Description:
The Foundation is committed to providing assistance for people with brain cancer or brain tumour, their family, and carers, and also to the advancement of the treatment and research of these conditions.
The Foundation has established an online resource centre where patients, their families, and carers can source information regarding options for treatment.
Other services provided by qualified practitioners to help families cope with the added stresses and traumas resulting from diagnosis and treatment include:
Referral for family and grief counselling
Advocacy and intervention assistance
Vocational and employment- related counselling and job search assistance
Respite Care for carers
Support groups for patients, their families, and carers.
Financial assistance and counselling where the costs of treatment are prohibitive
Referral for financial and legal advice.
Encouragment of Research into Brain Tumours
Home visits