Happy Tuesday one and all! My Tuesday so far as feature an
hour long wait at the train station and a leaky, unstable home! But as I sit
and wait for the servicemen to come out, I thought I’d showcase another charity
I have come to know and respect through Twitter. Having lost family members to
bowel cancer, I am always interested to come across charities that are trying
their hardest to help people cope with this horrible cancer type. People don’t
like to talk about their bowel movements and I applaud anybody that works hard
to encourage people to ignore the stigma and go to the doctors if something is
wrong.
Beating Bowel Cancer formed in 1999 (incidently the same
year my auntie Eleni passed away from bowel cancer) and has been working hard
to raise awareness of the second biggest cancer killer in the UK as well as
promote early diagnosis and help as many people as possible have access to the
best treatments.
Beating Bowel Cancer has a very clear vision – “A World
Where Bowel Cancer Is Beaten” and their mission is also very clear – “Beating
Bowel Cancer Together”.
The charity sticks to four key values: being supportive, being inspiring, being
trustworthy and being dedicated.
The charity works with individuals, communities, medical
professionals and the government to improve early diagnosis rates, to improve
public awareness of this cancer type.
Beating Bowel Cancer has a large team of hardworking and dedicated
staff, all of whom work tirelessly to promote the charities aims and mission.
My friend Nancy Scott began working for the charity recently and the CEO is
Mark Flannaghan, a man with a wealth of experience in the health sector, having
worked for the Royal College of GP’s, the Royal College of Nursing and Action
on Smoking to name but a few. The charity also has passionate patron’s
including Rugby star Matt Dawson as well as hugely dedicated volunteers. All of
whom work together to make the charity a supportive and dedicated service for
bowel cancer sufferers.
The charity has a
patient forum, giving bowel cancer patients an opportunity to provide
advice, support and an opportunity to talk to bowel cancer specialist nurses.
It fosters a feeling of community for bowel cancer patients, making them less
isolated and alone.
As well as all this, Beating Bowel Cancer has a wealth of
information booklets for people to read through and educate themselves
with. They are also poiloting ten local
support groups through facebook.
Beating Bowel Cancer is a wonderful charity with a very
personal feel to it. It is very patient centric and I think that is a hugely
important thing – cancer sufferers need to know they are supported and cared
for.
Please do take a look at the Beating Bowel Cancer website http://www.beatingbowelcancer.org/
And do follow them on Twitter @bowelcancer
xxx
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