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Healing Touch Hawaii is a proud sponsor of Bosom Buddies of Hawaii.

The Bosom Buddies Program, supporting women in Hawaii with Breast Cancer

Bosom Buddies, supporting women in Hawaii with Breast Cancer

Program:

Bosom Buddies of Hawai'i's mission is to connect Healing Touch practitioners with women in the first year of a breast cancer diagnosis. These practitioners go through a 20-hour workshop for working specifically with clients with breast cancer, and to prepare them for Bosom Buddies' approach. Once they have successfully completed the training, they are matched with a client for up to one year. Clients might live anywhere in the Hawaiian Islands, and we emphasize outreach to women of Hawaiian ancestry.

During that year the practitioner and client work out a schedule of Healing Touch treatments that is convenient for both of them. A special emphasis is placed on the immediate post-operative period or during radiation/chemotherapy. Some pairs meet weekly, some monthly. We work to address the client's physical and spiritual challenges, all the while being sure that the practitioner is also cared for.

Bosom Buddies of Hawaii

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Structure:

Bosom Buddies of Hawai'i (BBoH) is housed at The Queen's Medical Center within the Pain Management Services office, and operates under QMC's 501(c)3 non-profit status. Hob Osterlund, RN, MS, CHTP is the project director and Susan Suzuki is the project coordinator. Susan works 12-16 hours per week and focuses solely on the myriad of details that support BBoH. Hob is part of the voluntary BBoH Advisory Council, with representatives from 12 local organizations that provide in-kind support for the program. These include:

  • American Cancer Society
  • Gallagher Graphics
  • Healing Touch Hawai'i
  • Hospice Hawai'i
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children
  • North Hawai'i Community Hospital
  • State of Hawai'i Executive Office on Aging
  • The Queen's Cancer Institute
  • The Queen's Medical Center
  • University of Hawai'i School of Nursing
  • Wilcox Memorial Hospital


The Advisory Council has met for more than two years, including more than one year of planning the BBoH project. The AC now meets bi-monthly at The Queen's Medical Center, for the purpose of course planning, visioning, financial planning, and program evaluation and support.

 


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