Super support for super kids
The groups are run by a professional therapist who specialises in workshops for children. They can take part in creative activities, discuss their feelings, learn more about blood cancers and treatments while meeting other children who are going through a similar experience.
These virtual Zoom sessions are available for children at home or in paediatric wards around New Zealand.
Activity packs are sent out prior to each of these virtual sessions.
More info
For more details, please contact a Support Services Coordinator.
Useful resources
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Blood Basics
Learn more about bone marrow, red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and the lymphatic system.
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Leukaemia
Leukaemia is the name given to a group of cancers that develop in the bone marrow. Under normal conditions, the bone marrow contains a small number of healthy immature blood cells (blast cells) which mature and develop into red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets, which are eventually released into the bloodstream.
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Lymphoma
Lymphoma is the general name for cancers that develop in the lymphatic system.
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Myeloma
Myeloma is a cancer of plasma cells (mature B-lymphocytes), which are a type of white blood cell that form part of the immune system. Myeloma may also be called multiple myeloma or plasma cell myeloma.
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Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPN)
Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) are a group of blood cancers in which the bone marrow makes too many cells (either red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets). MPNs used to be called myeloproliferative disorders.
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of blood cancers which affect the production of normal blood cells in the bone marrow. MDS is sometimes referred to as myelodysplasia.
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Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is the name given to a group of cancers that develop from B-lymphocytes (B-cells), T-lymphocytes (T-cells) and natural killer cells (NK cells).
