About the foundation

Goals

The objectives of the Foundation ‘Verdriet door je hoofd’ (“Sadness On Your Mind”) (2008) are:

  • Informing and supporting children (3-18 years old) who are confronted with their parents or other relatives having cancer: when cancer spooks you out.
  • Informing parents, professional helpers, teachers and other people involved about what goes on in these children so that children and parents are better equipped to deal with the situation.

The Foundation tries to realize these objectives by:

1
Realization

Distributing

Distributing materials for and about these target groups

2
Realization

Creating

Creating possibilities for questions to be asked and enabling contact with people in the same situation

3
Realization

Developing

Developing lesson and information materials

Members

The Board

All members have knowledge and experience with children with a mother or father who has cancer.

Development Psychologist

Nel Kleverlaan, MA
Chairman

Initial founder of the Foundation ‘Verdriet door je hoofd’

Oncology Specialist Nurse n.p.

Janny Salomé
Secretary

Sint Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam

Clinical Computer Scientist

Thijs van Vegchel, MSc
Treasurer

Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation

Film Producer

Bernard Neuhaus
Member of the Board

Initial founder of the Foundation ‘Verdriet door je hoofd’

Volunteers

All members have knowledge of and experience with children whose father or mother has cancer.

Vrijwilliger

Jetty Roedema

Distribution of products

Vrijwilliger

Vacant

Social media

Vrijwilliger

Bianca Buren-Kat

Library

Former Members of the Board

Dr. Mecheline van der Linden

Clinical psychologist VU Medical Center in Amsterdam

Dr. Ferko Öry

Pediatrician/applied natural science researcher TNO

Jetty Roedema

Experienced expert

Linda Lawa

Artistic therapist

Committee of Recommendation

The Foundation is supported by a Committee of Recommendation. The members of the Committee of Recommendation publicly show their commitment to the Foundation ‘Verdriet Door Je Hoofd’ and the objectives we pursue. The Committee joins in with the plans of Kankerspoken from both a personal and professional perspective and consists of:

Dr. Jacqueline Stouthard

Medical Oncologist in the Dutch Cancer Institute Antoni van Leeuwenhoek NKI-AVL

Ria Bremer

Journalist and presenter

Peter Kapitein

Initial founder of the Foundation ‘Stichting Alpe ‘d HuZes and Inspire2Life

Annual reports

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