Physical Health Colombia Project #18013

Help 71 Young Colombians who fight against Cancer!

by Fundacion Colombiana de Leucemia y Linfoma

Project Report | Jun 21, 2016
Thanks to your contribution

By Yolima Mendez | Project Leader

Thanks to your contribution our Youth program continues to support young people with cancer.

This time, we want to tell you about support groups that have programmed especially for young people. According to the needs and concerns of the youth population, we decided to focus the issues to quality of life and to build a life as a strategy to foster hope and joy of living.

In recent days, we started these meetings with the theme of " Handling Nutrition and food during and after treatment", to this session assisted 12 young people with their companions and we invite two professionals that provided the information, on which they highlighted the conscious and varied food as one of many steps to get a proper quality of life.

We had a local juice store available in the city of Bogota to develop the practical part of the support group, in which we made and tried different rich and healthy preparations. We learned about nutritious smoothies, their nutrients and proper handling of them.

Young people asked several questions about eating meat. Milk and vitamins. The nutritionist specializing in cancer responded that can be consumed sweets and milk; as long as it is moderate. He recommended that the dish is like a rainbow, many colors and lots of variety. And he said vitamins and supplements should only be taken with medical indication.

No doubt, it was a pleasant time in which young people from Funcolombiana met, listened to their life stories and learned with experts about the care they need to have during and after treatment.

What do you think of this project?, Do you have any suggestions for us to improve?

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Gracias a tu contribución nuestro programa Jóvenes en Contacto sigue apoyando a más jóvenes con cáncer.

En esta oportunidad, queremos contarte sobre los grupos de apoyo que hemos programado especialmente para los jóvenes. De acuerdo a las necesidades e inquietudes que nos hace saber la población juvenil, decidimos enfocar los temas hacia la calidad de vida y a la construcción de un proyecto de vida como estrategia para fomentar la esperanza y la alegría de vivir.

En días pasados, dimos inicio formalmente a estos encuentros con el tema de “Nutrición y manejo de alimentos durante y después del tratamiento” en este participaron 12 jóvenes con sus acompañantes e invitamos a dos profesionales que a manera de conversatorio brindaron la información en la que resaltaron el consumo consciente y variado de los alimentos como uno de los tantos pasos para obtener una adecuada calidad de vida.

Tuvimos a disposición un local de jugos en la ciudad de Bogotá para desarrollar la parte práctica del grupo de apoyo, en la que logramos hacer y comprobar con las preparaciones que comer rico y saludable es posible. Aprendimos sobre batidos nutritivos, sobre los nutrientes que aportan los alimentos y el manejo adecuado de los mismos.

Los jóvenes hicieron varias preguntas sobre el consumo de carnes. Lácteos y vitaminas. El nutricionista especializado en cáncer respondió que se puede consumir dulces y lácteos; siempre y cuando, sea moderado. Recomendó que el plato sea como un arcoíris, muchos colores y mucha variedad. Y precisó que las vitaminas y complementos solo se deben tomar con indicación médica.

Sin duda, fue un espacio ameno en la que los jóvenes de Funcolombiana se conocieron, escucharon sus historias de vida y conocieron de mano de los expertos los cuidados; conscientes, que debemos tener durante y después del tratamiento.

Qué opinas de este proyecto?, Tienes alguna sugerencia para que podamos mejorar?

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Mar 22, 2016
Thank you for your contribution !!

By Yolima Mendez | Project Leader

Visits by young survivals to young people in treatment had wonderful results because we found patients are more motivated, more security in the process and hope to received advices and encouragement from young people that had been through the same health situation.

Reviewing the visits, we found families willing grateful to hear testimonies of life that strength family unity, promote support networks and adherence to treatment.

Such is the case of Mariana; patient of fourteen years old that suffers Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia that had been affecting in her emotional area. The mainly fear of Mariana, was the reconstruct of her social area, due to this had quite decreased. For this case, the Leader of the young group visit her and made her life statement creating a huge change in Mariana’s life, now she shows interest in her treatment and is on contact with young people of the group and in her mother opinion, she affirms, that Mariana is now demonstrating more optimism and resilience.

In the same way we found Andres, with the diagnosis of Leukemia with sixteen years old. This young boy presents a lot of doubts about her bone marrow transplant, a procedure suggested by her doctor. A young volunteer who had been through the same process had a meeting with Andres and his family and gives them a psycho-education and the tranquility that the family needs.

Undoubtedly, it is a great program because you bet on the psycho-education, the empathic support and the hope that many of these young people need.

Finally, we want to tell you that this year we have planned more workshops with young people in treatment, the will receive a very special book called Handbook for Happiness and receive workshops to find a greater sense and meaning to his life.

What is your opinion of this project?

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Dec 17, 2015
YOUNG PEOPLE IN CONTACT REPORT DEC 2015

By Yolima Mendez | President

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