Prostate Cancer

Mundt, who says his faith keeps his spirits high, had never considered art therapy until he received an invitation to take classes last summer at a five-week session sponsored by Froedtert and the Medical College and Community Memorial Hospital, where he was treated.

"It was such an inspiration," he said.

"I was there with gals who had their heads shaved, some who had one breast, some who had thyroid cancer - I just felt like I really didn't belong in this class because of my lousy She says that cancer patients pose a unique challenge.

"Cancer patients are much more reluctant to go into their pain; they want to be hopeful," she said.

"They don't want to talk about their sadness." However, it usually only takes one session to get patients to open up and share their thoughts and feelings with others in their group, she said.

"We always start by saying that you can't do anything wrong, that there are no mistakes," Denton said.

"Fears are normal because this is a different way of doing things." Earlier this month, Froedtert unveiled artwork created by Mundt, Giordano and 10 other participants in a display along the skywalk that connects its hospital and clinics.

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