‘Colon-aid’ the Yeovil District Bowel Cancer Support Group
Minutes of the 16th Colorectal Cancer Patient Support Group held on Friday 9 November 2007 at St Margaret’s in Yeovil
Present
12 members attended.
Apologies
11 members offered their apologies.
Welcome
Apologies
11 members offered their apologies.
Welcome
There were no new members at this meeting.
Rowland would be the “Guest Speaker” today and review the presentations given by Steve Gore and Jeremy Hacking at the previous two meetings.
Matters Arising
Correspondence
Rowland would be the “Guest Speaker” today and review the presentations given by Steve Gore and Jeremy Hacking at the previous two meetings.
Matters Arising
Correspondence
1. 18 October 2007 letter received from Mel Hillman thanking us for our donation to the Oncology Unit Trust Fund.
2. 18 October 2007 letter received from Maggie Soulsby thanking us for our donation to the Colorectal/ Stoma Care Trust Fund.
3. 21 October 2007 E-mail received from Rex Beable advising Rowland that the March meeting had been scheduled for Good Friday the 21 st March 2008. Oops meeting now set for the following Friday the 28th March 2008.
4. 22 October 2007 e-mail received from Jeremy Hacking in response to a thank you e-mail from Rowland on behalf of the group. He commented “You were indeed attentive and Appreciative”.
5. 26 October 2007 letter received from St Margaret’s Hospice thanking us for our donation for meeting on 19 October 2007.
6. 27 October 2007 e-mail received from Mike Staker Chair of the Reading Bowel Cancer Support Group regarding concern about Public Liability Insurance for the group. This topic will be covered under the AOB part of the meeting.
7. 1 November 2007 letter of apology received from James Earle who was unable to attend due to lack of transport. (Arrangements are in hand to organise transport for the December meeting).
Web Site
Rowland reported that the Web Site had been updated to add the minutes of the last meeting.
Post meeting note: our web site has received a number of inappropriate e-mails in the last couple of weeks and also an unwelcome entry in our “Guest Book”. I find it very sad that a group set up to benefit those affected by cancer should be subject to such abuse. I believe I have taken measures to prevent future inappropriate entries in our Guest Book and have deleted the offending entry. The e-mail is monitored for spam and viruses and does not put us at risk it is just sad that there are people out there taking pleasure from being intrusive or offensive.
Post meeting note: our web site has received a number of inappropriate e-