Resources – Support
You may want to join a local support group for carers, family and friends – we will do what we can to help you find one. Helplines can also be a great resource for getting an answer to a question or issue.
Penny Brohn Cancer Care (UK). Helpline:0845 123 23 10. Web: www.pennybrohncancercare.org
Macmillan Cancer Support (UK). Head Office: 020 7840 7840. Web: www.macmillan.org
Cancercare (USA). Tel: 1-900-813-HOPE. Web: www.cancercare.org
Offering support and information on all aspects of complementary and alternative cancer therapies.
Factsheet from the National Cancer Institute about how to find local resources in the US.
Map from Cancerfacts.com where you can click by state to find local support groups.
Map from Today’s Caregiver where you can click by state to find support groups and other resources in that area.
A Maggie’s Centre is for you if you have been recently diagnosed with cancer, have been living with cancer for years or have a friend or relative who has cancer. Each Centre is situated beside an NHS Cancer Hospital and has been designed to be as un-institutional as possible, with light, space and warmth. You don’t need to make a time or appointment to visit a Maggie’s Centre you can just walk through the door. There are no payments to be made and no forms to be filled in. All our centres are run by professional, specialist staff. They are always at hand to talk to you or for you to talk to them. They can discuss any aspect of your cancer with you. You can tell them anything. A Maggie’s Centre gives you choices. You can join a support group, take part in weekly sessions like relaxation and stress management or learn about nutrition and health. Or you can simply come in and sit at our kitchen table, have a cup of tea and a biscuit and start to breathe again.
