Speech excerpt by Julia M.
On Saturday, June 3, Julia shared her cancer story and her story about "life after chemotherapy"in the community for National Cancer Survivors Day. We are so proud of her and all she has accomplished! Continuing with AHF's features for National Cancer Survivors Month, we wanted to highlight Julia by sharing this short clip from her 15-minute speech.
To all cancer survivors out there, we celebrate you and your family for all you have been through! And we know that the journey doesn’t end after beating cancer. Survivors often face ongoing challenges and deficits as a result from their treatment, which is one area where AHF steps in to provide specialized support and intervention.
AHF provides the following services and more for not only cancer patients' families, but also cancer survivors' families:
Art-Based Therapy (Individual and Group)
Case Management
Counseling
Couple's Counseling
Family Counseling
Financial Counseling
Parent-Child Interactive Therapy
Development of cognitive skills
Diagnostic Evaluation
Drivers Education
Diversionary Therapy
After-School Enrichment Activities
Family Events
Kids Camp
Parents Day Out
Parents Night Out
Group Therapy
Industrial Arts Therapy
Group Education
Industrial Arts Therapy
Vehicle Buildout
General Industrial Arts Therapy
Late Effects Clinic
Music Therapy (Individual and Group)
Neuropsychological Testing & Report
Occupational Therapy
OT Community work/reintegration training
OT evaluation
OT family education
OT lymphedema treatment
OT Manual therapy techniques
OT Neuromuscular re-education
OT Self care
OT Sensory integrative techniques for processing
OT Therapeutic Activity
OT Wheelchair management
OT-Cognitive Function
Psychosocial Rounds
Purposeful Activity Therapy
School Meeting / Individualized Education Program Advocacy
Tutoring