MACMILLAN Cancer Support is holding a free self-management programme called HOPE in Cardigan for anyone living with and beyond cancer to help them manage the emotional impact of their diagnosis.

HOPE is designed to help people with a cancer diagnosis manage the day-to-day impact of their condition, learn proactive ways to take control of their health and well-being in a supportive environment and set positive goals for the future.

Topics the HOPE programme focuses on include managing fatigue and stress, exploring character strengths and priorities as well as living positively with the fear of recurrence. 

The programme will run on Wednesday, 11 April, and Wednesday, 18 April, from 10am to 4.15pm at the Small World Theatre in Cardigan.

There will be a follow-up day on Wednesday, 6 June, from 11am to 3pm.

Hazel Meadows, HOPE programme facilitator, said: “We encourage anyone who is struggling with the impact of their cancer diagnosis to sign up to this free programme.”

Richard Pugh, head of services for Macmillan Cancer Support in Wales, said: “We at Macmillan know that receiving a cancer diagnosis has a huge emotional impact.

“Around 19,000 people receive the devastating news that they have cancer every year in Wales and they need more than medical help – they also need practical, emotional and financial support.”

Macmillan Cancer Support has invested more than £880,000 in a service to support people with cancer who are seriously ill in west Wales.

The service supports people with cancer who are acutely unwell in hospital because of their cancer or their cancer treatment.

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