Friends of Good Hope Hospital, a fundraising group that supports Good Hope Hospital, has funded some Cancer Cloud kits for children and young people whose parents have been diagnosed with cancer. 

The kits, which include hedgehog for 3-5 year olds, tiger for 6-11 year olds and the cancer cloud kit for young people aged 12-16, are designed to give information in an accessible format. The kits also include activities and therapy tools to be used by parents and teachers and are designed to support children to process their emotions and come to terms with their parent's diagnosis. 

Mark Chambers, Unit Manager at Good Hope Hospital said: "Thank you to Friends of Good Hope Hospital for funding these extremely valuable resources. Many of the people we treat have young children and it can difficult for a parent, or even a medical professional to truly explain what it is like to have a parent with cancer and these kits will help facilitate these difficult, but important  conversations. 

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