An all-Ireland lymphoma patient conference will be held in the Alexander Hotel, Dublin, on Saturday from 1.30am-4pm. Organised by the Irish Cancer Society and the Ulster Cancer Foundation, it will include sessions on drug treatments, stress management and complementary therapies such as laughter therapy. See cancer.ie or tel: 01-2310518.
A free public lecture on promoting positive mental health takes place today at 6.45pm in St Anthony’s, National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG). It will be given by Sarah Simkin, research and community development officer at Jigsaw Galway, and Prof Margaret Barry, head of the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Health Promotion Research at NUIG’s School of Health Sciences.
The first national conference on dyspraxia will be held at Limerick Institute of Technology, Moylish, Limerick, on Saturday from 8.30am to 6pm. An activity camp for children and teenagers will run alongside the conference. Further details are available from the Dyspraxia Association of Ireland on 01-8747085 or info@dyspraxia.ie.
Support and advice for people with dyslexia is available on a new website, urability.com. It includes first-hand experiences, an online forum and a blog with contributions from experts.
Bad Times, Good Times: Teenager Cancer, Our Story is a new book telling the stories of 27 teenagers’ experience of cancer. For more details, contact CanTeen Ireland, the countrywide support group for young people with cancer, on 01-8722012 or info@canteen.ie.
