‘Colon-aid’ the Yeovil District Bowel Cancer Support Group
Awareness of Support Group by YDH inpatients
Stan commented that when visiting Hazel in YDH other ostomates in the ward were not aware of the existence of our group. Maggie explained that the patient diaries of all colorectal cancer patients include our group information leaflet. Other ostomates would not receive the leaflet.
Raffle/Refreshment Money
A raffle of prizes donated by group members was held during the “Party” break this raised £18 that was passed to Rowland to defray some of his expenses in providing services for the group in line with the policy agreed earlier.
Refreshment donations raised £17 this was passed to St Margaret’s at the end of the meeting as Gift Aid allowing the Hospice to claim tax back. Future donations will be handled the same way.
Cream Tea Event Money
Our Cream Tea afternoon had raised £900 after deducting expenses. Rowland had produced A4 sized “Presentation Cheques” for £300 each for YDH Oncology Unit, YDH Colorectal Stoma Care Department and St Margaret’s Hospice, Yeovil. These would be used for publicity photos when the group presented the donations. Stan was arranging for issue of the “real cheques” and he and Rowland will liaise to arrange a mutually convenient time and place for the presentation.
Web site
Post meeting note the web site has been updated to add a selection of photographs from our “birthday party”.
Clothing for Ostomates
During a recent spell in hospital Hazel was advised by another patient of special clothing available for ostomates from White Rose Collection at http://www.whiterosecollection.com they provide a range of ladies and men’s clothing for people with stomas. Other clothing suppliers are:- CUI WEAR http://www.cuiwear.com OstoMART http://www.ostomartstore.co.uk
Future Guest Speakers
During discussion of possible topics for future guest speakers the following areas of interest were identified (1) Diet – Rowland to contact YDH for a speaker to cover advice on dealing with constipation, diarrhoea, wind, etc. (2) Bereavement – Rowland to contact Macmillan with a view to setting up a one day workshop on “Dealing with Loss and Bereavement”. Macmillan usually requires a minimum number of 12 for their workshops.
Date and Time for Next Meeting
The next meeting will be on Friday 21st September 2007 from 2pm- 4pm at St Margaret’s in Yeovil. Our guest speaker will be Dr Steve Gore on “The role of colonoscopy in screening for, diagnosis of and follow up in Colorectal Cancer”.
Please inform the Colorectal/Stoma Care Department, Level 4, Yeovil District Hospital, Higher Kingston, YEOVIL BA21 4AT by writing if you can attend or alternatively by telephone on 01935 384352 or Rowland on 01935 424771.
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Stan commented that when visiting Hazel in YDH other ostomates in the ward were not aware of the existence of our group. Maggie explained that the patient diaries of all colorectal cancer patients include our group information leaflet. Other ostomates would not receive the leaflet.
Raffle/Refreshment Money
A raffle of prizes donated by group members was held during the “Party” break this raised £18 that was passed to Rowland to defray some of his expenses in providing services for the group in line with the policy agreed earlier.
Refreshment donations raised £17 this was passed to St Margaret’s at the end of the meeting as Gift Aid allowing the Hospice to claim tax back. Future donations will be handled the same way.
Cream Tea Event Money
Our Cream Tea afternoon had raised £900 after deducting expenses. Rowland had produced A4 sized “Presentation Cheques” for £300 each for YDH Oncology Unit, YDH Colorectal Stoma Care Department and St Margaret’s Hospice, Yeovil. These would be used for publicity photos when the group presented the donations. Stan was arranging for issue of the “real cheques” and he and Rowland will liaise to arrange a mutually convenient time and place for the presentation.
Web site
Post meeting note the web site has been updated to add a selection of photographs from our “birthday party”.
Clothing for Ostomates
During a recent spell in hospital Hazel was advised by another patient of special clothing available for ostomates from White Rose Collection at http://www.whiterosecollection.com they provide a range of ladies and men’s clothing for people with stomas. Other clothing suppliers are:-
Future Guest Speakers
During discussion of possible topics for future guest speakers the following areas of interest were identified (1) Diet – Rowland to contact YDH for a speaker to cover advice on dealing with constipation, diarrhoea, wind, etc. (2) Bereavement – Rowland to contact Macmillan with a view to setting up a one day workshop on “Dealing with Loss and Bereavement”. Macmillan usually requires a minimum number of 12 for their workshops.
Date and Time for Next Meeting
The next meeting will be on Friday 21st September 2007 from 2pm-
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