodyweight. This class helps to build muscle and increase bone density while continuing to use low impact moves. All fitness levels are welcome, and the class can be modified to fit any physical needs or limitations.

Basic Yoga – a mindful practice to end the day, focusing on overall releasing and strengthening at a gentle pace. This class will leave you feeling relaxed and renewed from the day. The focus is on alignment and building our practice from the ground up. All levels are welcome.

Line Dancing – want to start your Wednesdays on the right foot??!!! With a variety of music, we have fun and lots more, as we dance, step, and sway the floor away. No previous experience needed! Just show up as you are and have a good time.

Nutrition Classes also offered – quarterly classes offering research-based nutrition information and cooking demonstrations focused on the impact of diet on cancer diagnosis.

Local Farmer's Markets

Discover the vibrant tapestry of local flavors and delights at our Farmer's Markets, where the essence of community and the abundance of freshness and nature converge. With multiple locations to explore, our local Farmer's Markets support a diverse and enriching experience that celebrates the bountiful harvests of the season. Join us at our various market destinations as we cultivate the roots of sustainable living and bring farm-fresh goodness to your table.

• Acadiana's Farmers Market
• Freetown Farmers Market
• Hub City Farmers Market
• Lafayette Farmers & Artisans Market
• New Iberia Farmers Market
• Robin Farm Stand
• Scott Farmers Market
• Camellia Crossing 

Nutrition Blog

Personal Gym

The Wellness Center is a full-service gym, with guidance tailored to your needs. Our Director provides you with a full assessment, taking your medical history, limitations and exercise goals in mind. A program is created just for you with periodic reassessments as your needs change.

The gym is closed during classes such as Yoga, Pilates & Toning, Let’s Dance, and Healing Dance. You are free to use the gym during Circuit Training, Express classes, and MilesStrong.

To make an appointment, contact the Wellness Center

Prostate Cancer Support Group

Discover a supportive community at our monthly Prostate Cancer Support Group - 2nd Tuesdays of every month @ 6pm at the MPCS Wellness Center

Recipes

Here, we offer a collection of delicious and nutritious recipes designed to support your well-being during your cancer journey. We understand the importance of maintaining a healthy diet, and our recipes are carefully crafted to provide not only nourishment but also great taste. Explore these culinary creations and discover how you can nourish your body and elevate your spirits through the joy of cooking and savoring wholesome meals.

Yoga

Certified instructional group exercise classes offered in our Wellness Center.

• Pilates: 30 minutes of light weights and 30 minutes of core exercising.
• Yoga: Promotes physical health through stretching and meditative exercise. All skill levels are welcome!
• Gentle Yoga: Great way for beginners to learn about the restorative practice of yoga. All skill levels are welcome!

Local Farmer's Markets

Discover the vibrant tapestry of local flavors and delights at our Farmer's Markets, where the essence of community and the abundance of freshness and nature converge. With multiple locations to explore, our local Farmer's Markets support a diverse and enriching experience that celebrates the bountiful harvests of the season. Join us at our various market destinations as we cultivate the roots of sustainable living and bring farm-fresh goodness to your table.

• Acadiana's Farmers Market
• Freetown Farmers Market
• Hub City Farmers Market
• Lafayette Farmers & Artisans Market
• New Iberia Farmers Market
• Robin Farm Stand
• Scott Farmers Market
• Camellia Crossing 

Messages

Messages For Those Who Grieve

These messages are helpful in leading caregivers to a deeper understanding of their grief as well as those around them.

Things to remember

Nutrition Blog

Recipes

Here, we offer a collection of delicious and nutritious recipes designed to support your well-being during your cancer journey. We understand the importance of maintaining a healthy diet, and our recipes are carefully crafted to provide not only nourishment but also great taste. Explore these culinary creations and discover how you can nourish your body and elevate your spirits through the joy of cooking and savoring wholesome meals.

