Monday 18 / November / 2024
Muscat: India’s freedom icon Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.”
That is what a group of Omani volunteers are trying to achieve by visiting young cancer patients at the Royal Hospital to cheer them up.
Through a campaign, entitled “Let’s be their happiness,” these volunteers visit patients, who are under 13-year-old and are battling cancer and are in need of support.
Scores of youngsters showed up on Sunday morning at the Royal Hospital’s Department of Oncology to start a workshop on cancer patients and how to deal with them.
The team has also dedicated a ‘family day’ for the children to let them meet as many of their family members and to fulfil their wishes and dreams.
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Five-day campaign
The five-day campaign will also include entertainment activities and giving gifts to the little ones.
“The service provided by the Royal Hospital staff is amazing as they help children enjoy their time and forget their pain,” Afraa Al Mamari, head of the volunteer group said.
She added that cancer patients need to have a decent knowledge about the disease in order to combat it in the best way possible.
Al Mamari said the charitable organization in the Sultanate can offer a big help to blood cancer patients by providing them with money for treatment abroad.
The team will conclude its campaign on Thursday.
