{"id":510,"date":"2021-02-26T21:30:54","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T13:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcbcoa.org\/?page_id=510"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:29:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T04:29:30","slug":"laugh-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gcbcoa.org\/en\/pink-academy\/laugh-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Laugh School\u00a0 \u2013 Patient Support Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

LAUGH SCHOOL  <\/strong>\u2013 PATIENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laugh School: Curriculum Design and Features of “Happy Academy”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2007, the Taichung Kuai Huai Association has transformed traditional symposium formats by launching the “Happy Academy”\u2014a specialized programme tailored to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients and those within two years of diagnosis. This innovative 4-week course combines medical education with emotional support, creating a peer-driven network for holistic healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program Highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2714 Expert-Led Lectures \u2013 Covering treatment, reconstruction, nutrition, and emotional wellness
\u2714 Small Group Support \u2013 Each group paired with a senior survivor mentor for personalized guidance
\u2714 Practical Life Skills \u2013 From wig care to prosthesis use
\u2714 Safe Sharing Spaces \u2013 Extended time for patient discussions and mood management<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Core Curriculum<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Breast Cancer Diagnosis & Treatment Options<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Surgical Reconstruction & Plastic Surgery<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Integrative Chinese Medicine Approaches<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Nutrition During Treatment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Emotional Resilience Strategies<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Prosthesis & Wig Practicalities<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    • Global Adoption<\/strong>: This Patient Support Programme is successfully replicated by:\n
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      • Los Angeles Harmony Hope Association<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Xi\u2019an Anti-Cancer Club<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Beijing Union Hospital Pink Garden<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Shanghai Pink Angel Foundation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Why It Works<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Peer Mentorship: Senior survivors provide\u00a0firsthand insights\u00a0and hope<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Comprehensive Care: Bridges\u00a0medical knowledge\u00a0with\u00a0daily living needs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Scalable Model: Adapted across diverse healthcare systems<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          “Healing begins when laughter and learning meet.”<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          LAUGH SCHOOL  \u2013 PATIENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME Laugh School: Curriculum Design and Features of “Happy Academy” Since 2007, the Taichung Kuai Huai Association has transformed traditional symposium formats by launching the “Happy Academy”\u2014a specialized programme tailored to newly diagnosed breast cancer patients and those within two years of diagnosis. This innovative 4-week course combines medical education with emotional support, creating a peer-driven network for holistic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":503,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-510","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcbcoa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcbcoa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcbcoa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcbcoa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcbcoa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/gcbcoa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4541,"href":"https:\/\/gcbcoa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/510\/revisions\/4541"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gcbcoa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gcbcoa.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}