Financial help
Complementary information:
Financial support for domestic assistance services such as meal preparation, clothing care, housekeeping, and in-home presence or supervision.
Financial support for accommodation costs at Hôtellerie Omer-Brazeau.
A lump-sum allowance for living expenses (rent, mortgage, groceries, telephone, etc.).
Variable lump-sum support for certain specialized care services (massage therapy, psychology, etc.).
Opening hours:
Location where the service is offered:
Fees:
Support group
Complementary information:
Samedi de jaser : A support and guidance workshop led by a spiritual care counselor. Visit the organization's website to view the schedule of sessions.
Men affected by cancer
Opening hours:
Check the organization's website for the schedule of activities.
Location where the service is offered:
In person
Fees:
Adaptive lingerie
Complementary information:
Sales service for adapted bras, breast additions, post-operative camisoles, swimwear and bikini prostheses or stockings and compression sleeves.
Opening hours:
By appointment.
Location where the service is offered:
Rimouski, Magdalen Islands
Fees:
Psychologist and social worker
Complementary information:
Psychosocial support is a professional and confidential service available Free. of charge, at all stages of the disease: during the investigation period, during or after cancer treatment. Service at home, in telephone follow-up, individual or family meetings, provided by a human relations officer in collaboration with health care workers.
Opening hours:
By appointment.
Location where the service is offered:
Rimouski-Neigette
Fees:
Free.Lodging
Complementary information:
Hôtellerie Omer-Brazeau : 38 rooms in double occupancy or as private rooms adapted for wheelchair users.
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm (office) and open 24/7 (lodging at the Hôtellerie Omer-Brazeau).
Location where the service is offered:
The Hôtellerie is located in Rimouski but is available to residents of Bas-Saint-Laurent, Gaspésie, Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Côte-Nord.
Fees:
Accommodation related to cancer: $35 per person per night.
Other than cancer: $50 per person per night.Massage therapy
Complementary information:
Table massages given by certified oncology massage therapists.Chair massage therapy service in the oncology clinic provided free of charge at the oncology department of the Rimouski and La Pocatière Hospital.
Opening hours:
Depending on purchase. for table massages.
Location where the service is offered:
Rivière-du-Loup, Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, Rimouski, Amqui, Matane, Maria, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, Chandler, Gaspé, Cap-aux-Meules, Baie-Comeau.
Fees:
Free. In the oncology clinic, $27 per hour for tabletop treatments offered in the hotel.Information and documentation
Complementary information:
Programming of the web channel verslemieuxetre.tv offering a full range of workshops, conferences and online training.
Opening hours:
At all times.
Location where the service is offered:
Abitibi-Témiscamingue; Capitale-Nationale; Mauricie; Estrie; Montréal; Outaouais; Abitibi-Témiscamingue; Côte-Nord; Nord-du-Québec; Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine; Chaudière-Appalaches; Lanaudière; Laurentides; Montérégie; Bas-St-Laurent; Saguenay-Lac
Fees:
Free.Hair prosthesis
Complementary information:
Free loan of hair prostheses. Loan available on the spot or via the organisation's website.
Opening hours:
Depending on the purchase.
Location where the service is offered:
Rimouski, Matane, Sept-Îles
Fees:
FreeHair alternative
Complementary information:
Workshops on hair alternatives available online on the verslemieuxetre.tv platform'. Free of charge.
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm. Consult the organization's website for the schedule of activities.
Location where the service is offered:
Rimouski
Fees:
Breast prosthesis
Complementary information:
Sale and fitting of breast prostheses.
Opening hours:
Depending on the purchase.
Location where the service is offered:
Rimouski and the Magdalen Islands
Fees:
Other complementary therapies
Complementary information:
Qi gong workshops, yoga, zootherapy, foot reflexology service, musical workshops, relaxation workshops.
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 16 pm 30 (office), open 24/7 (accommodation at Hospitality Omer Brazeau
Location where the service is offered:
Rimouski
Fees:
Most of the services are free of charge with a few exceptionsSupport group
Complementary information:
Support for people affected by cancer.
Opening hours:
Schedule of activities available on the agency's website
Location where the service is offered:
Sept-Îles - House community organizations in Sept-Îles, 652, avenue de Quen tel: 418 968-0600
Fees:
Art therapy
Complementary information:
Introductory art therapy workshop offered on site and accessible online on the verslemieuxetre.tv platform.
Opening hours:
Visit the organization's website to check the schedule of activities.
Location where the service is offered:
Available on-site only
Fees:
