Catarino House is a Children's Wellness Centre located in Hamilton, ON. All our programs are FREE of charge and no referral is required. We offer complementary and alternative therapies to children ages 4 to 18 years old who are currently diagnosed with cancer, brain tumor(s) or are receiving palliative care.
We are located on the Upper Level of Olivet United Church at 40 Empress Ave., Hamilton, Ontario. Although we are located within a church, Catarino House is non-denominational and open to all children and teens who meet the criteria for our services. We are wheelchair accessible and scent free. There is plenty of free parking in the back and we are about a 5 minute walk from the bus stop at Upper James St. and Fennell Ave. W.
CAP is a registered charity working for the needs of cancer patients and their families in the Hamilton Community. We offer equipment for rent, such as wheelchairs, bath chairs, bed rails and canes, as well as transportation to medical appointments. We also provide diet supplements, incontinence supplies, breast prostheses and bras, and wigs. All of our services are free of charge and provided by volunteers. Please visit our website to learn more. All of our cancer-related services are free of charge. We service the Greater Region of Hamilton and surrounding communities. Volunteers required.
The Wellspring. Within the warmth of a Wellspring centre, cancer patients and their loved ones will find people who understand, and free programs that address the everyday challenges that cancer brings.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment can relieve the symptoms of disease, regulate immune function and prolong the patient's 'life-span'. The combination of Western medicine and Chinese medicine plays an important role in the treatment of cancer. treatment, both symptoms and cause of the tumor should be treated at the same time. Different therapies should be taken according to the different conditions. It is not only able to reduce the side-effects, but also enhances the function and efficiency of the immune system, improve the recovery of health, prevent relapse and transfer, and increase the therapeutic effects.
Gilda's Club is named for comedian Gilda Radner of Saturday Night Live fame, who died of ovarian cancer in 1989. While in treatment in the mid-'80s, Gilda visited a cancer support community in Los Angeles where she found others going through similar experiences to hers. She drew strength and comfort from the support the group provided, and it became her dream that similar communities be available everywhere, so no one had to face cancer alone. The first Gilda's Club opened in New York in 1995 and Gilda's Club Greater Toronto opened its signature red doors in 2001, in the city where Gilda got her start in show business.