On 22 September, Geneva’s jet d’eau turned GOLD in support of kids with cancer! Following the article we wrote on our website, we have received numerous photos of the fountain, taken from various angles around Geneva. Below you will find some of the pictures we received, including some of the balloons that were released at the same time.
Anyone wishing to make a donation this month, which has been designated Childhood Cancer Awareness month, is invited to visit the website of the Cancer Kids Calendar, where you can pre-order this year's Calendar of Hope.
On 22 September, Geneva’s jet d’eau will turn GOLD!
Organized in support of kids with cancer, this special event will be one of many organized throughout the month of September, which has been designated Childhood Cancer Awareness month.
In the same way that ribbon colors have been chosen to represent awareness, it is hoped that gold will become synonymous with causes related to childhood cancer – a diagnosis that touches not just children, but family, friends and teachers, to name but a few.
Since it was founded in September last year, the Nyon-based health service provider, Physiodynamis, has gone from strength to strength. So successful has the new company been, that it will move into new, purpose-built premises in Nyon later this year, enabling it to offer a wider range of physio and perinatal services such as workshops and classes for larger groups of clients.
Founded by Céline and Thomas Payot, Physiodynamis offers massage, osteopathy, and reflexology services, as well as specific proprioception services, athletic consulting, and nordic walking outings for pregnant women. For those clients looking for more support both during pregancy and after birth, the organization also offers the invaluable services of a doula. Visit the website at www.physiodynamis.ch to see the full range of services provided.
Celine told knowitall.ch, "Our goal is to support clients whenever needed, encouraging them to become more automonous and responsible for their own health. We work with people with all kinds of life styles and are committed to helping clients evolve on their own path of wellbeing, be that the improvement of their overall shape, fitness, strength or confidence."
One of Know-it-all passport's biggest fans, local mom, Nicole Scobie, has just launched her own battle against cancer by producing a new wall calendar for 2013, designed to raise money for children with cancer. All profits from sales of the calendar, which is priced at just Fr. 20.- (plus Fr. 2.- for postage), will go directly to two Swiss charities who work closely with families affected by childhood cancer: Force Fondation (www.forcefondation.ch) and ARFEC (www.arfec.ch).
The idea for the new wall calendar came a year after Nicole's own 5 year old son, Elliot, was diagnosed with cancer. Living away from her home country, Canada, and all the hands-on support one would normally expect from close relatives, Nicole's family began on a long, difficult journey, which saw Elliot spend much of his time in hospital, in the company of many other children, also bravely fighting the same battle.
Nicole told us, “Elliot was diagnosed with cancer of the kidney just over a year ago when he was 4 years old. We discovered the cancer one morning after Elliot's bath, I noticed a lump on his stomach and my instincts told me to bring him right away to our pediatrician in Rolle. She sent us to the Nyon hopsital for an ultrasound, which showed a 15cm tumour on his kidney, and we were then transferred to CHUV in Lausanne. After an intense year of treatment including chemotherapy, surgery to remove his kidney as well as the main tumour, and radiotherapy, we have now been told that he is in remission. His treatment finished on 2 July.”
If you're expecting a baby in the coming months and are finding that you just don't have the time to prepare for it as well as you would like, or you simply just don't know where to begin preparing for an event as big as this - then BabySteps may be just what you're looking for!
Created by local mom, Florence Helg, BabySteps provides a comprehensive baby planning service, which will guide and support you through every step in the process, so that you can enjoy those magical moments when your baby arrives! Passionate about all aspects of maternity, and knowledgeable about the world of perinatal care in Western Switzerland, Florence will help you take those first baby steps in the process of planning for the arrival of your baby and will even offer guidance and support in the months that follow if necessary.
Florence told knowitall.ch, "Married for 3 years, and a mom of two, I have always been curious about all aspects of pregnancy, even before falling pregnant myself. I spend a lot of my time perusing magazines, books on nursing and childcare, and scientific articles concerning pregnancy and babies."
