Some women look to creative outlets to assist them with managing the emotional intensity of their diagnosis. In this part of our site, we will connect you with various opportunites to address some of the emotionally demanding aspects during this transition.

The Kairon Participatory Research Project is a community health promotion planning & assessment project to explore the role of expressive arts in the recovery path for women living with breast cancer in Niagara. According to mythology, Kairon was born to gods, wounded by them, healed and instructed by these same gods to teach healing, music and prophecy to humans. Kairon became known as the ‘wounded healer’ because despite great accomplishments he suffered from a wound that would not heal. In order to overcome the pain of his own wounds, Kairon became the compassionate teacher of healing.

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Summary of Findings May 2007 final

Photo: Niagara Artist Company Gallery