Dozens of moms received psychological support

16 group meetings in the hospital and 53 online consultations - psychological help for moms of seriously ill children in this format was made possible thanks to you tube. “Being a mom is not easy, and being a mom of a child who suffers from a serious chronic disease is even more difficult,” says Emma Zakhidova, a psychologist at the AiF.Dobroe Serdtse Foundation. You gave moms the opportunity to consult with the Foundation's specialists on the issues of guilt, inability to accept the child's diagnosis, anxiety for the future, and others: we at the Foundation believe that the condition of the mother necessarily affects the condition of the child, and that is why we focus on the need to give parents the strength to live again. These meetings for moms of our beneficiaries were held in online format and allowed families to feel relief in long-standing issues, strengthened the bond between parent and child and helped moms to see the world beyond the disease. And also - you supported those moms who are particularly vulnerable right now. Psychologist Emma Zakhidova held 16 group meetings for parents of patients of nephrology and pulmonology departments during 3 months at Veltischev Pediatrics Research Institute. The range of problems, which were voiced at the meetings by mothers, was the widest. Stress from hospitalization. Difficulties in communication with the child or doctors. Hypercontrol and anxiety. Phobias and panic attacks... “Group meetings are an opportunity to talk to a specialist in a safe environment,” says the foundation's psychologist about the value of this work. - To see that other moms face similar situations and problems. To hear an alternative opinion. Each of the moms who received psychological help thanks to you returned with gratitude - and with positive changes in her life, which affected her child as well. Thank you, friends! And right now you can support our new projects and collections!