Resource Library

MPCS strives to maintain the largest cancer library in Acadiana since our goal is to give out the most accurate information for every type of cancer. The library has books ranging from specific cancer topics to inspirational stories. In addition, our library is well stocked with up-to-date pamphlets on specific cancer types, nutrition and more. Our library is open to all! Anyone is welcome to take a pamphlet or check out a book and return it at his or her earliest convenience.

We also have many online resources linked below.

Giving Tree

The Giving Tree is an annual program that offers help to families during the Christmas season. The program is offered to children and/or siblings (18 or younger living at home) of an active MPCS client. In our office, we have a Christmas tree filled with ornaments which feature a child's wish, age, and gender on it. Generous individuals, families, or groups in the community pull one or more ornaments from our Giving Tree. They shop for items and return unwrapped gifts to our office. (All wishes/gifts should be within the $35 limit.)

Hope
Chest

Ever wanted to be a platinum blonde or a sassy red head? One of our Service Coordinators can help you choose a wig that best suits your personality and style. Our HOPE CHEST room is a beautiful place dedicated to providing wigs, hats, scarves and turbans to those who have lost or will lose their hair due to cancer treatment.

Mastectomy Items

Whether you have had a lumpectomy, partial mastectomy, or a double mastectomy, MPCS has an entire room dedicated to fitting anyone in need of a bra and/or prosthesis. We offer the SOFTEE which is a post-operative camisole that can be worn directly over bandages or compression garments. It includes a pocket to store post-surgical drain bulbs, and it can be adjusted to accommodate changes during reconstruction. We also offer a collection of thoughtful items to make life easier for breast cancer patients post-surgery.

Medical Supplies

MPCS is able to provide a variety of medical supplies including tracheotomy cleaning kits, ostomy and urostomy supplies, disposable briefs, bed liners, LMX cream, dressings, bandages, gloves, and more.

MPCS Tips, Websites, & Books

Tips, Websites & Books

Being a caregiver to a loved one can be one of the most challenging experiences as well as one of the most rewarding experiences someone can have.

Having support is vital for caregivers to remain emotionally and physically healthy. The suggestions below are to help you stay healthy! Remember, these are only suggestions, and you are the expert on what works (and doesn't work) for you. In other words, utilize the information you need and leave the rest.

Nutritional Supplements

During treatment, the body is working unusually hard to fight cancer cells and attend to the damaged healthy cells. For clients who are not able to maintain a healthy weight or are in need of extra nutrients, with a doctor's prescription, we offer a variety of flavors of Ensure, Ensure Plus and Glucerna supplements.

Patient Navigation Notebooks

A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming to everyone who is involved. Developed by a MPCS board member and caregiver, a PNN is a comprehensive cancer journal that helps assist in organizing key elements of your medical care. With this notebook, you can keep track of doctors, appointments, treatment schedules, medications, important notes and more.

Treatment Care Kit

The Treatment Care Kit contains useful items that will help you during chemotherapy and/or radiation. These items are recommended by Acadiana oncologists to assist in managing the side effects that you may experience. We've included items that help with oral care, skin care, and general health care.

Back to School Project

MPCS and Junior League of Lafayette have teamed up to make sure that our clients and their children have the tools they need to get started for the new school year. Each August, this program takes care of school supply shopping for children who have cancer or children whose parents have cancer. At the end of summer, caregivers can submit their children's supply lists, and volunteers purchase school supplies.

Breast Cancer Support Group

Discover a supportive community at our monthly Breast Cancer Support Group - 1st Tuesdays of every month @ 5:30pm at the MPCS Wellness Center

Classes

Explore our schedule of closed and open session group exercise classes, tailored to our cancer clients' needs.

Sit ‘N Fit – a relaxing chair yoga class that helps improve range of motion, energy, and movement at your individual pace and abilities. Each class includes gentle movements, meditation, and breathing exercises to help create ease of mind and body.

Gentle Yoga – focuses on relaxation while increasing range of motion and energy. Flexibility is not required. The class is conducted on the floor, seated or lying down. Modifications and props are offered and encouraged so that every student may work at their own pace in a manner that works for their body. Meditation and breath work are used to help students switch into the parasympathetic nervous system where healing occurs.

