Financial help
Service description:
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.).
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%langues_offertes%Support group
Service description:
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.
Target clientele:
Men affected by cancer
Format:
Check the organization's website for the schedule of activities.
Service area:
In person
Fees:
Languages offered:
%langues_offertes%Adaptive lingerie
Service description:
Sales service for adapted bras, breast additions, post-operative camisoles, swimwear and bikini prostheses or stockings and compression sleeves.
Target clientele:
Format:
Contact the organization to find out the travel schedule
Service area:
Pop-up store throughout the territory: Sept-Iles, Matane, Baie-Comeau, Rivière du Loup, Matapédia, Haute-Gaspésie, Magdalen Islands.
Fees:
Languages offered:
%langues_offertes%Psychologist and social worker
Service description:
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.
Target clientele:
Format:
By appointment.
Service area:
Rimouski-Neigette
Fees:
Free.
Languages offered:
%langues_offertes%Lodging
Service description:
Hôtellerie Omer-Brazeau : 38 rooms in double occupancy or as private rooms adapted for wheelchair users.
Target clientele:
Format:
Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm (office) and open 24/7 (lodging at the Hôtellerie Omer-Brazeau).
Service area:
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.
Languages offered:
%langues_offertes%Massage therapy
Service description:
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.
Target clientele:
Format:
Depending on purchase. for table massages.
Service area:
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.
Languages offered:
%langues_offertes%Information and documentation
Service description:
Programming of the web channel verslemieuxetre.tv offering a full range of workshops, conferences and online training.
Target clientele:
Format:
At all times.
Service area:
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.
Languages offered:
%langues_offertes%Hair prosthesis
Service description:
Free loan of hair prostheses. Loan available on the spot or via the organisation's website.
Target clientele:
Format:
Depending on the purchase.
Service area:
Rimouski, Matane, Sept-Îles
Fees:
Free
Languages offered:
%langues_offertes%Hair alternative
Service description:
Workshops on hair alternatives available online on the verslemieuxetre.tv platform'. Free of charge.
Target clientele:
Format:
Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 4.30 pm. Consult the organization's website for the schedule of activities.
Service area:
Rimouski
Fees:
Languages offered:
%langues_offertes%Breast prosthesis
Service description:
Sale and fitting of breast prostheses.
Target clientele:
Format:
Contact the organization to find out the travel schedule
Service area:
Pop-up store throughout the territory: Sept-Iles, Matane, Baie-Comeau, Rivière du Loup, Matapédia, Haute-Gaspésie, Magdalen Islands.
Fees:
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%langues_offertes%Other complementary therapies
Service description:
Qi gong workshops, yoga, zootherapy, foot reflexology service, musical workshops, relaxation workshops.
Target clientele:
Format:
Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 16 pm 30 (office), open 24/7 (accommodation at Hospitality Omer Brazeau
Service area:
Rimouski
Fees:
Most of the services are free of charge with a few exceptions
Languages offered:
%langues_offertes%Support group
Service description:
Support for people affected by cancer.
Target clientele:
Format:
Schedule of activities available on the agency's website
Service area:
Sept-Îles - House community organizations in Sept-Îles, 652, avenue de Quen tel: 418 968-0600
Fees:
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%langues_offertes%Art therapy
Service description:
Introductory art therapy workshop offered on site and accessible online on the verslemieuxetre.tv platform.
Target clientele:
Format:
Visit the organization's website to check the schedule of activities.
Service area:
Available on-site only
Fees:
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