CHRISTMAS APPEAL

WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP THIS CHRISTMAS


CHRISTMAS APPEAL

WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELP THIS CHRISTMAS

Ayrshire Cancer Support needs your help as we face the biggest crisis in our history. Now more than ever, no-one should be facing cancer alone.


We are working tirelessly to relieve the isolation and uncertainty felt by so many people affected by cancer.


Too many face a lonely and anxious Christmas.



Please donate now to help us provide urgent local support for people when they need us most.

DONATE HERE

Every year, we help thousands of people throughout Ayrshire - those who have cancer and their extended family. They turn to Ayrshire Cancer Support in a time of need, for practical and emotional support, to help relieve anxiety, isolation and fear. A full list of our services can be found here.


How your donation can help people like John, aged 73


'Christmas is the worst time to be alone, but it’s even harder when you have cancer. My family are all over the world with one son in Australia and the other down South, I’ve never even met my grandkids in Australia. They were due to come over this year, but the virus put a stop to that.


I lost my wife two years ago to breast cancer, I miss her & think about her every day. When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February - she was the first person I wanted to talk to about it, but I couldn’t. The emptiness and loneliness I felt was unbearable.


Then almost immediately after being told I had cancer - coronavirus appeared and we were locked down. So at first, I would get up and get dressed every morning, then sit and wait until it was bedtime again. The TV had become my best friend, because all the social clubs I went to had shut down. I used to meet my friends at least once a week, but now that’s all stopped. Because my immune system is low because of my cancer treatment, I’ve been shielding - I couldn’t go out and no one could visit - for eight long and lonely months. It was soul destroying.


A couple of months ago, my GP told me about the free services Ayrshire Cancer Support offer and I gave them a call, I had nothing to lose. I had no-one else to turn to with my boys being so far away and I didn’t want them worrying about me. I now talk regularly with one of the counsellors and they have helped me to cope with my anxiety around cancer and the virus and it’s good to be able to express how I feel about losing my wife.


I look forward to a Tuesday when I speak to someone else from the charity, called Caroline. She’s a lovely woman who calls me every week, without fail. She says she’s checking in on me, to make sure I’m ok and we talk about everything, the weather, football, my sons and grandkids, even coronavirus! It’s such a treat and I feel as if she’s sitting in the living room with me. It makes me know I’m not alone.

I don’t know how I would have coped without Ayrshire Cancer Support, they’ve made such a big difference to my life especially during lockdown.'

'Christmas is the worst time to be alone, but it’s even harder when you have cancer. My family are all over the world with one son in Australia and the other down South, I’ve never even met my grandkids in Australia. They were due to come over this year, but the virus put a stop to that.


I lost my wife two years ago to breast cancer, I miss her & think about her every day. When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February - she was the first person I wanted to talk to about it, but I couldn’t. The emptiness and loneliness I felt was unbearable.


Then almost immediately after being told I had cancer - coronavirus appeared and we were locked down. So at first, I would get up and get dressed every morning, then sit and wait until it was bedtime again. The TV had become my best friend, because all the social clubs I went to had shut down. I used to meet my friends at least once a week, but now that’s all stopped. Because my immune system is low because of my cancer treatment, I’ve been shielding - I couldn’t go out and no one could visit - for eight long and lonely months. It was soul destroying.


A couple of months ago, my GP told me about the free services Ayrshire Cancer Support offer and I gave them a call, I had nothing to lose. I had no-one else to turn to with my boys being so far away and I didn’t want them worrying about me. I now talk regularly with one of the counsellors and they have helped me to cope with my anxiety around cancer and the virus and it’s good to be able to express how I feel about losing my wife.


I look forward to a Tuesday when I speak to someone else from the charity, called Caroline. She’s a lovely woman who calls me every week, without fail. She says she’s checking in on me, to make sure I’m ok and we talk about everything, the weather, football, my sons and grandkids, even coronavirus! It’s such a treat and I feel as if she’s sitting in the living room with me. It makes me know I’m not alone.

I don’t know how I would have coped without Ayrshire Cancer Support, they’ve made such a big difference to my life especially during lockdown.'

Ayrshire Cancer Support needs your help as we face the biggest crisis in our history. Now more than ever, no-one should be facing cancer alone.


Please donate now to help us provide urgent local support for people like John.


DONATE HERE
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