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I’ve just heard that Cancer Counselling Trust is folding due to lack of funds, I’m so disappointed.

They do such important work, the NHS doesn’t do it. They have skills and experience totally relevant to cancer of all kinds, which other counselling services don’t have, they are just general counselling, even my hospital didn’t have anyone with the right experience. I eventually went to CCT, they give 9 sessions, and they can do telephone sessions for people who can’t get there. They know the sorts of problems encountered by people like us.

I know they are not the only charity to suffer in the recession, but the work they do is so important, it is irreplaceable. They are still operating till later in the year, they are still working with clients until then.

I know BCC is also a charity dependent on donations and also does excellent work, but as it is so much bigger I am wondering if they could give a donation, there might be a way to keep CCT going through the financial difficulties. Or if they take on the counsellors with their priceless skills to set up their own version under bCC.

sno

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In fact I’ve just noticed the thread on PTSD and the study which finds so many women have post traumatic stress-like symptoms even years after a bc diagnosis.

All the more reason for us to keep CCT going. What can we do?

sno

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Hi
I know things are still unstable in politics, but we may be able to get a petition started on No.10 website once a gov’ment is established.
Ive used one of these and they seem to be an easy and popular way of highlighting important issues.

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Hi
Just wanted to let you know I’ve seen these posts and am trying to find the best person at Breast Cancer Care to pass your ideas/requests/concerns to.
Leah

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Just a quick update: I passed your concerns on and we are now talking to the Cancer Counselling Trust to see if there is anything we can do. We are not a grant-giving organisation, but there might be something we can do to ensure that people can still access the services they need.