Israel Cancer Association - Annual Report 2023

Israel Cancer Association // Annual Report 2023

'Young Adults Embarking On Life'® Group The 'Young Adults Embarking on Life'® group continues to hold meetings and activities at Mati House, under the guidance of MSW Orit Spira , the ICA’s Director of Rehabilitation and Support, and Central District Regional Social Worker, MSW Dana Rechavi-Heller . The group is designed for young singles aged 20 35, who fell sick at a challenging time in their life. The ICA extensive activity on behalf of stoma patients continues as per each year, and includes phone consultation for stoma patients and their family members, coordination of volunteer activities for stoma patients, meetings of the 'Young Adults with an Ostomy’ group, an annual conference for stoma patients, the production of the Pithon Peh (literally “a chance to speak”) journal designed for stoma patients, and activities for stoma nurses. Throughout the year, the ICA’s Israel Ostomy Association holds 'Young Adults with an Ostomy’ group meetings at Mati House, the ICA’s headquarters in Givatayim, National Service for Parent Training (or Grandparents) when One Parent Has Cancer When one of the parents (or grandparents) is diagnosed with cancer, the entire family, including the children, goes into a long, complex coping period. Sometimes, in an attempt to protect their children, parents choose to hide information in order to try and prevent anxiety and hardship from them. The Israel Cancer Association runs this counseling service in order to ease the parents’ hardship during

The group is a source of inspiration, strength, and support that is so vital to these young adults who were diagnosed with cancer just as they were embarking on adulthood, in helping them reclaim a “normal” life. The group, which adds about 60 new members each year, meets once a week with social workers at the 'Strong Together® center at Beit Mati in Givatayim. The ICA also runs trainings and mutual volunteering for new young adult members.

ICA's Israel Ostomy Association

led by MSW Dana Rechavi Heller , Central District Regional Social Worker, and RN Rina Dikhel , ICA Oncology Nurse and clinical expert in Palliative Care. Staff in charge: RN Livia Kislev , ICA Head Nurse and RN Rina Dikhel , ICA Oncology Nurse and clinical expert in Palliative Care.

Counseling, Training, and Information

this difficult time and help the family by providing information and support. Parents are given the tools, guidance, and help to face questions such as how to tell the children, how to handle the treatments, crisis, illness, and more. The service is provided by psycho-oncology professionals led by MSW Orit Spira , Director of the Rehabilitation and Support Dept., and MSW Dana Rechavi-Heller , the ICA’s Central District Regional Social Worker. The service is provided nation-wide. About 300 trainings are given to families each year.

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