Circuit Training – involves rotating through 7 different exercises for a set amount of time, with a short rest period in between each exercise. This class targets different muscle groups and helps to increase your strength, balance, and stamina. All workouts are low impact, and you go at your own pace. All fitness levels are welcome, and the class can be modified to fit any physical needs or limitations.

Toning Class – a total body strength training workout using light weights, resistance bands, and bodyweight. This class helps to build muscle and increase bone density while continuing to use low impact moves. All fitness levels are welcome, and the class can be modified to fit any physical needs or limitations.

Basic Yoga – a mindful practice to end the day, focusing on overall releasing and strengthening at a gentle pace. This class will leave you feeling relaxed and renewed from the day. The focus is on alignment and building our practice from the ground up. All levels are welcome.

Line Dancing – want to start your Wednesdays on the right foot??!!! With a variety of music, we have fun and lots more, as we dance, step, and sway the floor away. No previous experience needed! Just show up as you are and have a good time.

Nutrition Classes also offered – quarterly classes offering research-based nutrition information and cooking demonstrations focused on the impact of diet on cancer diagnosis.

Creative Expressions

This program provides creative ways for clients to respond to their cancer experience. Each class has different projects that may include sculpting, drawing, painting, scrap booking and more.

Giving Tree

The Giving Tree is an annual program that offers help to families during the Christmas season. The program is offered to children and/or siblings (18 or younger living at home) of an active MPCS client. In our office, we have a Christmas tree filled with ornaments which feature a child's wish, age, and gender on it. Generous individuals, families, or groups in the community pull one or more ornaments from our Giving Tree. They shop for items and return unwrapped gifts to our office. (All wishes/gifts should be within the $35 limit.)

Hope
Chest

Ever wanted to be a platinum blonde or a sassy red head? One of our Service Coordinators can help you choose a wig that best suits your personality and style. Our HOPE CHEST room is a beautiful place dedicated to providing wigs, hats, scarves and turbans to those who have lost or will lose their hair due to cancer treatment.

Local Farmer's Markets

Discover the vibrant tapestry of local flavors and delights at our Farmer's Markets, where the essence of community and the abundance of freshness and nature converge. With multiple locations to explore, our local Farmer's Markets support a diverse and enriching experience that celebrates the bountiful harvests of the season. Join us at our various market destinations as we cultivate the roots of sustainable living and bring farm-fresh goodness to your table.

• Acadiana's Farmers Market
• Freetown Farmers Market
• Hub City Farmers Market
• Lafayette Farmers & Artisans Market
• New Iberia Farmers Market
• Robin Farm Stand
• Scott Farmers Market
• Camellia Crossing 

Mastectomy Items

Whether you have had a lumpectomy, partial mastectomy, or a double mastectomy, MPCS has an entire room dedicated to fitting anyone in need of a bra and/or prosthesis. We offer the SOFTEE which is a post-operative camisole that can be worn directly over bandages or compression garments. It includes a pocket to store post-surgical drain bulbs, and it can be adjusted to accommodate changes during reconstruction. We also offer a collection of thoughtful items to make life easier for breast cancer patients post-surgery.

Medical Supplies

MPCS is able to provide a variety of medical supplies including tracheotomy cleaning kits, ostomy and urostomy supplies, disposable briefs, bed liners, LMX cream, dressings, bandages, gloves, and more.

Messages

Messages For Those Who Grieve

These messages are helpful in leading caregivers to a deeper understanding of their grief as well as those around them.

Things to remember

Mobile Miles

Mobile Miles hits the road each week to serve families fighting and surviving cancer in our 10-parish service area. It is like Miles Perret Cancer Services on wheels! Our support and services are open to those living in or receiving treatment in the 10 parishes.

Click here for more details of our schedule for this month.

