Support Groups

Support Groups provide emotional support, information and education to those with a common cancer type. Groups provide an opportunity for people to see their own problems as others see them, through the eyes and ears of other group members. This enables them to gain a new perspective on their illness and reduces the inappropriate guilt that often besets cancer patients.

Benefits

Support groups have been shown to reduce stress symptoms, improve coping, enhance disease knowledge, improve quality of life and help people feel less isolated.

Cancer patients benefit from sharing their feelings with others.

Support groups within the centre include:

• Breast Cancer Support Group
• Lymphoedema Support Group.
• Men’s Support Group
• Lymphoma Support Group

Breast Support Group

Those with a diagnosis of Breast Cancer meet on the third Thursday of every month at 2.00pm – 3.00pm from September to June.

Each month a different speaker attends the centre, providing information on breast cancer and its related treatments. Plenty of opportunities arise for questions and answers. All those with a diagnosis of Breast Cancer are welcome to attend.

Men’s Support Group

This is a support group for all men with a cancer diagnosis irrespective of cancer type.

The group meets on the fourth Wednesday of every month from 2.00pm – 3.30pm, from September to June.

Every second month the group meets for easy conversation which is facilitated by a counsellor on alternate months a speaker is welcomed to the group to provide information on a variety of topics.

All men with a cancer diagnosis are welcome to attend the group, and there is always plenty of time for questions and of course a cup of tea.

Lymphoedema Support Group

The Lymphoedema Support Group meets on a Tuesday Evening at 7.30pm on alternate months commencing every September.

This group is facilitated by Roisin Goss, Physiotherapist who also has extensive training and experience in how to manage lymphoedema and manual lymphatic drainage.

Guest speakers present a variety of topics related to lymphoedema to the group.

New members are always welcome

Lymphoma Support Group

Those with a diagnosis of lymphoma, (Hodgkin’s Lymphoma or non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma) are welcome to meet once a month on the third Tuesday evening of every month at 7.30pm.

Guest speakers present a variety of topics related to lymphoma and its treatments and generally speak for approx 45mins. this is  followed by questions and answers and of course a cup of tea is always available.

New members are always made to feel welcome.