West Shore Medical Center is offering the American Cancer Society’s Look Good Feel Better® program Thursday, August 18 from 2 - 4 p.m. in Meeting Room A of the Education Center at the hospital, located at 1465 E. Parkdale Ave. in Manistee.
Look Good Feel Better® is a free, non-medical, brand-neutral public service program that teaches beauty techniques to cancer patients to help them manage the appearance-related side effects of cancer treatment. The program is open to any woman who is undergoing or has recently completed treatment for cancer.
Sessions include hands-on instruction on makeup, skin care, and nail care, as well as suggestions for using wigs, turbans, and scarves while undergoing treatment. At West Shore, Look Good Feel Better® will be facilitated by Maggie Diebel, owner of Pretty in Pink Salon in downtown Manistee, who is volunteering her time for the program. Diebel is a licensed cosmetologist who has received special additional training from the American Cancer Society.
The program is free, but registration is requested prior to the session date to ensure the proper make-up kit and materials are available for each participant. To register or for additional information, please contact the American Cancer Society at 1-800-227-2345.
“Look Good Feel Better® is as much about improving and maintaining self-image and confidence as it is about appearance,” said Denise Dunn, Specialist Mission Delivery with the American Cancer Society. “Patients enjoy the opportunity to spend time in a relaxed, non-medical setting with others in the same situation. And the free make-up and instruction from a professional helps them look and feel better.”
The final session of 2016 is scheduled for November 17.