A cancer diagnosis is a distressing life experience whilst living with cancer as well as your treatments, will bring a variety of challenges to anyone affected. The ripple effect is huge, running through family, friends and your wider community

You do not have to look far to find a cancer diagnosis, it is estimated one in two of us will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in our lives. Despite this, a cancer diagnosis is often unexpected, life-changing, and understandably traumatic.

There is no universal reaction to a cancer diagnosis and it’s the one word we dread. I am a highly trained counsellor from MacMillan Cancer support, with extensive experience supporting clients and their families through this extremely delicate and difficult time.