Stretton Cancer Care

STRETTON & SHROPSHIRE CANCER CARE

Caring for people in the Strettons and Shropshire who are affected by cancer, and their relatives and friends

OUR AIM

Stretton Cancer Care was formed in 1994 to offer help, care and support to people with cancer in the Strettons and South Shropshire, their families, and anyone who has been bereaved by cancer. We are now attracting members from across Shropshire, and have recently changed the name of the group to Stretton & Shropshire Cancer Care to reflect this.

A diagnosis of cancer can be very frightening, and can give rise to strong emotions such as fear, anger, isolation and despair. Our aim is to help people to cope with these feelings, and to take an active part in their own healing. We also give support to people when they are dying, and their families and friends, and help those who mourn them.

WHAT WE DO

We meet monthly at the Mayfair Community Centre in Church Stretton, at 2.30pm on the second Monday of each month. Sometimes our meetings are social, and sometimes we have an outside speaker talking on subjects which can help people with cancer, such as new methods of treatment, homoeopathy, nutrition, and relaxation. We also have a summer outing, a garden party and an annual Christmas Lunch and Bazaar.

Other activities include:

• Home and Hospital visiting.
• Information on Diet & Complementary Therapies to complement the primary medical treatment.
• A Monthly Newsletter to keep members in touch, and to inform them about ways in which they can help to fight their illness.
• A Library with books and pamphlets about cancer and its treatments.

OUR SERVICE IS FOR:

• People diagnosed with cancer, no matter how long ago the diagnosis was made.
• Family members, relatives and friends of people with cancer.
• Anyone who has been bereaved through cancer, no matter how long ago.

Our services are free to people with cancer and their relatives and friends. Donations to help with the costs of the service are always welcome.

OUR COMMITTEE

Robin Jukes-Hughes (Chairman) is a trained cancer and bereavement counsellor, and founder of Stretton Cancer Care.

Roger Wilson (Newsletter Editor) is a former TV Producer who contracted a rare sarcoma in Jan 1999. He now runs Sarcoma UK, a national support group.

Sheelagh Wilson (Publicity) cared for her husband, Roger, and is Office Manager of Sarcoma UK.

Lesley MacIntyre (Meetings Secretary) is a former nursing sister who contracted cancer in 2000.

Jackie Banfield (Social Committee) trained and worked as a radiographer at Barts. She cared for her husband after he was diagnosed with kidney cancer.

Rosemary Bradford (Social Committee) is a cancer survivor and a qualified fitness instructor and special needs teacher.

Anita Annesley (Social Committee) cared for her husband after he was diagnosed with cancer.

Valerie Court (Treasurer) is a qualified accountant who was diagnosed with cancer in 1971.

PROGRAMME OF EVENTS for 2010

9^th August       Summer Garden Party at Yeld House, Church Stretton. (Members only)

13^th Sept         Ken Campbell – Clinical Director of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Trust

11^th Oct           Robin Jukes-Hughes – "Portrait of the Shropshire Hills"

8^th Nov            Alison Benbow – Nutrition and Cancer

27^th Nov          Christmas Bazaar at Silvester Horne Institute

FURTHER INFORMATION

For further information, please call Robin on 01743 718773 or Roger on 01584 878829. Stretton Cancer Care is affiliated to Macmillan Cancer Support.

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