An Atlanta woman, Cookie Aftergut, is coming to town July 15 with her two-year-old organization called Chemoflage. As the name suggests, it helps people in the throes of chemotherapy deal with many issues related to the cancer and its treatment. (She mainly reaches out to women, given some of the topics she addresses, including makeup and fashion.) Aftergut is a breast cancer survivor.
In 2003, Aftergut started working with a foundation under the auspices of ChemoChic. Then two years ago, she struck out on her own and had to re-name her business.
Based partly on her own experience with cancer therapies, and those of others, Aftergut founded the organization to help women feel better about themselves during cancer treatment. She and other experts teach women about complementary clothing, using make-up, proper nutrition, mental health and other issues that often come up during therapy.
In 2007, she was honored as a "Woman of Spirit" by Morton's Steakhouse of Buckhead.
She has also teamed up with Nordstrom in Atlanta and conducts classes there. In Columbus, she and her assistant will start their lunch and learn program at 11 a.m. July 15. It's at the John B. Amos Cancer Center of Columbus Regional, 1831 Fifth Ave.
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To register for the lunch, call 770-394-6094.
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