To receive a cancer diagnosis is terribly hard, but the effect ripples out to family and friends, what to do, what to say or not say it's a minefield, but to the person with that diagnosis it can be even harder as their needs change, asking for help can be very hard, and being home longer can mean getting cold because they can't afford the heating to be on, not having the energy to cook good wholesome meals, Cancer can be a huge drain not just physically but mentally too and the effects last long after a person has been declared cancer free.
This week has seen a number of high profile loses to cancer, but we must not forget those who were someone's child, sister, brother, mother or father. Over 1000 people will have lost their life this week because of cancer and so we must take this as a reminder to check ourselves to get anything abnormal checked out and make it a monthly thing too.
Always remember we are here to provide a blanket to any adult in the UK who has been diagnosed with cancer. You just need to let us know who they are, give us an address, and let us know their diagnosis (for statistical purposes) we will soon be sending out our 200th blanket and while this is a huge achievement for what was a very small dream, it's a harsh and stark reality about cancer and we are only touching a tiny fraction of those diagnosed.while we can't cure cancer we can and will send a package of pure handcrafted love out to nominees to hopefully make life a little bit more comfortable to them.
With love,
Sarah and the team, Shelley, Sues, Ricky and Anna
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