Supporting gynecologic cancer patients throughout Colorado

Upcoming Events

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Lunch ‘N Learn Series – Colorado Springs Area
Jun 16
Lunch ‘N Learn Series – Colorado Springs Area

OUT OF CONTROL 
(managing catastrophic thinking) 

Catastrophic thinking can be immobilizing and a habitual way of functioning. Join us for a complimentary  lunch and discussion of Out of Control as we consider how to reduce anxiety and live well. 

Colorado Springs area:

Date: Monday, June 16th
(Please register by Thursday, June 12th.) 

Time: 12:00 PM

Location: The NeXt Us
525 N. Cascade Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Lunch ‘N Learn Series – Denver Area
Jun 20
Lunch ‘N Learn Series – Denver Area

OUT OF CONTROL 
(managing catastrophic thinking) 

Catastrophic thinking can be immobilizing and a habitual way of functioning. Join us for a complimentary  lunch and discussion of Out of Control as we consider how to reduce anxiety and live well. 

Denver area:

Date: Friday, June 20th
(Please register by Wednesday, June 18th.) 

Time: 12:00 PM

Location: Texas Roadhouse
11205 S. Parker Rd.
Parker, CO 80134

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

In-Person Mentor Meeting
Jun 22
In-Person Mentor Meeting

Become a mentor!

Our mentor meetings are open to women who have completed orientation to become a Woman to Woman mentor to provide peer support to someone who is newly diagnosed or back in treatment.

Mentors meet for networking, mutual support, and continuing education on various topics, including communication skills, boundary setting, community resources, self-care measures, coping strategies, and ways to support mentees.

If you are one year post-treatment from gynecologic cancer and are interested in being a mentor and connecting with other survivors, contact Sherry Martin, LCSW, Patient Services Director, at sherry@suesgift.org for more information, or click the link below.

Date: Sunday, Jun 22, 2025

Time: 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM

SIGN-UP HERE

When Cancer Hits Below The Belt We’re Here To Help!

Newly diagnosed? We’re here to help! Please complete the form below and our Patient Services Director, Sherry Martin (LCSW) will contact you directly.

Survivor Stories

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    I always try to help women not to be so scared. My best medicine is laughter, so I spread that as much as I can. I’m very open about my journey, because every journey is different, but my story may help a woman get checked and be smart about their bodies and symptoms. I want other women to know that it is scary and an emotional rollercoaster, but that they are not alone in this. We are all a support system for each other, and totally understand the feelings and emotions that we all feel. Please listen to your body.

    ​– Valerie
    Sue’s Gift financial assistance recipient

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    I want to thank Sue’s Gift for all that you do for us in such an uncertain time in our lives. You have helped me be a better and happier survivor, and to appreciate the new me. I am so Blessed.

    – Debbie
    Sue’s Gift financial assistance recipient

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    Sue's Gift was a godsend. We are retired military and extra money is hard to come by. Sue's Gift helped pay all the copays that come with health insurance."

    – Amy
    Stage 1A endometrial cancer survivor

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    Be Ovary Aware was a game changer...when I was feeling backed up against a wall and the outlook was grim, BOA provided me a reprieve to regain my balance---find friends to walk the walk with, cash to ease financial stress and a network of other helps and activities to light the way! It was the light in my darkness and now it helps me be a light to others!

    - Karen E.
    Ovarian Cancer Survivor & Be Ovary Aware participant.

More Survivor Stories

A cancer diagnosis can be an overwhelming experience, we’re here to help. Our Woman to Woman program is a peer-to-peer support program that pairs newly diagnosed gynecologic cancer patients or patients currently in treatment with trained survivor volunteers who provide hope, support, understanding and encouragement from someone who has “been there.” If you are diagnosed with any gynecologic cancer, you can request a mentor – someone who can be with you through the duration of the diagnosis, treatment and recovery.

Sue's Gift Financial Assistance Program

We offer economic support to those who have been diagnosed with gynecologic cancer to help with medical and household expenses. Whether it’s health insurance deductibles, doctor’s bills, housing payments, utility bills or prescriptions. Sue’s Gift Financial Assistance Program has made a promise, that no one stands alone when it comes to battling cancer.

There are FIVE main types of cancer that affect reproductive organs:

CERVICAL • OVARIAN • UTERINE • VAGINAL • VULVAR

As a group, they are referred to as gynecologic (GY-neh-kuh-LAH-jik) cancer

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