the pink place

The Pink Place Cancer Charity (& Blue Space for Men) has been offering wellbeing services, support and counselling to adults affected by cancer for 10 years. When lockdown began at the end of March, it was our aim to adapt and evolve quickly to ensure we continued to meet the current needs of those we support. We discovered the 'wonders' of Zoom, taking our face-to-face sessions to a virtual platform. It has enabled us to continue our vital work and we now facilitate 9 separate virtual support and counselling sessions per week.

This year has been challenging for everyone, but for those with a cancer diagnosis, the feelings of anxiety, loneliness, fear & isolation, in addition to the effects on mental health and wellbeing has been increased. We have received some amazing feedback from those we support and 3 of them were keen to share their thoughts;

Lesley - “I just wanted to say that the Pink Place has been a lifesaver to me during this awful time. The regular virtual coffee mornings have been such a big part of my life through all of this, giving me something else to focus on rather than my cancer. Being able to talk to others in the same situation and hear how they are coping and just to have a laugh with them has helped me so much. Knowing that you are there for us, even on the bad days is just wonderful. I can't thank you enough for all that you do”