"People need a space that they can get back in their skin. We'll accept you wherever you are at. If you need to paint your anger, paint your anger. If you need to paint your resiliency and paint a new version of hope that is true to you, we are there for that too,"
"Having cancer I never had children and having this opportunity to have this dog is really wonderful,"
"Oxygen therapy makes it so your vision is a little blurred so I started doing like Monet. I could not see but that is okay,"
Art for Recovery at UCSF offers group art sessions for people who have battled cancer. Participants use painting and other creative work to process emotions, cope with treatment effects, and reclaim a sense of self. Facilitators provide a nonjudgmental space that accepts anger, resilience, or hope as valid responses. Survivors produce personal projects such as portraits or landscapes adapted to changed abilities. The approach recognizes that typical art therapy may not work during treatment and adapts to participants’ needs. The program emphasizes community support and celebrating individual milestones that larger society may overlook.
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