{"id":5601,"date":"2026-04-13T09:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/votre-impact\/qui-aidez-vous\/more-well-being-for-oncology-patients\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T14:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:34:40","slug":"more-well-being-for-oncology-patients","status":"publish","type":"temoignage","link":"https:\/\/fhclm.ca\/en\/your-impact\/who-are-you-helping\/more-well-being-for-oncology-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"+ well-being for oncology patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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In the room, voices rise softly. At first hesitant. Then, little by little, more confident. Breathing comes together. Eyes meet. Something begins to ease.<\/p>\n

Here, it is not about performance. It is about reconnecting with oneself.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\tEven after cancer remission, many people continue to live with very real aftereffects. Memory loss, difficulty concentrating, the unsettling feeling of no longer quite recognizing themselves.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Catherine Prady, Oncologist and medical co-manager of the Centre int\u00e9gr\u00e9 de canc\u00e9rologie de la Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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At H\u00f4pital Charles-Le Moyne, home to the Centre int\u00e9gr\u00e9 de canc\u00e9rologie de la Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie, the oncology team believes that beyond treatments, it is possible to support patients in other ways. How? By focusing on connection, expression, and the human power of music and community.<\/p>\n

This is what Professor Dominique Tremblay, researcher at the Centre de recherche Charles-Le Moyne (CRCLM), and her team are working to demonstrate through a research project made possible thanks to your donations.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What if choral singing could offer well-being where no medication exists?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Each week, a small group of patients gathers around a piano, accompanied by a vocal professional. In a caring environment, they explore their voice, at their own pace.<\/p>\n

This \u201cmusical prescription,\u201d developed in collaboration with the Op\u00e9ra de Montr\u00e9al, brings together science and art to support life after cancer. A period marked by physical, cognitive, and emotional rebuilding.<\/p>\n

Within the group, participants gradually begin to relax. For some, it is the first time in a long while that they reconnect with themselves.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Expressing what one feels<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This drawing was created by a participant in the research project.<\/p>\n

Participants were asked to represent their state. This patient illustrates what she describes as \u201cbrain fog\u201d: a feeling of confusion, of losing one\u2019s bearings. When thoughts become blurred, difficult to grasp.<\/p>\n

Thanks to you, and through choral singing, she gradually regained clarity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Here's what patients are saying!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\tThis side effect \u2014 the mental fog \u2014 is quite difficult to live with. Choral singing makes me feel good.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\tI came for the enjoyment, but it\u2019s very different. I feel joy. It\u2019s much deeper.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\tI truly notice a short-term effect. When I leave, I feel really well. I feel calm and happy. I often arrive tired\u2026 and leave energized.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Vous faites une vraie diff\u00e9rence dans leur quotidien\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00ab Cet effet secondaire, de la brume dans les id\u00e9es, est quand m\u00eame assez dur \u00e0 vivre. Le chant choral me fait sentir bien. \u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00ab J\u2019y allais pour le plaisir, mais c\u2019est tr\u00e8s diff\u00e9rent. Je vis de la joie. C\u2019est beaucoup plus profond. \u00bb<\/p>\n

\u00ab Je vois vraiment un effet \u00e0 court terme. Quand je sors de l\u00e0, je suis vraiment bien. Je me sens apais\u00e9e et heureuse. J\u2019arrive souvent fatigu\u00e9e\u2026 et je repars \u00e9nergis\u00e9e. \u00bb<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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You have opened the way to a new approach to supporting patients after cancer.
Thanks to you, these patients have reconnected with their voice.
Thanks to you, they have rediscovered a space to breathe, to reconnect, and to move forward at their own pace.<\/p>\n

You have offered <\/i> than a project.
You offer a moment of calm. A space to refocus. A path toward well-being.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Feel the emotion of a session<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Listen to a moment captured at the heart of a choral singing workshop. An authentic moment, shared with care, without a camera, to preserve this essential space of respite.<\/p>\n

In this collective space, without pressure to perform, a community is created. Participants share, understand one another, and move forward together.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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An inspiring approach<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This musical experience is at the origin of a research project at the intersection of medicine and the arts. It is fully aligned with the academic role of H\u00f4pital Charles-Le Moyne, which is affiliated with the Universit\u00e9 de Sherbrooke.<\/p>\n

The initiative is already generating a great deal of interest\u2026 and could expand even further in the coming years, thanks to you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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