‘Colon-aid’ the Yeovil District Bowel Cancer Support Group
These items had been passed on to the YDH Oncology Unit for Rowland but were not received until January 2008 when I also received a delayed note from Maggie saying she was unable to get to our December meeting and sending her best wishes to us all and hope we had an excellent New Year.
In December 2007 we received a brochure from The Penny Brohn Cancer Care Team the new name for the Bristol Cancer Help Centre giving details of their residential and day courses.
In December 2007 we received a brochure from The Penny Brohn Cancer Care Team the new name for the Bristol Cancer Help Centre giving details of their residential and day courses.
8th January 2008 letter received from St Margaret’s Hospice, Yeovil thanking us for our donation of £24 raised at our December meeting.
18th January 2008 e-mail to our web site from “nutritionincancer.co.uk” asking us to consider adding a link to their page on our web site. Nutrition in Cancer is an interactive web site on how nutrition can support cancer patients, their friends and family to help them maintain their body weight and meet their body’s energy and nutrient requirements.
22nd January 2008 e-mail from Liz Martindale saying Macmillan Support had given the go ahead for the Loss & Bereavement Workshop and requesting possible dates for the workshop. (See below for latest news).
Web Site
Rowland reported that the Web Site had been updated to add the minutes of the last meeting.
Any Other Business
Pampering Day
Pampering Day
No progress has been made and there were no suggestions so this topic will be dropped from the agenda.
Bowel Cancer Screening
Dr Steve Gore gave a presentation on Colorectal Cancer and the Bowel Cancer Screening programme to YDH Foundation Trust members on the 10th January 2008. The programme is due to roll out in Somerset in March 2008 local centres will be at Yeovil and Taunton.
April 2008 Bowel Cancer Awareness Month
Following discussion the group agreed we should help promote awareness and support two separate events. One would be at YDH similar to what we did in April 2007 when we attracted staff and members of the public. A second would be held at a venue with good facilities and parking where we might attract a larger audience. Maggie Soulsby agreed to look at making arrangements for the third or fourth weeks of April. Publicity and volunteers to support the events will be discussed at our February and March meetings.
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