Purple House Reign

Purple reign…

hey’re busy bees at Bray’s Purple House Cancer Support, with two major programmes lined up for September.

Dempsey’s Irish den…

One is the CLIMB programme for kids whose parent has a cancer diagnosis, the other a self-management course for cancer survivors.

And the details go a little something like this…

Purple House Cancer Support have opened registration for their next 6 week CLIMB Programme for children who have a parent with a Cancer diagnosis, which will start on Wednesday 14th September 2022 from 3.30pm-4.30pm in Purple House Cancer Support Centre in Bray.

Founder Veronica O’Leary

CLIMB stands for Children’s Lives Include Moments of Bravery.
It is an enjoyable, sharing, interactive experience and a time for children to come together to deal with their feelings.

The programme will be delivered by our trained CLIMB facilitators in Purple House in Bray, Co. Wicklow.

Throughout the programme the children will develop an understanding of cancer and from this understanding the myths and fears that children can hold about cancer will be dispelled. The programme is creative, using drama, arts and play. They are also based on having fun together and meeting new friends.

CLIMB aims to help your child:

To understand a cancer diagnosis by providing information on cancer
To learn how to express his or her feelings and emotions
To learn how to cope with these feelings
To feel part of a social group by making friendships with other children sharing a similar experience
To cope with the dramatic changes they are witnessing and experiencing in the home

Conor O’Leary

Also, Purple House Cancer Support will be running the Stanford Cancer Thriving & Surviving Programme starting Tuesday 20th September 2022 (6.30pm-9.30pm) for 6 Weeks in person at Purple House, and from Tuesday 21st February 2023 (2pm-4.30pm) for 6 Weeks in person at Purple House

This is a self-management programme for Cancer survivors (3 months post treatment) with the aim of improving your quality of life to better manage your daily health.

The Programme is a six week self management programme which consists of 2.5 hours per session. The Programme was developed by Stanford University and will be facilitated in Purple House by one of our professional Counsellors and a volunteer who has personal experience of Cancer.

The topics on the course include:

Techniques to deal with problems such as frustration, fatigue, pain & isolation & poor sleep
Living with uncertainty
Exercises for maintaining & improving strength, flexibility & endurance
Making decisions about treatment and complimentary therapies.
Communicating effectively with family, friends, & health professionals
Nutrition & healthy eating

To book a place on either programme, please contact Purple House on 012866966, visit purplehouse.ie or email [email protected]. You can also check out our August 2021 interview with manager Conor O’Leary here.