Times are tough. And it’s going to be a while before they return to ‘normal’.
Together with young people and families who have faced cancer, we’ve made The little guide for tough times. From keeping busy to mindfulness and relaxation techniques, we hope this little book will give you some inspiration on how to cope in these challenging times.
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CLIC Sargent
Cancer is shocking, overwhelming, isolating… and completely unfair. Especially when you’re young. It takes over your life. Treatment is gruelling and your ambitions and dreams suddenly seem very far away.
We get that. That’s why CLIC Sargent fights tirelessly to stop cancer destroying young lives. Our care teams are on hand from the moment of diagnosis providing everything from emotional support for the whole family to grants and accessing benefits.
We provide free accommodation close to hospital so families can stay together when their child is going through treatment. And we’re here to make sure young cancer patients can focus on getting their lives back on track.
Meet Kim and Bilbo, the amazing family who helped write The Little Guide for Tough Times
“I can tell you nothing will ever be as scary as my child getting cancer. If I can stare it in the face and come out the other side, I can take on the world.”
“Bilbo had just started school and within two or three weeks I started to notice he was lethargic. He had lost weight, which was unusual too, and he had bruising.
“My mummy instinct got the better of me and I phoned 111. They advised us to get a blood test in the next 24 hours. The following day our GP sent us to the assessment unit at our local hospital as Bilbo’s spleen was enlarged. He had a blood test and within a couple of hours he had been diagnosed with leukaemia.”
Our lives were never to be the same again.
“Cancer has changed our lives forever. And what I’ve learned over the last year is that cancer is as scary and horrific as you can imagine in your worst nightmares. And when it is your child that is suffering…well there are no words that capture how that feels.”