Advocating for Yourself

Individual advocacy involves working with and/or on behalf of people with a brain tumour or their health care partners to help the patient obtain needed services and maximize their quality of life. It is important for brain tumour patients and their networks to be able to speak for themselves and obtain their rights as a patient to bring positive change to their lives. Individual advocacy may help to gain access to needed services and treatments.

Some resources available to you include:

• Government 101: Understanding Health Care and the Government
• How the Drug Approval Process Works
• Media 101
• Your Toolkit
   

To share your experience with advocacy or learn more about these efforts please contact:

Susan Marshall, Executive Director
smarshall@braintumour.ca
1-800-265-5106 or 519-642-7755 ext 222