Hope to Live
The club ‘Hope to Live‘ was found in 2003. It unites people with oncological diseases. The chairwoman of the club is Anele Pyragienė. There are 32 members.
The club aims at sharing the information about the oncological diseases, the symptoms, prevention, and providing psychological assistance to the sick.The club is actively involved in local and national events. Every year ‘Hope to Live‘ organizes Don‘t wait and the Pink Ribbon Day activities in Birštonas. They act to prevent illness, attend and provide psychological assistance and implement other preventive activities.The members try to strengthen psychological and emotional state of the sick; they motivate the sick to live and to receive necessary treatment. Also, they work to reduce social exclusion among the sick and the healthy.
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