Hi, I just wanted to share my experience of the "look good feel better" charity for those that have not heard of it.
Following a really depressing weekend where my hair started to fall out and the decision to shave the remaining hair off, I received a phone call from the cancer support desk at my hospital to ask if I wanted to change the date of my "look good feel better" session originally booked for 10th March to today, so I jumped at the chance.
However, I was a bit nervous as it would be the first time I had really met any new people since my operation in November.
I had a brilliant day! Met some wonderful people learnt something about skin care and makeup and walked away with a bag of "goodies" - all for nothing.
I would recommend this workshop to anyone whose hospital offers it. You can find out more about them on their website www.lookgoodfeelbetter.co.uk. Alternatively, your local cancer support desk may be able to help.
This was a real morale booster.
Love Carol D
FormerMember
Hi Carol
I went to one of the workshops here in New Zealand. I found it really good as well. I would also recommend this to others.
Just wanted to ask "What is a cancer support desk"? The hospital I go to only offers one nurse's 24/7 mobile number. She's lovely but is a chemo nurse not any other sort of support. Should there be something else?
The support desk at my hopsital is an area in reception run by volunteers, who have all had cancer in the past. They have loads of useful leaflets, sell scarfs and hats and offer support and advice and help. I may have given it the wrong name, but I'm not sure whether it is something that every hospital has.
My hospital is so small that reception is only one person but that is how I like it as I am really scared of hospitals and couldn't go to a great big one. It has only 65 beds and is cosy, no canteen but lots of free drinks and I do get a nice lunch brought to me. It does make me feel that I am missing something, there is no support at all although I can ring the oncologist anytime and he does get back to me. I have a Mcmillan nurse too but she doesn't visit often. Just was wondering what it was thanks for telling me.
