Support & Resources
Your Feelings Matter
Our entire staff is here to support and encourage you on your journey back to wellness. We understand you will have many feelings – denial, anger, fear, sadness, loneliness – but remember hope, determination, confidence, and courage are also feelings that can help you take control and fight your disease.
Naturally, friends and loved ones will also have a range of emotions and questions about your type of cancer, treatment options, and how they can support you in the months to come.
Social Work Department
Our goal is to eliminate potential barriers to care for all our patients at Piedmont Cancer Institute. We strive to align patients with resources for financial assistance, guidance with medical and insurance coverage, and psychosocial support. The Social Work department is here to assist with practical needs within the institution and the community to ensure treatment is accessible for all. Our team is dedicated to guiding, educating, and advocating for patient needs throughout their oncology and hematology treatment journey at Piedmont Cancer Institute.
Please contact your Oncology team at PCI for a referral.
Support Programs
- PCI's Caregiver Support Group - PCI's Oncology Social Worker, Erika Flippin, LMSW, facilitates a Caregiver Support Group at our Stockbridge office for the families and caregivers of PCI patients.
- Thrive Together - Thrive Together is a peer support program for patients and care partners seeking support for pancreatic cancer at any disease stage. Learn more about who is eligible, meeting times, and how to enroll.
- Cancer Wellness at Piedmont - Cancer Wellness at Piedmont offers comprehensive, complementary services and programs that recognize the needs of patients and their loved ones.
Palliative Care
Palliative care is an interdisciplinary medical caregiving approach aimed at optimizing quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with serious, complex, and often terminal illnesses.
Nutrition During Cancer Treatment
Nutrition is an important consideration when you're receiving cancer treatment. PCI provides "Dial a Dietitian" for our patients.
Retreats and Lodging Services
- Casting for Recovery - Therapeutic fly fishing for women
- First Descents - Outdoor adventures for young adults battling cancer
- Second Wind Retreat - Relaxing getaways during and after treatments
- Thumbs Up Mission - For adults and/or children battling cancer
- Little Pink Houses of Hope - Retreats for breast cancer patients who are currently in treatment or have finished treatment with the past 12 months
- American Cancer Society Richard M. Schulze Family Foundation Hope Lodge - Home away from home lodging in Decatur for cancer patients and caregivers
DigniCap®
Hair loss is no longer inevitable. PCI offers DigniCap, an FDA-cleared scalp cooling treatment to minimize chemotherapy-induced hair loss in patients with solid tumor cancers.
Patient Resources
PCI has a library of resources and reading materials that can be informative to both you and your family.
