A big thank-you to Noel Walsh and everyone who donated their cakes, time and cash to help raise a great £60.00 for Headcases. The event was a cake morning, held recently at Stafford Job Centre.
Our Chairman, Fred was pleased to announce the donation at our July meeting held this Wednesday. The meeting was well attended, and we were especially pleased to have return visits from some who have only recently completed their treatment.
The therapeutic and psychological benefits of women wearing make-up have been well-documented.
In particular, in the face of adversity. the desire to look good still remains. Nowhere is this more apt than for women coping with the visible side-effects of cancer treatments.
In essence, this is the thinking behind the Look Good Feel Better Programme. One of the services in the UK helping to support women with cancer. It offers free skincare and make-up workshops through a network of over 80 hospitals and cancer support centres nationwide. The charity, first introduced in 1994 by the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association, is supported by many different companies and brands in the Beauty Industry, who donate funds, products and the expertise of their staff.
Click on the logo below to visit the site and find a centre close to you.
A big thank you to Margaret [ pictured above ] and Angela for putting in the hours to hand stitch this amazing quilt. It was auctioned at the last meeting in May and raised £61.00 for Headcases funds. The money will be put to good use, and so will the quilt according to Janet, the successful bidder.
This is really for the committee members of local cancer support groups to meet and exchange ideas and experiences to better provide support in the future. If you’d like to attend, please contact Jeanette Bate on 01785 356429
An official thank you for the £500.00 donation we made towards the nebuliser equipment. Apologies for the quality of the photo.
We have a supply of DVDs from Macmillan full of ideas for creating a more active and healthy lifestyle. If you’d like one, please contact Headcases or go direct to Macmillan.
The pass can be issued for a period of up to 3 months, covering full courses of chemo or radiotherapy or a stay as an in-patient. See the senior nurse when starting a course of treatment to get the form filled in, and a Pass Number.
The pass looks like this:
and must be displayed in the window of your car. Unfortunately it doesn’t make finding a space any easier!
Smiles all round as our Chairman, Fred Goodwin hands over a cheque for £500.00 to June Norcop at the Royal Stoke. June is a Specialist Head and Neck nurse looking after cancer patients. Sonja’s kind donation will benefit Head and Neck patients having treatment on the ENT Specialised Surgery Ward [ Ward 111 ] at the Royal Stoke. The cash will help purchase a new nebuliser machine. Details in our earlier post last October.
A big thank you to Danny Salt and Kelly O’Rourke at CMC Motorcycles in Stoke. They now have a collection tin and a supply of Headcases wristbands – let’s hope they run out of bands soon! If you’d like to visit CMC they are just down from Signal Radio in Shelton, Stoke.
