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"About finding out I have cancer."

About: Adult Health Services / Macmillan Improving the Cancer Journey North Lanarkshire

(as the patient),

 I had to have my lymph nodes removed in my groin area and biopsy showed cancerous tissue.At first I was devastated, then I was fast tracked for chemo rather than another operation. At this point a woman I know, Jennifer told me who she works for ( Macmillan ). From this point onwards Jennifer has been a great help for my wife & I. She has helped us to better understand what we are facing and doing so in a positive a caring manner. Financially she has helped us to receive benefits I honestly didn't think I was due. We receive and make calls to Jennifer regularly and is always ready to listen to any worries or issues my wife and I might have.

I can honestly say it is a great relief and a very calming feeling to know that Jennifer and of course Macmillan is out there for people like me & my wife.

Jennifer is holding a charity might in a local bar my wife and I will be attending, tickets bought.

I can look back now with pride. About 15years ago myself & several colleagues from an offshore platform walked the West Highland way for Macmillan and we raised approximately £6500. I can only hope in the future to do more fundraising. 

Thank you again Jennifer and Macmillan.

Yours gratefully,

                         

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