A WORK OF ART, A GRATEFUL HEART
Ruth Trueman's articulate narrative of an emotional bedside visit is the best example of Art à la Carte's mission to date.
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More than anything, I think the pictures allow the mind to escape, even just for seconds, from the sorrow of the situation. It is a rest for the weary. For us it was a memory trigger of precious moments that did bring a smile. The program affirms that even in a hospital, there is hope... --Barbara Tien, Executive Director, Woodridge PREPMore >>
Art à la Carte is a volunteer society that provides acute care cancer patients with a choice of art for their hospital rooms. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the program complements healing by transforming sterile, clinical hospital environments into places of comfort and warmth.
Unit 57 support staff members Abdul and Tenay refer to our weekly volunteer visits as "Wonderful Welcome Wednesdays". And what a welcome their warm smiles bring!
