Hi - I’d love to be able to meet up with other women who are going through breast cancer treatment like myself, have just stopped work for a while and finding it tough and quite lonely. A few people have recommended Maggie’s to me but there is not one locally, and my private treatment has been via a very small oncology unit with no breast care nurse or contact with other patients. I live in the Bournemouth / Poole area and wonder if anyone knows of such a group that I can join, just to have coffee with someone who understands would mean a lot.
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Have you asked your BCN ? They run a formal support group in our area which meets every 3 months but they also pointed me to 2 informal groups which meet locally . Yeah it can be a lonely place . Xx
Don’t have a BCN, think that is part of the problem!
Ah yes it may be . If you are on Facebook you could search on that - the informal one I’m now part of are on FB but I am not so another member gave me the email address of the organiser but we have a WhatsApp group which I’m part of now. The other thing is if there is anyone in your area who has recovered - I found that a fairly new friend had recovered from BC and she was able to support me a bit . Xx
Check
https://breastcancernow.org/support-for-you/
And the Macmillan website or give them a call. They can offer support and maybe know of something in your area.
K
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Facebook can be really helpful for linking with other people with or who have had breast cancer. I keep in contact with some people from FB via messaging, one group I met for a coffee and a chat which was great. May be worth a try, I’m pleased I did as I’ve met some incredible people through it. x
Hi
Being in a smaller community/ village can be tough and as others have said ask your team at the hospital, your GP or search for local groups on Facebook ( they aren’t always called breast group names…)
Have you asked in your local cancer charity shop or even a local hairdresser/ beauty salon as they see lots of clients going through this?
Good luck and in the meantime have a cuppa with a close friend, they might not truly understand but im sure they will listen and give you a hug xx
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Thanks - my surgeon referred me to the local NHS BCN team and a lovely nurse called me yesterday and will put me in touch with local support groups. Made me realise what I had been missing in the private system. She will now keep in touch and I think it will really help.
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