STOPS INCLUDE:
• Abbeville - Abbeville General Hospital
• Crowley - Cancer Center of Acadiana, Lourdes Oncology Associates & OncoLogics
• Lafayette - University Hospital & Clinic
• Mamou - Savoy Cancer Center
• New Iberia - Iberia Medical Center, OncoLogics, Ships Medical
• Opelousas - Opelousas General Cancer Center (Main campus) & OncoLogics
• Eunice - Cancer Center of Acadiana
• Ville Platte - Evangeline Family Medicine

  
  

  MOBILE MILES SERVICES

  Mobile Miles provides a variety of services brought right to you. Some of these services include the Hope Chest (wigs, hats, scarves and turbans), mastectomy supplies nutritional supplements, durable medical goods and a small resource library.

MPCS Tips, Websites, & Books

Tips, Websites & Books

Being a caregiver to a loved one can be one of the most challenging experiences as well as one of the most rewarding experiences someone can have.

Having support is vital for caregivers to remain emotionally and physically healthy. The suggestions below are to help you stay healthy! Remember, these are only suggestions, and you are the expert on what works (and doesn't work) for you. In other words, utilize the information you need and leave the rest.

Nutritional Navigation

Our Wellness Center offers nutrition information and cooking demonstrations four times a year to clients and survivors who are interested in learning to live well with a cancer diagnosis.

View Our Wellness Center Calendar for the Next Demonstration

Call our Wellness Center for more details.

Nutritional Supplements

During treatment, the body is working unusually hard to fight cancer cells and attend to the damaged healthy cells. For clients who are not able to maintain a healthy weight or are in need of extra nutrients, with a doctor's prescription, we offer a variety of flavors of Ensure, Ensure Plus and Glucerna supplements.

Nutrition Blog

Patient Navigation Notebooks

A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming to everyone who is involved. Developed by a MPCS board member and caregiver, a PNN is a comprehensive cancer journal that helps assist in organizing key elements of your medical care. With this notebook, you can keep track of doctors, appointments, treatment schedules, medications, important notes and more.

Personal Gym

The Wellness Center is a full-service gym, with guidance tailored to your needs. Our Director provides you with a full assessment, taking your medical history, limitations and exercise goals in mind. A program is created just for you with periodic reassessments as your needs change.

The gym is closed during classes such as Yoga, Pilates & Toning, Let’s Dance, and Healing Dance. You are free to use the gym during Circuit Training, Express classes, and MilesStrong.

To make an appointment, contact the Wellness Center

Prostate Cancer Support Group

Discover a supportive community at our monthly Prostate Cancer Support Group - 2nd Tuesdays of every month @ 6pm at the MPCS Wellness Center

Recipes

Here, we offer a collection of delicious and nutritious recipes designed to support your well-being during your cancer journey. We understand the importance of maintaining a healthy diet, and our recipes are carefully crafted to provide not only nourishment but also great taste. Explore these culinary creations and discover how you can nourish your body and elevate your spirits through the joy of cooking and savoring wholesome meals.

Resource Library

MPCS strives to maintain the largest cancer library in Acadiana since our goal is to give out the most accurate information for every type of cancer. The library has books ranging from specific cancer topics to inspirational stories. In addition, our library is well stocked with up-to-date pamphlets on specific cancer types, nutrition and more. Our library is open to all! Anyone is welcome to take a pamphlet or check out a book and return it at his or her earliest convenience.

We also have many online resources linked below.

SMILES for Miles

We provide an opportunity for families to have fun together through our SMILES for Miles program. One Saturday each month, we invite children 18 and under to bring their parents for an activity. In the past, activities have included the zoo, ice skating, children's museum, and art classes.

Treatment Care Kit

The Treatment Care Kit contains useful items that will help you during chemotherapy and/or radiation. These items are recommended by Acadiana oncologists to assist in managing the side effects that you may experience. We've included items that help with oral care, skin care, and general health care.

Yoga

Certified instructional group exercise classes offered in our Wellness Center.

• Pilates: 30 minutes of light weights and 30 minutes of core exercising.
• Yoga: Promotes physical health through stretching and meditative exercise. All skill levels are welcome!
• Gentle Yoga: Great way for beginners to learn about the restorative practice of yoga. All skill levels are welcome!