Our ALK+ Events calendar features engaging programs & events including our flagship ALKtALKs, where experts educate and inspire our community, making it smarter and more connected, and our Healing Arts classes that offer patients and care partners support for balancing daily life, managing treatment, and coping with an ALK positive cancer diagnosis.
Multilingual Chat is a welcoming space created especially for Spanish speakers or anyone who prefers to connect in their own language. Living with ALK-positive cancer is challenging enough—language barriers shouldn’t make it harder to find support and connection. Whether newly diagnosed, living long-term with ALK-positive cancer, or a caregiver, participants can share experiences, ask questions, […]
Adapted for individuals with physical limitations, Chair Yoga focuses on gaining strength, mobility, and ease of movement, incorporating breathing and meditation to calm the mind.
Participants engage their imaginations to manage symptoms of depression, anxiety, and pain, fostering healing of the mind, body, and spirit.
Art Therapy uses art and the creative process to help participants manage stress, build community, and develop coping strategies.
Clinical Trials Connect is a welcoming discussion group for ALK-positive patients interested in learning more about clinical trials and what participation may involve. Facilitated by ALK Positive board member and long-term patient Jeff Sturm, sessions offer education, trusted resources, and open conversation so participants can better understand trial opportunities, eligibility, and the experiences of others in the ALK-positive community.
Young ALKies is a space for those 50 and under to connect, share, and support one another through every high and low of an ALK-positive diagnosis.
Sharing feelings and experiences on paper is a proven method to begin healing our physical and emotional well being as we live each day.
Transforming participants’ mindset from merely surviving to thriving with cancer. Individuals are guided in resetting, reigniting passions, and generating energy to live a fulfilling life despite their diagnosis.
These sessions provide a space for open conversation about death – removing the stigma surrounding discussions of mortality.
These sessions teach techniques that emphasizes breath and movement to calm the mind and stay present, enhancing overall well-being.