Our Story

In 2016 something hit our family and broke us. In eight short weeks our youngest son/brother Ross was diagnosed and died of melanoma skin cancer at the young age of 27. It was unexpected, terrifying, and destructive.

His misdiagnosis and the quick spread of cancer caused heartache for us all. Ross never received counselling as he was on a waiting list and well, cancer didn’t have time to wait. From this most awful of times grew a passion to help other young people in this situation, providing end of life counselling to help them not die in fear.

Often people shy away from talking about death but in all honesty it’s something every single human has in common – we will all die at some point. For the young it doesn’t seem like a reality. But when faced with being told you have a terminal illness everything comes crashing down – hopes, dreams, aspirations. Time is no longer an option.

So, our terminal illness counselling charity has been set up to give these young people rapid access to counselling at a time when it can feel difficult to cope. When our clients access our service, they are in control and we go at their pace. Our service is entirely client led from the number of sessions to the regularity of sessions. Where the sessions take place is also flexible; on the ward, as an outpatient, at home, at the hospice or by phone or online.

Our counsellors help our clients to explore and understand their emotions, fears and anxieties without judgement and in a safe environment.