HOW TO MANAGE IT IN THE HOSPITAL

PINK BUBBLE Foundation 

The advice of young oncology patients may be perceived by adults as cynical, but the honesty, humor, and perspective of these brave child patients open the way to understanding them and what to do for them in a difficult situation. Everything was carefully consulted with the doctors of the PINK BUBBLE Children's Oncology Foundation. www.pinkbubble.cz.

This resulted in a concise guide for young patients and their parents on how to manage treatment in the hospital. 

 

About Pink Bubble

The Pink Bubble Foundation was established in 2012 by model Martina Šmuková with the aim of helping children and young people whose lives have been complicated by oncological diseases. The foundation provides comprehensive support to patients aged 11 to 30 in the Czech Republic with any oncological or hemato-oncological diagnosis, not only during treatment but also throughout subsequent recovery and reintegration into everyday life.

Oncological disease is a great challenge for every patient, but for young people it also affects their lives at a difficult age when children become adults. At Pink Bubble, we therefore strive to ease this period for them so that despite the illness, young patients can experience it as happily as possible and be able to stand on their own feet again as soon as possible.

We approach all recipients of our assistance at Pink Bubble individually to help them with what they need most at the moment. We strive to fulfill their personal wishes and also provide them with experiences because moments of happiness and joy are truly important for young people whose lives have been affected by such an unpredictable illness.

• We organize activities that could distract young patients during treatment and recovery, strengthen their hope, and bring as much laughter and good mood into their lives as possible.
• "Bubbles," as we call our charges, we contribute to medical, rehabilitation, or mobility aids and services that make the treatment process shorter, more pleasant, and life after its completion easier.
• We support young women and men during their hospital studies and home treatment, arrange retraining courses, training, or part-time jobs for them, and provide targeted assistance so that after completing treatment, they can stand on their own feet and fully step into a new stage of life.

At NF Pink Bubble, we are currently celebrating our tenth anniversary and are delighted to be able to give gifts in the form of several beautiful projects. In May, we renovated and expanded the therapeutic garden and playground at the Motol University Hospital, which we originally created in 2014. In cooperation with the doctors of this hospital and actor Mr. Petr Nárožný, we also prepared the Easy MRI project in recent weeks, which makes the lengthy and demanding magnetic resonance imaging examination easier for patients. And in July, for the fourth time, we organized a week-long sea voyage full of experiences on a century-old ship in the Netherlands for adult "Bubbles."

We greatly appreciate that, thanks to the kindness and generosity of our supporters, the Pink Bubble Foundation has helped hundreds of children, adolescents, and young adults over ten years, distributing 28 million CZK and fulfilling wishes worth 10 million CZK.