50,000฿

Target

38

Donors

60% Funded

30,169฿

Level 1 target

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Provide a set of art kit to use to treat cancer patients

Art for Cancer

Your donations will be part of our Care for Cancer Art Set, which will be given to cancer patients to heal their souls while receiving their medical treatment.

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In the year 2019, Art for Cancer by Ireal has the opportunity to organize activities using art therapeutic processes to treat cancer patients at Siriraj Hospital continuously throughout the year. With limited number of medical personnel resource comparing to a large number of patients, they are unable to take care of patients thoroughly. Therefore, Art for Cancer by Ireal recognizes the need for mental health assistance; and believes that the activities and the tool (the art kit) that Art for Cancer by Ireal has intended to design will benefit those cancer patients and can indeed heal the mind of cancer patients together with the effective treatment of modern medicine, which has proven results from research published in international medical journals. Also, accepted by doctors and professional art therapists, both inside and outside the country, art therapy is a science that improves to the quality of cancer patients’ lives. The results after using the art therapy will depend on each patient, due to each patient’s symptoms and the state of mind are not the same; however, the art kit will make the patients realized their own’s emotions and are encouraged to continue the treatment.

Art for Cancer has collaborated with governmental organizations and private sector to support cancer patients in Thailand for more than 9 years since it was established as a personal project in 2011 by Ms. Ireal Traisarnsri, who at the time was a breast cancer patient in stage 2. From her own’s direct experience that she had faced and dealt with cancer, she recognizes the problems of the psychological well-being of cancer patients and of their caregivers that have not been thoroughly cared for and healed, which can be clarified and explained as the cause of the problems of this matter

issue

1. Cancer patients and non-communicable chronic diseases are often neglected in their mental health care by family, peers, and healthcare professionals,

2. The number of medical personnel in the country is limited; and is unable to meet the increasing number of the patients with mental health care needs every year,

3. The patients do not have access to any tools for their mental health care, as they have no knowledge in this field before and have insufficient financial support,

4. Caregivers of such patients, including medical personnel, do not have time and tools to understand and communicate with the patients, in terms of taking care of their mental health needs correctly.

How will your donation create impact?

“Doolaejai” Art Kit valued at 2,500 baht per set (our target is 50 art sets, no minimum amount of donations is required.)

By selecting those patients, who will receive this art kit, Art for Cancer will leave the discretion with the doctor, because the doctor is the one recognizing the history of the treatment of the patients. A set of the art kit can be used with only one patient, while the period of the usage depends on the patient’s pace, as each patient may play slowly or quickly – according to research results, it will be between 3-6 months

More Information

Website: https://artforcancerbyireal.com/

FB: https://www.facebook.com/artforcancerbyireal

IG: https://www.instagram.com/artforcancer/

LINE: @artforcancer

As our fundraising efforts are still underway, we will continue to offer live updates on our app and website about the progress of the “Doolaejai” Art Kit. Stay tuned for more!

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50,000฿

Target

38

Donors

Provide a set of art kit to use to treat cancer patients

Art for Cancer