The Oncology patients support fund
The Brome-Missisquoi-Perkins Hospital Foundation is proud to collaborate with Yoga et Mouvement (Laura Hernandez) and the CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS to offer free Yoga classes specificly adapted for patients with cancer or in remission. Thanks to the Oncology patients support fund, this project helps to support people going through this difficult period.
The BMP Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce a new collaboration in support of cancer patients. Since 2019, thanks to the Oncology Patient Fund, over $10,000 have been invested to enable more than a hundred people to benefit from yoga sessions specially designed for people with cancer.
Today, this fund offers a new service of independent training sessions with a certified kinesiologist, Ms. Gabrielle Duhamel. This expansion of the program is designed to meet the more specific needs of certain patients, notably those who are immunosuppressed or whose pain requires a personalized approach to physical activity. Interested patients will benefit from 3 x 75-minute sessions (valued at $145) to enable them to develop an independent training program at home and stay active.
Yoga sessions continue to be offered with Laura Hernandez, certified ‘Yoga4cancer’ teacher, for 4 classes of 90 minutes (a $100 value, taxes included) featuring gentle postures and movements, breathing exercises, mediation, relaxation and sharing.
Admission conditions to the program
These activities are reserved for all Brome-Missisquoi residents affected by cancer and receiving treatment at one of the CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS facilities. Users must be receiving treatment (chemotherapy/radiotherapy) at the time of registration or have completed it within the last three months.
Yoga – The program offers a free session of yoga. One session consists of 4 classes of 90 minutes each. It should be noted that no yoga experience is required and that the classes will be given in Knowlton.
Independent training sessions – Interested patients will be able to benefit from 3 sessions of 75 minutes to allow them to develop an independent training program at home and stay active.
A qualified professor
The project was developed with Laura Hernandez, a certified “Yoga4cancer” teacher and holistic wellness consultant. To provide people with an optimal experience, Laura Hernandez will use a combination of several tools during her yoga sessions: gentle yoga postures and movements, breathing exercises, meditation, relaxation, writing exercises, as well as sounds and music.
Gabrielle Duhamel received the Brandone-Marcovecchio recognition award given by the SLLC in 2022 as well as a scholarship from the Cole foundation in 2018. Since then, she has developed an adapted physical activity support service for adult clients. of the Eastern Townships region.
If you are interested in this program you can contact us by phone at 450-266-5548.
To support the BMP Foundation’s Patient Oncology Fund
The Patient Oncology Fund is a fund set up by the people of Brome-Missisquoi for the people of Brome-Missisquoi. The funds are used exclusively for patients of the BMP Hospital Oncology Clinic. To support this fund, you can make an online donation.
Gabrielle Duhamel – kinésiologue, Laura Hernandez – professeure de yoga, Stéphanie Langlois – infirmière en oncologie, Émilie-Virginie Desforges – chef de service d’oncologie de l’Hôpital BMP, Francis Laramée – directeur général de la Fondation BMP.
Our foundation wants to do more for people going through the ordeal of cancer. This is one more action we are taking and hope to reach as many people in need as possible. We are also working on other complementary initiatives to continue to grow the services of the Oncology Patient Fund in the future.
– Francis Laramée, Executive director.
