After each session I felt more in control both of the effects of the cancer and more importantly of my life. My partner and I have benefited so much from your service that whatever I write will not be enough praise, gratitude or thanks”.
The service has been a lifeline to me at a time when I was not only diagnosed with breast cancer but at the same time and partly as a result of it I lost my employment, my home and my marriage. Your help was practical, compassionate, and effectively helped me to change things around me in order to take care of myself and start building a new life for me and my children”.
I feel more able to face my future and this counselling has not only helped me but also my husband and children. They have said to me ‘you’re a much nicer mum now, you don’t shout so much or get as cross’. What more could I wish for? My counsellor has made such a massive difference to my life. I’m not sure she will ever know how much”.
I would recommend counselling for anyone battling with a major life transition, especially cancer. I can’t thank you enough for providing this service for me – I wouldn’t have been able to go if I had to find the money. This experience has enriched all my relationships and given me a new hope for my future whatever it may hold”.
I can now go forward with my confidence and the knowledge that there is no shame in anger, fear and confusion. I came to counselling with an air of denial and avoidance but I have managed, I think, not to be destroyed by thoughts of death and hopelessness. I feel like a different person and although I know there may be more adversity in my life, my experience has made me stronger”.
After being very depressed and seeing myself as ‘on the scrapheap’ because of the illness, I was reassured that my life and contributions had been and still are valuable. I was encouraged to see the future (however brief) more hopefully and to make positive efforts to plan and enjoy whatever time I have left”.
Your service has been more than helpful to me, it has been a lifeline. During my husband’s illness I was able to come and talk about my fears, frustrations and everything else. After he died all medical input etc was withdrawn and the children and I left to get our heads around this extraordinary thing that had happened. PAC offered our only support. It has been an invaluable help and support to me… I will always be grateful to you”.
