70 YEARS OF ACTIVITY For Cancer Patients

Israel Cancer Association // Annual Report 2022

during this vulnerable period in a patient’s life, in a warm, supportive environment that includes both the nursing aspect and some of the psychosocial aspects that encumber the patients. Moreover, family members can also enjoy a relief from the burden of daily intensive caring and free up time for work or ongoing tasks in their own life. The hostel, via its nursing staff, serves as a professional link between the patient and the medical center in which he or she receives the treatment, both in terms of abnormal reactions and medical referral, and in mediating problems or requests for those who find it hard to express themselves, whether due to a language barrier or for other reasons. Our many years of experience have taught us that most of the patients who stayed at the hostel arrived with great concern for the future, and found a warm, embracing framework that promotes relaxation and healing.

and keyboard for the patients’ use as well as for performances in the renovated culture room. The referral to the hostel is given through the oncology units or wards in which the patients are hospitalized, via hospital staff members (social worker, nurse, physician and radiation technician) or independently. Thank you letter: Dear Clore Hostel Staff, Words cannot express the gratitude and appreciation for the wonderful staff who welcomed us and made our stay at the hostel pleasant. We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude for the warm and welcoming treatment, the care, follow up, attentive ear, support and guidance. You granted us moments of fun through sports, arts and craft, beauty care, music and delicious, quality meals. There is no doubt that you are an admirable staff that grants us strength to go through this challenging period. Wishing you all much health. (The names are kept anonymous with the ICA) The Unique Spirit of the Hostel Individuals coping with a life-threatening disease stay the hostel during their oncology treatments. Staying at the hostel entails leaving home and moving away from the family. The Clore Hostel is unique compared to other patients’ facilities, since it caters to a wide, dynamic set of needs

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