SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE HOSPITAL

SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES AT THE HOSPITAL

From tuesday to friday, the team of SOURIRE A LA VIE visits sick children at the hospital. Not a single place is left behind : we go to the hospital ward, secluded rooms, day care center and transplant center. In 2015, SOURIRE A LA VIE and the pediatric oncology- hématology unit in La [...]
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LIVING THE LIFE A CHILD SHOULD LIVE

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 [...]
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SOURIRE A LA VIE LIVE PERFORMANCE

SOURIRE A LA VIE LIVE PERFORMANCE

Since its creation, SOURIRE A LA VIE has always danced, sung, acted and created shows. In 2011, the young cast of SOURIRE A LA VIE met Grand Corps Malade who helped them go back to creating shows. It was not long before the children asked him to join them onstage. A few months later he became [...]
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HELPING THE CHILD

HELPING THE CHILD

Helping the child through the hardships of his disease   Just like a professional athlete should work out towards the Olympics to be as strong, and steady as possible for the coming event, the sick child should be ready to face the different stages of his therapy.   That is why [...]
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FROM THE HOSPITAL TO THE DEEP BLUE SEA

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 [...]
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LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL

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 [...]
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DOG SLED EXPEDITION IN NORTH CANADA

DOG SLED EXPEDITION IN NORTH CANADA

In the dead of winter, 11 « Sourire a la vie » children aged 10 to 18 and 5 of their group leaders (including doctors and nurses) live an incredible adventure : a dog-sled expedition through north Canada. After tough training sessions in camps, they are ready to push the [...]
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A LONG-LASTING SHEDULE

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 [...]
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