Day Care
Enjoy a supportive environment with access to treatments and social activities at our day care centers.
The Day Care program gives children, teenagers and adults with cancer and their caregivers a safe and reassuring platform that provides opportunities for self-expression under compassionate individuals.
Day Care for Children
Children undergoing cancer treatment as well as their caregivers can visit our Day Care centre every Monday. Volunteers pick them up from Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital (IRCH) at AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospitals, and they spend a day filled with positive, life affirming activities such as art, craft, dance, storytelling and music. Meanwhile, their caregivers get a chance to meet counsellors and fellow caregivers in the supportive environment of the Day Care centre.
A nutritional support program offers children a daily breakfast and nutritional supplements. Children and adults alike enjoy a delicious home cooked lunch before they return to the hospital for their appointments.
Festivals and special occasions are also celebrated throughout the year in the Day Care with great verve and gusto. A library and a non-formal education program keep children in touch with studies while they are away from their homes.
Daycare for Teens and Young Adults
A separate Day Care program is held weekly on Fridays to cater specifically to the needs of teenaged cancer patients. The needs of young and adolescent cancer patients are unique and age appropriate care is needed to address them. The aim is to help the teenagers grow into confident and self-sustaining young adults. The program offers a diverse set of activities that lay emphasis on healing and relaxation, health and nutrition, education and information, personality and skill development. A wide range of exposure trips and outings also help in opening up their prospects.
I spent more time in hospitals than playing with my friends in the park. I could list names of cancer drugs more easily than the names of my friends. When I laughed, it made my mother cry. All this changed when I started coming to the Day Care. I feel myself returning to my normal self and living every day…and my mother is at peace with my illness.
Day Care for Adults
Tuesday and Fridays are reserved for the Adult Day Care at East Delhi and Head office respectively. Our Volunteers pick up patients and their caregivers from the Dharamshalas outside government and private hospitals and bring them to the Day Care for an enjoyable interlude in between treatments.
Patients are offered alternative healing practices such as yoga, meditation, visualization and music therapy. Volunteers are always ready to lend a supportive ear to hear their stories, share their pain and joy, talk and laugh with them. After a nutritious home cooked meal, they go back feeling relaxed and cared for, after having spent a pleasant day at the Day Care.
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South Delhi Center
Monday – For Children up to 12 years
Friday – For Adults and Teens
Timings: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Address: CanSupport Head Office
Ground Floors, 60/20D, Indian Oil Compound
Yusuf Sarai, New Delhi 110016
East Delhi Center
Tuesday – Only for Adults
Timings: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Address: Delhi Bharat Vikas Foundation
6A, Suvidha Kendra-10
Tahirpur, Delhi 110095
Near Greenfield Public School
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