Thanks for visiting my fundraising page.

CBN is a charity that my friend at work, Ann, helped to set up. Here is what she says on the CBN website www.cancerbuddiesnetwork.org

"I remember only too well the day Jan told me she had a lump under her arm – it will always stick in my mind.

I remember thinking and hoping that it was probably only a cyst or swollen glands or something …………… but certainly not cancer. So when cancer was confirmed it was a bolt out of the blue – I truly never thought it could happen to my dear friend.

However, time went on – treatment went on – and I realised that there wasn’t a lot that I could help her with. It is very difficult seeing people suffering and feeling unable to assist in any way. I couldn’t give any medical advice and I don’t know anything about alternative therapies – so the only thing I could do was listen and give her my support as best I could.

It was then that Jan said it was a great help to her to have a friend who was having the same treatment, and who had the same type of cancer so they could compare notes about the effects of chemo etc. It is always a comfort when there is someone who is feeling exactly the same as you are and can relate to your feelings.

Consequently, when Jan mentioned about setting up a website with the aim of getting people together, I immediately thought that here is something I could do to help her and it would be something that would also help others. It has taken time, patience and effort on everyone’s part to get this far – but I am sure that this is just the start of something BIG!"