I’ve been in touch with Vince at HaNC. @HaNCCommunity is the twitter account of the Merseyside and Cheshire Head & Neck Cancer Support Group, based in Liverpool. The University are struggling to get enough patients/carers to join in with this survey, which could have a positive impact on future care. Please have a read below, and if you’re interested click on the image and it will take you to the survey.
I’d like to join Anne and Alec in wishing all our group a happy, safe and healthy New Year. I’m also very happy to be able to share some very good news with our group.
Anne has just messaged me to say that she’s had the ‘5 year clear’ from her Consultant! Head and Neck cancer treatment can be a brutal and prolonged business, after which come the annual checkups and the nervous waiting. The words “you are now considered cured” are what every cancer patient dreams of hearing.
Anne also asked me to pass on her thanks to all the group members for the support she and Alec have received. Most people attend their first meeting either during, or soon after treatment and there is a degree of trepidation involved! I’d love to be able to predict when we can safely meet again as a group but tonight’s lockdown announcement shows just how long we might have to wait.
There ARE things we can do in the meantime though. Our fabulous Specialist Nurses are still braving the virus and going in to work. They are willing and able to support existing and new head and neck cancer patients at any stage in their journey. There are various phone numbers on this site, and we’ll all do our utmost to help if we can.
Let’s hope these vaccines will light the pathway out of this Covid mess, but in the meantime stay apart, clean hands and keep the pressure off our NHS heroes as much as possible.
