Save the date All funds donated to Denim & Diamonds stay in our region. Denim & Diamonds Gala provides the seed funds for local cancer research, patient programs that further address the growing needs of Simmons Cancer Institute’s patient population. Patient programs offer a variety of complementary therapies, such as yoga and fitness classes designed to make patients’ lives better.

Save the date All funds donated to Denim & Diamonds stay in our region. Denim & Diamonds Gala provides the seed funds for local cancer research, patient programs that further address the growing needs of Simmons Cancer Institute’s patient population. Patient programs offer a variety of complementary therapies, such as yoga and fitness classes designed to make patients’ lives better.

With the right ingredients, yes even pizza can be a brain healthy meal! Here's a flatbread recipe to get you started, but feel free to switch out broccoli for other greens, like baby spinach. Broccoli and sun-dried tomato flatbread pizza INGREDIENTS 1 tbsp plus 2 tsp olive oil, divided 1/2 small red onion, sliced thinly into half moons 2 cloves garlic, sliced 4 cups broccoli florets, chopped (7 oz) 18 tsp salt 4 whole-grain flatbreads, pita or naan breads, about 2 oz each 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes (about 6), rehydrated in boiling water for 10 minutes if dry, coarsely chopped 2 tbsp grated

Designed specifically to help boost brain health, the MIND diet emphasizes leafy greens and whole grains, among other healthy items. When many people hear the word diet, they immediately think "bland" or "tasteless." Here's a recipe for a snack that challenges that notion, while fitting in with the MIND diet approach: Lemony farro salad with avocado and pistachios I NGREDIENTS 1 cup uncooked farro perlato 1 cup thinly sliced lacinato kale 1 cup arugula 1 cup fresh basil, chopped 1 tbsp finley sliced chives 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and sliced 1/4 cup crumbled feta 1/2 cup pistachio nuts

By Aren Dow: On the opposite wall of Sicely Kluge’s office, past the dinosaurs and the art supplies, hangs the starting point for many of her patients’ sessions: the snack center. It looks like one of those over-the-door shoe organizers – about five feet tall with pockets in rows – but instead of shoes, there are fruit snacks and juice boxes tucked inside, the ideal comfort food for her 5- to 17-year-old patients. It’s an optimal starting point to help her young patients relax and start their healing process. Kluge is a licensed clinical social worker for the Survivor Recovery Center (SRC) at

By Aren Dow: On the opposite wall of Sicely Kluge’s office, past the dinosaurs and the art supplies, hangs the starting point for many of her patients’ sessions: the snack center. It looks like one of those over-the-door shoe organizers – about five feet tall with pockets in rows – but instead of shoes, there are fruit snacks and juice boxes tucked inside, the ideal comfort food for her 5- to 17-year-old patients. It’s an optimal starting point to help her young patients relax and start their healing process. Kluge is a licensed clinical social worker for the Survivor Recovery Center (SRC) at

By Aren Dow: On the opposite wall of Sicely Kluge’s office, past the dinosaurs and the art supplies, hangs the starting point for many of her patients’ sessions: the snack center. It looks like one of those over-the-door shoe organizers – about five feet tall with pockets in rows – but instead of shoes, there are fruit snacks and juice boxes tucked inside, the ideal comfort food for her 5- to 17-year-old patients. It’s an optimal starting point to help her young patients relax and start their healing process. Kluge is a licensed clinical social worker for the Survivor Recovery Center (SRC) at