”Bringing comgort and support to cancer sufferers and their families”
Charity registration number: 1084428
Here in UK the biggest debilitating ilness is cancer. One in the three people will experience cancer during their lifetime. This puts incredible strain on the resources of the NHS and they can only do so much.
What we DO
Woodlands Cancer Care is a charity run by people who want to help cancer sufferers. In order to do this effectively we realize that the families, friends and carers of the sufferer also need support…
ANY type of Cancer
ANY Age
ANY Times
ANY Where
We can HELP
Do you need special equipment for your home in order ti promote the wellbeing and comfort of the person with cancer?
Are you finding difficulty travelling and from hospital or hospice?
Financial help to make important times more special e.g. Birthdays: Christmas: Special Treats: Special events and Family Occasions.
What we OFFER
Emotional support via our listening ear service,
Short Break Holidays,
Practical Advice,
Specialised equipment for your home,
FREE – Relaxation Therapy Tapes
One of Stories How we hellped
REBECCA was only 3 years old when doctor found a cancerous tumour in her stomach! It was diagnosed as neuroblastoma-a particularity aggressive form of cancer.
She endured years of hospital admissions; surgery; chemotherapy, radiotherapy and pain. She even had to have a stem cell transplant. However,she was a fighter. Despite being incapacitated much of her little life-she was always cheerful and tried to be positive. She was indeed a very brave and cheerful little girl.
At one point, however, when she was only 7 years old, the Doctor said that nothing more could be done and it seemed that Rebecca would not get better. Her parents bravely decided to allow yet another operation despite Rebecca being very weak and against all the odds-it was a success.
Despite this, Rebecca became very depressed-she no longer wanted to attend school (something she had previously enjoyed) and she didn’t even want to see her friends. Although Woodlands Cancer Care had funded Rebecca, her Sister and their Dad to swim with the Dolphins when they had visited Florida, the charity became involved once again.
Woodlands Cancer Care suggested a visit to Disneyland, Paris and this was gratefully accepted by the family. It was wonderful. Rebecca returned home and couldn’t wait to go to school to tell her friends all about the characters she’d met and all the things she had done. She was like her old self again.
We, as a Charity felt truly privileged to have been involved with this plucky little girl and, at present, Rebecca is now 17 years old. She was extremely fortunate.
Most of the others children she came into contact with during her years of hospitalisation who had also been diagnosed with neuroblastoma, have not been so fortunate.
Please help us to support children like Rebecca. Without help we would not have been able to give Rebecca and her family the holidays which meant so much to them.
THANK YOU.
If you wish to support Woodlands Cancer Care
Any donation
(however small) makes an important difference.
Can you organise a Coffee Morning, Craft Fayre, Jumble Sale, Darts Match, Snooker Tournament, etc.
Please help us to help others
Sponsored events are a great way of raising money and having fun.
Are you taking part in any such event?
Would you consider donating your sponsor money to us?
Would you be able to organise an event to benefit our Charity?
Would your pub or club host a charity night for us?
Contact us
21 Staition Road
Billingham
TS22 5HX
01642 355217
0800 028 4463
Email: info@woodlandscancercare.org.uk
Web.: www.woodlandscancercare.org.uk