Wish tree for cancer patient: Inside: Give hope for Christmas!

Wish tree for cancer patient: Inside: Give hope for Christmas!

In a touching project to support cancer patients: On December 17, 2024, a “wish tree” was ceremoniously handed over in the gynecological department of the Hietzing Clinic. This living tree, decorated with warm wishes and drawings of over 200 elementary school students: Inside, the patient should give comfort and hope inside during the festive Christmas season. The initiative, launched by the Austrian Cancer Aid Vienna, aims to educate children in an age -appropriate manner about cancer and to raise awareness of the challenges of people with cancer. Dr. In Ursula Denison, President of the Cancer Aid, said: "Especially at Christmas, the time for cancer patients is particularly difficult - with the tree we want to set a sign of hope, courage, but also of each other," reported OTS

As part of the project, students have written creative messages for the patients inside of three Viennese elementary schools. These writings show not only empathy, but also the understanding of the children for the emotional and physical stress, which a cancer entails. The directors of the participating schools emphasize how important it is that children deal with the fates of others and learn to take on social responsibility. The project not only creates a bridge between schools and health facilities, but also offers valuable support for people with cancer and their relatives, who receive professional help at any time at Krebshilfe Vienna, as well as the Clinic Hietzing

The palliative care unit of the Hietzing Clinic ensures that patients with advanced diseases are accompanied in a respectful and human way. The inclusion and support of relatives play a central role here, because it is crucial to get the quality of life of the patients in the best possible way. Individual and sensitive care that takes into account all aspects of life, including physical, psychological and spiritual needs, is part of the comprehensive approach that is used in the treatment of cancer patient: inside.