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Monthly support groups in Norfolk and Suffolk
Many studies have shown that regularly attending a local support group can improve quality of life for people dealing with a cancer diagnosis.
Benefits of attending a support group
Reduce anxiety
and stress
Reduce emotional distress and depression
Reduce fatigue and the experience of pain
Help to improve mood, self-image
Develop mechanisms to cope with stress
Help to regain overall feelings of control
East Of England Asbestos Patient Support Group
The EEA-PSG has been established for individuals in East of England suffering the effects of exposure to asbestos, including conditions such as:
mesothelioma
asbestos related lung cancer
asbestosis
diffuse pleural thickening DPT
pleural plaques.
The EEA-PSG groups are free to attend and are open to all patients, caregivers, family members and friends who may need encouragement while learning to cope with the diagnosis of a loved one.
The importance of holistic caregiver support also enables open discussion, as well as signposting to information to help with practical advice and guidance from both healthcare professionals and other caregivers.
When & where do we meet?
New 2023 dates:
Future face to face and virtual meeting dates:
East of England Asbestos Patient Support Group Norfolk Meeting
The Costessey Centre, Longwater Lane, Costessey, Norfolk, NR8 5AH
11am
- Wednesday 22nd February – Kate Slaven, Mesothelioma UK Nurse & DASH Global will be attending to discuss Your Health Companion
- Wednesday 19th April – Wherry Maud Trust will be presenting to the group about a traditional Norfolk Trading Wherry built in 1899 https://wherrymaudtrust.org/
- Wednesday 14th June
- Wednesday 20th September
- Wednesday 1st November – Kate Liddiard from Community Action Norfolk ‘Talking About Cancer Together’
East of England Asbestos Patient Support Group Suffolk Meeting
The Southgate Community Centre, Caie Walk, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2PJ
12.15
- Thursday 12th January
- Thursday 9th March
- Thursday 11th May – West Suffolk hospital palliative care team services and symptom management, Michelle Buono, Palliative Care CNS/Educator at West Suffolk Hospital Palliative care (wsh.nhs.uk)
- July (Summer Outing Date TBA)
- Thursday 12th October 2023 – Hospice Specialist Nurse Kate Webb of S Nicholas Hospice care will be speaking about the service and hospice care in West Suffolk www.stnicholashospicecare.org.uk
- December (Christmas Lunch Date TBA)
East of England Asbestos Patient Support Group Coastal Norfolk (Wells) Meeting
Wells Community Hospital, Mill Road, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1RF
11am
- Friday 27th January
- Friday 24th March
- Friday 26th May
- Friday 28th July
- Friday 29th September
- Friday 24th November – Professor Morag Farquhar, Palliative Care Research, School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia will be talking to the group about breathlessness https://supporting-breathlessness.org.uk/
The virtual meetings will be held on Microsoft Teams. You can request a link from Phoebe Osborne (contact details below).
For more information about attending one of our virtual meetings, please contact Phoebe Osborne /via 01223 665 653 or email info@eastofenglandasbestos.co.uk
East Of England Asbestos Patient Support Group
The EEA-PSG has been established for individuals in East of England suffering the effects of exposure to asbestos, including conditions such as:
mesothelioma
asbestos related lung cancer
asbestosis
diffuse pleural thickening DPT
pleural plaques.
The EEA-PSG groups are free to attend and are open to all patients, caregivers, family members and friends who may need encouragement while learning to cope with the diagnosis of a loved one.
The importance of holistic caregiver support also enables open discussion, as well as signposting to information to help with practical advice and guidance from both healthcare professionals and other caregivers.
When & where do we meet?
