25 Years Of A Heart For Children With Cancer

Together in the fight against cancer - the guiding principle of Een Häerz fir kriibskrank Kanner asbl. Play areas, cuddly toys, lots of colourful pictures and group photos of activities: the friendly and familial atmosphere is unmistakeable from the moment you step through the door of the house in Boevange/ Attert that serves as the organisation’s base of operations. “We provide information, support and guidance to families with young children and teenagers suffering from cancer during what will be a difficult time for them,” says Martine Wirtz, the organisation’s director. “But it is also very important to us to give these people hope and to show them what life can be like after cancer.”

In addition to providing intensive support for affected families during the period of illness, psycho-social and administrative assistance, palliative care and financial aid, Een Häerz fir kriibskrank Kanner asbl also raises public awareness of childhood cancer by organising info booths as well as appeals for – and collections of – donations. These donations are then used to fund the association’s holistic work on the one hand and invested in projects researching children’s cancers on the other. Because each new medical finding can improve treatment and boost patients’ chances of recovery.