“I was offered to become a” tester “of the program”, begins Chantal, a retired victim of breast cancer. “ I immediately said yes, even though I had never thought about a spa treatment as I don’t suffer from joint pain. I saw it as an interlude of well-being, but it turned out that it was much more: you meet other women with different backgrounds, you open up, you learn, it allows you to put things in perspective “.
Because in addition to the physical care provided by spa professionals, a dietician, sports teachers, a beautician and nurses, the aim of this stay is also to heal the minds of women. “I have been fortunate to be very surrounded by my husband, friends and family during my treatment, and this is already not the case for all women. Despite this, I didn’t think I needed a psychologist. However, it allowed me to understand that I was retaining the trauma of cancer. It allowed me to let things go..
An experience that Chantal highly recommends to anyone who can access it. “For 12 days a whole team takes turns and takes care of us. It informs us, it helps us to overcome the course of a return to normal life. It starts with a real feeling of well-being and with many tools for our daily life. It allows us to fill the void we feel after the treatments and recover “.
A first session will officially open on November 14, before a second session is organized on March 20, 2023. At the end of the two sessions, participants will benefit from 18 months of support provided by nurses. One way to ensure the effectiveness of the “Breakthrough” program and to monitor that no recurrence comes to mind. Because that’s what matters too: taking care of women, and for the good.
Timothy Linard
More information on the website of the Baths of Dax
