News

May 2, 2019

Wellness House with WVON Radio – New programs at Mile Square Health Center – Chicago

Art Chat Daddy Sims talks with Wellness House President and CEO, Jeannie Cella, on WVON 1690AM - The Talk of Chicago's "Real Talk, Real People".  Art and Jeannie talk about all of the great programs that Wellness House offers to... More

May 2, 2019

Wellness House with ABC7 – Walk for Wellness House

ABC 7 Chicago and Tanja Babich ABC7 talks with Wellness House President and CEO, Jeannie Cella! Join us on Sunday, May 5, for Walk For Wellness House in Hinsdale to support individuals with cancer and their families. Watch the interview... More

May 2, 2019

Wellness House expands it’s impact – NBC5 News

Wellness House Looks to Expand Its Impact  For nearly 30 years, Wellness House in Hinsdale has been helping cancer patients and their families, and now the suburban non-profit is expanding to the city! NBC 5's Lauren Petty has the details.... More

April 29, 2019

Walk a way for cancer survivors to give back – The Hinsdalean

While waiting for her biopsy results in the lobby of her doctors ofice in July of 2016, Leslie Hansen spotted a Wellness House brochure on the table. After flipping through it, she thought to herself, "Well, if i get cancer,... More

January 29, 2019

Wellness House Winter Newsletter

Elissa Speizman didn’t plan to attend any Wellness House programs … until she happened to glance at a brochure about our metastatic breast cancer support group. “There are so few programs like that, I decided to give it a try,” she... More

January 14, 2019

Free haircuts help cancer patients gain confidence on their road to recovery – WGN-TV

For nearly 30 years, Wellness House in Hinsdale has provided free health and exercise programs for those battling cancer. Last month they added one more program to address what's perhaps the most outward sign of cancer: hair loss. In addition... More

January 14, 2019

CEO Jeannie Cella – Wellness House Retiring December 31, 2019

Wellness House CEO, Jeannie Cella Will Retire After 28 years of Service and Leadership Search has begun for a new executive director to be in place by July 1, 2019 Wellness House CEO, Jeannie Cella, has announced to the board... More

December 23, 2018

Free haircuts, styling for people with cancer – Chicago Tribune

When Candy Fraser learned that the Hinsdale nonprofit where she takes an exercise class for cancer patients was offering free professional hairstyling services, she immediately signed up for a haircut. “This is so marvelous because some people really need their... More

October 12, 2018

Women on a Mission – Hinsdale Magazine

While we feature 11 women on our cover, numerous men, women and children band together each year into groups of volunteers, helping raise funds for much-needed resources to support families battling cancer. The genesis of Wellness House was in 1988,... More

September 12, 2018

Wellness House Fall Newsletter

For years, Wellness House has offered a wig boutique on our lower level. We’ve invited interested participants to select from among a variety of wigs, then learn how to care for their wig before bringing it home. We’ve also offered... More