Sées pour Elles, a “bubble of air” for women with cancer

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The dynamic association Shows for Womencreated five years ago in Sees (Orne) and chaired by Valérie Loritteis mobilizing again this year as part of Pink October. For around thirty years, this month has been devoted to events intended to informer et encourage THE women au breast cancer screening.

Wellness treatments and activities

Despite its name, the “Sées pour Elles” association is not reserved for Sagiennes and is aimed at women of the whole department affected by the disease. The specificity of the association: its scope of action. Given the geographical distance of structures offering this type of service, the association devotes its actions to the well-being of women affected by the disease.

According to a regular rhythm, the association offers its some 35 beneficiaries : the intervention of healthcare and sports professionals, onco-hairdressing sessions, plantar reflexivity, socio-aesthetics, massage, adapted fitness or even discussion groups allowing patients to regain confidence, exchange and support each other.

“Think of something else”

Sophie Garetwhose harsh treatment slowed down his arrival in the association, says he found a breathing space. “A bubble of air”, in his daily life, a meeting place “where we tell each other what others cannot understand”, especially “the difficulty of coping with everyday activities”. She says how much the little messages in the Whatsapp group from the association’s “friends” support when there is a drop in morale or a new treatment begins. For Sophie, each moment spent within the association allows her to escape, “to think about something else” by making a bouquet or sharing a snack.

The association is led by a team of volunteersit is to her that the mission of collect the funds which allow patients to benefit free of charge, all year round, from the activities or services offered. Throughout Pink October, the association organizes outings such as the bowling evening, the theater afternoon or the pink walk. Their revenues constitute the association’s resources, as do donations from partner companies.

Traders mobilized

This year, the city’s merchants’ union responded to requests from Valérie Loritte, president of the association. Around thirty businesses, coordinated by Lucie Villy from the L’Oiseau-Lyre bookstore, are mobilizing for a competition throughout the month. Participating merchants will stand out by hanging pink balloons on their windows and the presence of the ribbon which will act as a pink thread in the streets of the city.

Throughout the year, the City of Sées lends the association a locallocated in the media library, commonly called “the bubble” by the beneficiaries. She relays the program of events and allows him to meet the Sagiens on the market.

The city in pink

During the month of October, the town hall and the washhouse of the course of the fountains will be highlighted rose. Through the pink that the city will adorn, the aim is to raise awareness among as many people as possible of the importance of breast cancer screening, the most effective way to fight the disease.

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