ADRC offers workshop for those living with chronic conditions

The Aging and Disability Resource (ADRC) of Oneida County and the Wisconsin Institute of Healthy Aging are offering a Living Well With Chronic Conditions workshop.

“Living with chronic conditions such as arthritis, cancer, heart disease or another ongoing health problem can be physically, emotionally and financially draining,” organizers said in a press release. “If you or someone you care about has a chronic condition, this workshop is for you. It is important to find solutions that work for you, but you need the tools and knowledge to help you. Living Well With Chronic Conditions workshop can show you the way!”

The program has been researched and shown to improve participants’ physical and emotional outcomes and health-related quality of life. In six weekly sessions, the workshop gives participants strategies to manage chronic disease including techniques for coping with fatigue, pain and isolation, communicating with family, friends and health professionals, practicing good nutrition, evaluating new treatment options and goal setting and problem solving, the release states.

Living Well With Chronic Conditions will be held on Thursdays from Feb. 6 to March 13 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 7937 U.S. Highway 51 in Minocqua. Program participants are asked to make a suggested donation of $20 to cover part of the expense for books and supplies for the workshop. For more information or to register for the program, contact the ADRC of Oneida County at 715-369-6170 or email [email protected].