New dates for 2023:
East of England Asbestos Patient Support Group Norfolk Meeting
The Costessey Centre, Longwater Lane, Costessey, Norfolk, NR8 5AH
11am
- Wednesday 22nd February – Kate Slaven, Mesothelioma UK Nurse & DASH Global will also be attending to discuss Your Health Companion
- Wednesday 19th April – Wherry Maud Trust will be presenting to the group about a traditional Norfolk Trading Wherry built in 1899 https://wherrymaudtrust.org/
- Wednesday 14th June
- Wednesday 20th September
- Wednesday 1st November – Kate Liddiard from Community Action Norfolk ‘Talking About Cancer Together’
East of England Asbestos Patient Support Group Suffolk Meeting
The Southgate Community Centre, Caie Walk, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 2PJ
12.15
- Thursday 12th January
- Thursday 9th March
- Thursday 11th May – West Suffolk hospital palliative care team services and symptom management, Michelle Buono, Palliative Care CNS/Educator at West Suffolk Hospital Palliative care (wsh.nhs.uk)
- July (Summer Outing Date TBA)
- Thursday 12th October 2023 – Hospice Specialist Nurse Kate Webb of S Nicholas Hospice care will be speaking about the service and hospice care in West Suffolk www.stnicholashospicecare.org.uk
- December (Christmas Lunch Date TBA)
East of England Asbestos Patient Support Group Coastal Norfolk (Wells) Meeting
Wells Community Hospital, Mill Road, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1RF
11am
- Friday 27th January
- Friday 24th March
- Friday 26th May
- Friday 28th July
- Friday 29th September
- Friday 24th November – Professor Morag Farquhar, Palliative Care Research, School of Health Sciences, University of East Anglia will be talking to the group about breathlessness https://supporting-breathlessness.org.uk/
The virtual meetings will be held on Microsoft Teams. You can request a link from Phoebe Osborne (contact details below).
For more information about attending one of our virtual meetings, please contact Phoebe Osborne /via 01223 665 653 or email info@eastofenglandasbestos.co.uk
About the East of England Asbestos Patient Support Group – EEA-PSG
About the East of England Asbestos Patient Support Group – EEA-PSG
EEAPSG was founded by Brian Wallis in March 2021 and will be Chaired by Phoebe Osborne.
Prior to this Brian Wallis has been an active Mesothelioma UK Ambassador since losing his wife Rosemary in 2013 to asbestosis. He was also the founder of Anglia Asbestos Disease Support Group. During this time Brian and his team of loyal volunteers strived to improve the support available for those newly diagnosed with mesothelioma and other asbestos diseases and helped to raise funds for a Mesothelioma UK specialist nurse to work in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Brian recalls first-hand there were very few patient support groups in these parts of the region only a short time ago and since then, he has worked tirelessly to build a network of thriving patient support groups which have run alongside those existing groups located across the UK, many of which are linked to the NHS and other charities.
Due to geographic location of the East of England, it is no small feat to bring together patients from as far afield as Coastal Norfolk to Rural Suffolk and EEA-PSG understands how vitally important it is to support all patients and their families affected, no matter where in the region they are based.
Team EEA-PSG.
The recently incorporated EEA-PSG is a charity dedicated to helping people suffering from asbestos-related diseases and their families who live in the East of England.
Areas we cover
Our commitment
EEA-PSG is committed to improving the lives of people affected by asbestos illnesses and can assist in a variety of ways:-
Fundraising for a Mesothelioma UK specialist nurse in Norfolk and Suffolk
Signposting to local healthcare professionals across the region
Working to support likeminded asbestos charities
Holistic and emotional support
Raising awareness of asbestos-related diseases at events and online
Persistent campaigning and lobbying of the Government for better treatments and increases to welfare benefits and the treatment of patients
Improving patient care and signposting to Mesothelioma UK to explore all current medical treatment options and clinical trials available
Listening, caring and providing a safe place to share experiences
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Contact Us
If you would like to join one of our Coffee Mornings please know that you are not alone and there are patients, carers and families in the East of England who would be able to offer support and guidance.
Call us on: 01223 665 653
Contact us by Email: info@eastofenglandasbestos.co.uk
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