A recent My daughter, while in hospital, facetimed family and friends . Friends and family also waved at her from the hospital car park. It was good to see her smile when she saw them. However sometimes conversations were cut short as she felt emotional seeing them. She missed the face to face contact.
Even though Kirsty saw my husband or I daily
She needed someone else to help her take her mind off what she was going through. She needed to be encouraged to do the things she normally loves dataset doing and stepping away from the current reality.
Clic Sargent and Teenage Cancer support provide a vital service, more now than ever before, during this pandemic. Kirsty has benefited from their positive input. Teenage Cancer Trust showed that young people saw a support worker from the charity more than they had before the pandemic.
Below is a summary from recent research done by the Teenage Cancer Trust
■ 81% of respondents had been asked to shield, and of these, nearly all (91%) said they had been affected by shielding
■ During the pandemic, young people with cancer except that the foregoing does not apply found accessing a physiotherapist (69%) and psychologist (53%) more challenging than normal
■ Of everyone in their treatment team, young people with cancer were most likely to see a Teenage Cancer Trust Youth Support Co-ordinator more often than they were before the pandemic
■ Seeing friends and family (53%), accessing work or education (44%) and young people’s mental (27%) and physical health (25%) were all areas that young people felt were difficult to manage during the pandemic
The Down Syndrome
Association have also recently released resources to help review business people with Down Syndrome who need help with their mental health especially during the pandemic. You can get more information about it from the link below.
