ROSE DAY – 2016
Celebrating Life….
Rose Day is observed to bring awareness, confidence and cheer to cancer patients and their families / caregivers. It also gives awareness about the disease and its importance to normal people. It is observed on September 22nd every year all over the world.
Cancer is still dreaded because of the psycho social effects it brings to the patient and the family. Awareness is important not only for the patients to know and understand the disease, but also for others to be cautious about their health and lifestyle.
Early diagnosis gives the person a higher chance of cure. People have to be educated about the importance of early diagnosis and remove their hesitation to go for a health checkup and motivate people to adopt a healthy lifestyle and habits.
Today several advanced treatments with minimal side effects are available to treat the disease which gives a better quality of life. A positive attitude can be very supportive for the patients’ health during and after treatment as it augments the response to treatment for a better outcome.Awareness and motivational events like Rose Day help them regain their confidence and positive outlook of life. It is way of supporting all those who are fighting with cancer and show them that they are not alone in their fight against the disease and that they can face the disease with strong will power and spirit.
With the theme message of ‘இனிது இனிது வாழ்தல் இனிது!’ insisting on a positive outlook on life, the Comprehensive Cancer Center at Kovai Medical Center & Hospital (KMCH) is celebrating Rose day to give hope, support and confidence to our cancer patients. Patients and their caregivers are invited for the function. It is celebrated to show that there is life after cancer and it can be active, joyful, fulfilling and inspiring. It is also an opportunity to create awareness to increase the quality of life after cancer by addressing the physical, emotional, financial and social burdens, the cancer survivors face.
The Cancer support group in KMCH is dedicated to provide support and help to other newly diagnosed patients and those under treatment to overcome the mental trauma, demotivating thoughts and to continue treatment with more information, hope, confidence and support. They are friends with whom the patients can share their experiences and take support.
This Rose day was celebrated in a grand manner at comprehensive cancer center at KMCH with enthusiastic participation from patients. Rose flowers were distributed to all the cancer patients by the staff and support group members. The function started at 10 am in the Auditorium of KMCH hospital.
The function was inaugurated by Vice Chairman, KMCH, Dr.Thavamani Palaniswami by lighting the kuthuvilaku. Dr.N.Sudhakar, Consultant Medical Oncologist, welcomed the gathering. Dr.Nalla G Palaniswami, Chairman, KMCH Group of Institutions presided over the function. Dr G Gnanasambandan, Professor, Tamil scholar & orator and actor, was the Guest of Honour. Dr.R.Subramaniam, Radiation Oncologist spoke on the importance of support group. Entertainment programmes for the patients was conducted. A poetry on the theme was given by support group member.
Dr.R.Subramaniam, Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Dr.Firoz Rajan, Consultant Surgical Oncologist, Dr.T.Rajasekar, Consultant HaematoOncologist, Dr.S.Ramaprabhahari, Consultant HaematoOncologist, Dr.Madhu Sairam, Consultant Radiation Oncologist, Dr.Bharath Rangarajan, Consultant Medical Oncologist, honored the Guests.
All oncology consultants and surgeons along with the other consultants, management team and staff of the hospital were present at the function. After the meeting, a grand lunch was served to all. About 300 patient and their family members attended the function. The involvement and participation from our patients in spreading the message that there is life after cancer and it is a reality, is encouraging. We request all to spread this message.