Learn How To Manage ‘Brain Fog’ From Chemotherapy

If you or someone you love has experienced “brain fog” after undergoing chemotherapy treatments or battling COVID-19, there’s a class that can help you learn to minimize its effects. 

Judy Pribnow, LPN, one of Columbus Community Hospital’s oncology navigators, and Kristi Wolfe, an oncology resource navigator, recently became certified facilitators for Brain Fog. The class, offered through A Time To Heal Cancer Foundation, teaches memory techniques, organization and task management to cancer survivors who have been experiencing difficulties with concentration or memory. 

“Brain fog is a very common symptom among chemotherapy patients and some people who have had COVID-19,” said Pribnow. “Their ability to express themselves may go away, they could have trouble keeping appointments, or they may want to say something and are unable to do so.” 

Pribnow is now running the six-week class for the first time in Columbus. While it doesn’t “cure” brain fog, it does give cancer survivors the tools they need to overcome it. For example, in her class, Pribnow shows participants how they can navigate the grocery store by grouping items in their list according to category. She also teaches them how to use helpful phone applications. 

Pribnow wants to start another class in September, but she would like feedback from potential participants about which times would work best for them. If you are interested, please contact her at 402-562-4436 or jmpribnow@columbushosp.org.