Join UNC Health Care at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, Nov. 1, for a discussion of how fathers cope with the loss of their wife or partner, meet the demands of sole parenthood, and manage their children’s grief.
UNC Health Care will host a Google+ hangout at 11:00 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, Nov. 1, to discuss the challenges faced by single fathers after their wife or partner has died from cancer.
Participants in the hangout will be:
- Justin Yopp, PhD, from the Single Fathers Due to Cancer Program at UNC, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and a member of the UNC Comprehensive Cancer Support Program.
- Karl Owen, one of the fathers who participates in the Single Fathers Due to Cancer Program at UNC.
- Donna L. Schuurman, EdD, FT, chief executive officer of the Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families in Portland, Ore.
To join the Google+ hangout, please go to the event page ahead of time and let us know you plan to attend! In addition, go to our Google+ landing page and add us to your circles.