Adeje council is marking World Cancer Day which is this Saturday February 4th, and the Plaza de España and Town Hall will be lit in green over the weekend, with a banner marking the day hung from the main entrance of the council building.
On Friday, Feb 3rd, from 10am in the Adeje Convento the AECC, the Spanish cancer association, have been staffing an information table with leaflets to help members of the public know more about cancers and the services available here in Adeje. People can also donate to the association with works to help with research and investigation into cures for cancer and services to improve the quality of life of those who are ill.
The Dutch photographer Caroline Sikkenk has mounted an exhibition of her work, Bold, which will run from February 8th to 24th in the Adeje department of health (Calle Tinerfe el Grande, 32), open to the public from Monday to Friday, 9am – 3pm. The initiative comes from the Walk for life foundation, with the collaboration of the Adeje council, and the exhibition has already travelled, having been seen in Greece, Italy, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Netherlands and the United States. The photos depict different people affected by cancer, having lost their hair due to chemotherapy or intensive radiotherapy. In this way the artist is working to increase the visibility of the beauty and worth of these women.
From February 9th to 13th the AECC are organising a series of health rambles, in conjunction with Adeje. People are invited to walk with friends and family, encouraged to take physical exercise at least once a week. To take part in this activity call 656 386 923 (you can also send a WhatsApp message to the same number).
Among the services offered in Adeje to people with cancer via the AECC is an integrated care offer for sufferers and their family. The service is for cancer sufferers in Adeje and throughout the south of the island, and “attends to the psychological, social and physical needs of those going through oncology treatment, and whose needs are not being fully met by the public health service”. This service is run through the Adeje department of health.
There is also a free transport service for people from the south of the island who need to travel to the Candelaria hospital for outpatient treatment.
The Walk for Life foundation works throughout the year to help those with breast cancer and their families as well as fundraising to help research and investigation into cancer and cures. The annual Walk for Life takes place in December; the Pink Room in Adeje is a meeting place and has spaces for workshops and training. The foundation has also created projects that ensure no woman in the Canary Islands need go without a proper post-operative bra, breast reconstruction initiatives, and a lot more.
