Cancer survivor praises work of South Tyneside charity
People living with the cancer in the North East need better support in their community, that's according to cancer survivor Paul Wilson from South Shields.
People living with the cancer in the North East need better support in their community, that's according to cancer survivor Paul Wilson from South Shields.
Paul told Metro Radio his life fell apart when he was diagnosed last year until a friend introduced him to Cancer Connections, a voluntary group from South Tyneside that works in the community to help people affected by cancer.
Paul said: **"When you're in a hospital, it's so clinical but when you go to Cancer Connections, it's like stepping into your home and you have that lovely friendship.
"It is really essential to have places like this."
The charity has recently been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service.
Since 2007 over 1,700 people with 31 different types of cancer have come to Cancer Connections for help.
Chairman Reg Hall said: “This will be an enormous encouragement for all our volunteers and staff and a wonderful lift for the whole of the South Tyneside Borough - for it is the people of South Tyneside who have made Cancer Connections what it is today”.