Help 71 Young Colombians who fight against Cancer!

With your contribution you are helping more young people return to their life projects!

One of the most frequent worries young people with cancer have is, “what am I going to do when I finish my treatment?“ Will I be able to return to my normal life?” Family and friends often don’t know the answer to this.

To offer guidance to this population, in november 2016 the last youth support group was held, in it we had more than 20 participants whom through games and recreational activities, had the chance to to reflect about their life-project.

Thanks to  your contribution and support we were able to invite a psicologist and life-coach who, through Logotherapy presented the different dimensions of the human being (personal, family, profesional, social and emotional) and listened attentively to the young’s questions and fears.

The professional remarked the importance of a right attitude to life after cancer, acknowledging the possible physical limitations, disease sequelae, and treatment, as well as the fears of possible relapse. All these aspects, create an inevitable change between the before and after cancer, but such change should not, in any way, frustrate the plans and life-projects, but become a motivation for new ventures.

Finally, the activity ended with a breakfast where everyone felt content and cared for. For this reason, we keep inviting you to be our partners and to keep on helping the young to fight for their hopes and dreams.

What do you think about this project?

Thanks to your contribution our program Youth in Contact continues supporting more youngsters with cancer.

Today I’d like to tell you that we count with over a hundred youngsters both with cancer and survivors associated with Funcolombiana. Some of them are currently under treatment and other kids’ support –those who have survived cancer– is very valuable to them.

Last July 30^th we created a support group directed to youngsters on which we learned to identify and control our emotions with the help of a psychologist and a yoga female instructor. It was a different morning in which we also learned to express and accept our emotion assertively.

More than 20 youngsters gathered outdoors and shared a picnic-breakfast. There they talked about the importance of recognizing emotions as a natural condition of human beings and how fundamental it is to count with a sensitive and unconditional network of support during and after treatment.

The testimonies were abundant that day. David, however, a 17-year-old kid, one of the beneficiaries of our support program, says: “The learning I have had with my cancer has been very big. Changes in my life have been harsh but also valuable because one learns to manage a healthy and different kind of life. I have known dear friends; the hospital because your new home, here they are all very special and are always looking out for you so nothing bad happens”.

What do you think about this project? Do you have a suggestion so that we can improve ourselves?