Urgent mental health help needed , I have breast and bone cancer
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Urgent mental health help needed , I have breast and bone cancer
Hello Justdoit
My name is Helen, I’m one of the Cancer Information Nurses on the Macmillan Support Line.
I can see you are in urgent need of help and hope you read this.
Please call the Macmillan support-line as soon as you can.
Our line is free for you to use and open now - we are here ready to take your call.
Macmillan: 0808 808 00 00
If you do not get this message till later and we are closed (8pm), you can call the Samaritans who are open 24 hours a day for crisis support.
Samaritans: 116 123
Macmillan is open each and every day from 8am – 8pm. I am very sorry you are going through this right now, but please do reach out as soon as you possibly can.
With my best wishes, Helen
Cancer Information Nurse Specialist
Ref HM/KS
Whatever cancer throws your way, we’re right there with you.
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