Helping sick children by practising sport Lyon

LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL

Get the child to live moments of exception to counterbalance to difficult times imposed by the disease      These children go through extremely difficult times at a very early stage in their life. The feeling of injustice is tremendous. Bad news keep pouring in, giving the [...]

FROM THE HOSPITAL TO THE DEEP BLUE SEA

Drifting away, setting sails, going out to sea…    Every year, the catamaran called SOURIRE A LA VIE sets sails for a crossing of the mediterranean with 8 or 9 children on board, either undergoing treatment or in remission. Between Marseille and Corsica these adventures [...]

A LONG-LASTING SHEDULE

« Sourire à la vie » can act on prescription from the early phase of treatment and the medical staff will suggest to allow the program    Working according to the diagnosis : The idea is to act as early as possible in the child’s therapy by [...]

VOEUX D'ARTISTES : AN EXHIBITION FOR SOURIRE À LA VIE

Founded by Paul Levy, a brilliant idea, the association Voeux d’Artistes (Artists’ wishes ) is the alliance of a passion for contemporary art and a desire to soothe the daily life of children affected with cancer. Here is the great concept : For 10 days, a hundred artists, both [...]

LIVING THE LIFE A CHILD SHOULD LIVE

  Keeping the sick child to riveted to real life     A child’s life is made of learning, discoveries, games, laughs, dreams and exchanges.  The outbreak of cancer is unsettling for a family and what used to be everyday life is completely disrupted by the [...]