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Are you a cancer survivor and ready to try the exciting sport of dragon boating? Join us for a new paddler orientation and then start dragon [continue]
A dragon boat team for all cancer survivors
We provide a paddling support group for men and women of all ages diagnosed with many different types of cancer.
I discovered the Dragon Boat in Texas, but I became truly addicted when I joined Wellness Warriors. I have had two cancers and I did not know that I needed a support group. I brushed off my cancers like a bad memory. Wellness Warriors showed me that I did not have to brush it off. [continue]
I joined Wellness Warriors in May 2023. Who would have known that my cancer in 2000 would be my ticket to this amazing team of cancer survivor athletes? I’d always wanted to do dragon boat paddling but felt it was just a fantasy. My first time in a boat was both thrilling and terrifying. It [continue]
Keep moving! Stay connected! Our fabulous Wellness Warriors off-season training program has moved to Slack, a communication platform that will help facilitate quick updates and 2-way communication. Join Slack and join the fun! Contact our coaches (wwcoaches@wellnesswarriorsboston.org) for an invitation to join Slack. A user manual is available here. 560 [continue]
I’m a newbie to Wellness Warriors, 2021 being my first season. I learned the hard way that cancer can rob not only your health but also your marriage, relationships, employment, financial stability and in my case my sight. I have Multiple Myeloma, I will always have it. It can run chronic or acute. Like a [continue]
I first learned of Wellness Warriors at a lymphedema symposium a few years ago. I was interested, took the pamphlets, but after I got home, I didn’t follow up or contact them. I let the materials sit until Spring of 2021. After becoming an empty nester and living life in isolation due to Covid, I [continue]
It was raining- no let me rephrase that- it was pouring so hard that we couldn’t see beyond the front of the boat! And I laughed, dripping with happiness because I found a crazy group of cancer survivors that were willing to try anything! I’m not sure I was addicted to dragon boating my first [continue]
My first glimpse of this team came on a low day, outside a lymphedema lecture. I arrived with legs throbbing, my body and spirit weakened from surgical complications. High grade uterine cancer had taken my energy, my career and my confidence. In the lobby stood a scenic poster of the sunny Charles River; it featured [continue]
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Peter Lew 1952 – 2020 Wellness Warriors celebrates the life of our founder, Peter Lew. A memorial gathering will follow in better times. 2,110 views
EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 8! Join me [Chrissy] every Wednesday evening at 8pm (previously 7pm) for workout and wine! Dejan has helped us set up an online meeting using Webex. Join us and let’s move our socially isolated bodies! What to bring: Needs will vary by session, but having small dumbbells (or canned [continue]
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Our Favorite Coaches are working on a fantastic plan for us this off-season. This is a program to be embraced, not feared! As a team, we’ve made amazing progress over the last few years. Working together in the off-season allows us to strengthen our skills as paddlers and as a team. The goal is [continue]
Let me first start by saying… Hi. My name is Rhonda…and I am a newbie. I am a newbie to Wellness Warriors… I am a newbie to any kind of sport let alone a water sport. AND a newbie to Boston. In fact, it was just over 2 years ago that my husband Tim [continue]
I became involved with the Wellness Warriors when it was still a fledgling organization. It has been a remarkable experience to watch the Wellness Warriors evolve into the amazing entity it is today. I was recovering from the cumulative effects of chemotherapy and multiple surgeries when I had the good fortune to meet Erica [continue]
Fear is the enemy of hope. I had just started my treatments for stage 4 neck and throat cancer. My friend from work named Sandy Tise happened to be a cancer survivor. She handed me a photo book and said, “These are photos of our dragon boat team called the Wellness Warriors”. As I looked [continue]
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Fifteen years ago I joined the Wellness Warriors Team with my daughter after my 1st cancer surgery. Like so many I have had relocating cancer, surgeries, chemotherapy, radiation, and clinical drug trials. But through all this I feel grateful for many things, my faith, family, friends and my united Wellness Warriors. The Wellness Warrior [continue]
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“You are strong” has replaced “you have cancer” in my internal dialogues, thanks to Wellness Warriors. I was very hesitant about joining the team. I sort of tiptoed in and hid in the back, half turned to the door in case I needed to escape. What I found was an overwhelmingly welcoming atmosphere – [continue]
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I was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in 2013 with new growth noted in 2015. At that time, I began searching out complementary treatments as my options were limited. I saw a flyer for the Wellness Warriors at a local wellness center where I had taken a workshop and was intrigued as I had [continue]
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