Everyone is Touched


According to the American Cancer Society,an estimated 1.7 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer in 2018.

At any given moment, there are 15.5 million living with a history of cancer. While some of these individuals were recently diagnosed, most were diagnosed many years ago and have no evidence of cancer.

Cancer touches everyone at some point, some time.

"Courage is
grace under pressure"

Healing Adventure Retreat at NatureBridge a wonderful success.

Good times during our 2019 Adventure!

Thanks to all involved…participants…presenters…NatureBridge staff and our Board members that put this all together. Great to have such support to bring these smiles…to these faces!

It takes a village:  Presenters Tim McNulty, Mikel Townsley, Julie Jacobson, Teri Applegate….support including Dan, Gay, Kat and of course the folks that come out to learn, share, and smile!

What a crew…looks like good times.

Posted by Survivor's Outdoor Experience on Thursday, May 23, 2019

Look at this beautiful scenery and these happy folks! SOE 2019 Retreat – West.

Posted by Survivor's Outdoor Experience on Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The famous signature boat ride from this year's retreat!

Posted by Survivor's Outdoor Experience on Thursday, May 23, 2019

Announcing the 2019 Healing Adventure Retreats

We are excited to be hosting two programs this year as we introduce our first Healing Adventure Retreat in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This ‘satellite’ offering will bring our programming to Jack’s hometown as we extend our services to the Keystone State.

The ‘classic’ Retreat at NatureBridge will be held May, 17-19 and the Chatham University at Eden Hall will take place June, 28-30.

https://naturebridge.org/locations/olympic

https://www.edenhall.chatham.edu

Survivor’s Outdoor Experience (SOE) is an educational and recreational organization that has created a program to provide cancer survivors of all ages an opportunity to learn about the benefits of living a healthy and active lifestyle.  Friends & Family was created for individuals who have been diagnosed with cancer and a companion(if they choose to be accompanied).

The program provides a curriculum of informative presentations balanced with recreational activities. The goal is to assist participants in gaining strength, hope, and a sense of the future.

Who is a Survivor?

At SOE the belief is that you become a ‘survivor’ at the moment of your critical diagnosis. You do not need a certain time period to elapse, nor do you need wait for test results to become a ‘survivor’. It is natural to consider yourself a ‘victim’ at first, but you need to look at it this way…being a ‘victim’ is a state of body and being a ‘survivor’ is a state of mind.

 

Please use our contact page if you have any questions.

 


"Courage is
grace under pressure"
"I am not what happened to me,
I am what I choose to become"
"The meaning of life
is a life with meaning"
"Cancer may leave your body, but it never leaves your life"
"The healing powers of participating in outdoor activities while exploring the natural world are powerful and profound.

A sense of calm and a feeling of contentment are reached when surrounded by nature."
"Accept how 'not normal' you are, and do your best to become as 'normal' as you can given the circumstances."