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Families that are diagnosed with childhood cancer immediately have their world turned upside down. Our service helps to provide support to families at the time when they feel very much isolated and need more help than ever. Our aim is for no local family affected by childhood cancer to feel alone.
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Situation
This vital area of work supports mental health and wellbeing ensuring we are there to support all members of the family. Reducing isolation by ensuring our families don’t feel alone at such a hard time in their lives. We are working to improving inclusion as well to make sure families facing childhood cancer are listened to and heard. Alongside supporting emotionally, we also support practically and financially. We also wish to continue to raise awareness of childhood cancer.
Solution
Our family support service enables our team to spend time with all members of the family, facilitate therapeutic, wellbeing groups and provide financial support which is so very much needed more than ever. Knowing our team are there just to simply talk to at such a devastating time really does make such a difference to our families. We continue to work hard to raise awareness of childhood cancer as we know an earlier diagnosis can result in a better prognosis.
