Help for children with cancer: Association in Vechta is urgently looking for donations!

Help for children with cancer: Association in Vechta is urgently looking for donations!

Lately, the challenges that families with children with cancer have been particularly put into the spotlight. An association from Vechta tirelessly fights for these families in the districts of Oldenburg, Vechta, Diepholz and Cloppenburg. Many may not know that small children with severe diagnoses such as leukemia or brain tumors live in their neighborhood. Almute Klein, the chair of the association "Help for children with cancer Vechta", commented on compassion and emphasis.

"There are currently three children affected in the Wildeshausen area," said Klein. Unfortunately, for reasons of personal protection, she cannot reveal any further information. These families fight against tragic circumstances, often have to accept long distances for treatments and live through strenuous operations without the certainty that everything will be good again.

comprehensive support for affected families

The association offers a variety of support options. Be it starting cases with the necessary utensils, psychological therapies or just conversations that the goal is to support the families. "We accompany the families from the first diagnosis and are available as long as they need our help," says Klein. This support can sometimes extend to the death of a child, which makes the scope of the work of the association clear.

The stress that parents and siblings experience through the cancer of a child are enormous. A cancer diagnosis often triggers a shock. Many people believe that cancer mainly affects older people or those with unhealthy lifestyles. But that's a mistake. "The reason why children are also affected by cancer is unknown," explains Klein. While it was often considered a death sentence in the past, many children can be treated today thanks to medical advances, and only in a few cases there are serious impairments.

Need for donations

The forms of therapy, which include chemotherapy and cortisone, are very stressful for the affected children. In addition, they can often hardly maintain social contacts with the same age, which can be incomprehensible to the little ones. "We are dependent on donations to pursue our activities," said Klein. The association can currently employ a part -time force and has a small office in Vechta. However, private financial support is essential for free time and other important measures. If you want to help, you can transfer your donation to the club with the IBAN DE57 2806 4179 0222 9994 00 and BIC Genodef1vec. Further information about the work of the association is here to be found.

It is important to become aware of the unrealistic ideas about cancer and to recognize that it also affects many children. The association is a starting point for support and community in this difficult time and shows how much good can be achieved with a small contribution.