Did you know?

Did you know that we support patients and staff across the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust? Did you know we don’t just support you with your general health, but with your mental health too? And we do the same for the amazing staff who care for us.

Donations have allowed us to provide a cancer counsellor and a staff psychologist. Read on to find out more about their roles.

Michelle

Michelle is the cancer counsellor. We have funded her role for the past 2 years and continue to do so. Since she started in post, Michelle has transformed the service. She not only has sessions with patients on an individual basis, but she can guide them to services and programmes that will help them during and after their cancer treatment including Pilates and men’s exercise classes which are also funded by My WiSH Charity.

Marianne

The one-to-one sessions are vital to help patients navigate their journey and can help reduce the risk of psychological effects this disease can have long term.

Not everyone wants or feels the need to see a counsellor during their treatment, but we are so proud to be able to provide Michelle for those that do, and we know that she makes a difference to those she sees.

Marianne joined the Trust during Covid to give staff much needed support.

As you can imagine, working in full PPE in such challenging and unprecedented times took its toll on staff right across the Trust. Many had to learn new roles and adapt in ways we never knew would be needed. Nursing staff became like family to patients as their own loved ones were unable to visit. All this while worrying about what this unknown illness could cause.

Thanks to your donations to our Help Your NHS Hospital Covid Appeal we were able to introduce Marianne to the Trust to help and support staff.

The West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has staff working from all over the world. Covid was especially hard for these staff as their family were overseas. Being able to offer them someone to talk to was vital.

We are so pleased that we were able to bring Marianne to the Trust. She continues to work with all staff who need some support for whatever reason.

We all need someone to talk too during trying times. Even if you have family and friends close by, sometimes you don’t want to burden them or you need someone neutral to lend you an ear. We can’t provide these services without your donations so please do support My WiSH Charity and help us make a difference.

To find out more about My WISH Charity and the work we do to support the West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, go to: www.mywishcharity.co.uk @mywishcharity mywishcharity

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