We held 10 afternoon meetings and a Christmas Lunch.<\/p>\n
There were 11 evening social meetings, including a summer meal.<\/p>\n
We continue to meet requests from Chesterfield Royal Hospital to assist patients facing a laryngectomy.<\/p>\n
Stall at Chesterfield Royal Hospital for fund-raising and raising awareness of early head and neck cancer signs.<\/p>\n
Coffee Morning \u2013 European Head and Neck Awareness Week – to raise funds and awareness.<\/p>\n
Trip to National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas<\/p>\n
Trip to Victorian Christmas Market Weekend, Matlock<\/p>\n
Our meetings have had visiting speakers from East Midlands Cancer Alliance and Severn Healthcare<\/p>\n
We have provided a PPI contribution to the revision of the East Midlands Cancer Alliance head and neck cancer care pathway.<\/p>\n
We have attended meetings and events of the Derbyshire Voluntary Action Cancer Group, including Be Cancer Safe meetings.<\/p>\n
We participated in the international head and neck conference in Nottingham, in November.<\/p>\n
We have collaborated with Heads2Gether support group,\u00a0 at the Maggies Centre, Nottingham City Hospital.<\/p>\n
Membership has continued to grow, as has the area from which we attract members.<\/p>\n
We mourn the loss of Stuart Dawson. Our group helped him along his cancer journey but he , and his wife Mary,\u00a0 gave far more back to others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We held 10 afternoon meetings and a Christmas Lunch. There were 11 evening social meetings, including a summer meal. We continue to meet requests from Chesterfield Royal Hospital to assist patients facing a laryngectomy. Stall at Chesterfield Royal Hospital for fund-raising and raising awareness of early head and neck cancer signs. Coffee Morning \u2013 European … Continue reading A Review of 2018<\/span>