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‘LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER’ UK CHARITY continues to offer cancer support in 2020.
ational cancer N support charity, Look Good Feel Better, has been supporting people undergoing treatment for cancer since launching in the UK in 1994. During that time, the charity has supported more than 185,000 people, helping them combat the impact on appearance that can be experienced during cancer treatment. Confidence and self-esteem can also be rocked during these testing times and that is where the charity plays another vital role. Look Good Feel Better provides a unique service across the UK, offering workshops and advice for women, men and young adults undergoing treatment for any type of cancer. Each group session is led by trained volunteers and provides a chance to meet others in a similar situation, as well as teaching the attendants useful skills and techniques to help manage the side-effects of cancer treatment, such as skin changes or loss of eyebrows and eyelashes.
Regular workshops are held in 140 hospitals and cancer centres across the UK, not only providing a safe environment for shared experiences, but also giving the attendants the chance to connect with other people in a similar situation. The workshops have been known to have a transformational impact on levels of confidence and self-esteem. A recent survey makes for encouraging reading when 2,661 people took part in Look Good Feel Better’s 2019 UK Patient Survey.
Results showed that:
When asked to rate their satisfaction level as it relates to what they learned in the workshop, 97.6% claimed to be satisfied.
97.8% said that the programme had been valuable in improving their self-image.
93.8% felt confident about their appearance after attending the workshop.
96.8% felt supported by their group.
95.4% agreed that their appearance made them feel more confident.
99.2% would recommend the Look Good Feel Better workshop to others.
As one beneficiary commented: “Look Good Feel Better is not just about make-up, it’s not about vanity – it’s about control and giving you the strength to fight this horrible disease.” Another added: “The workshop has made such a difference, to me and my family. I was living in self-imposed isolation and now I have regained my life.”
Sarahjane Robertson, the Chief Executive at Look Good Feel Better, was pleased with the findings:
“People undergoing cancer treatment who attend our workshops receive practical advice on dealing with the physical changes that cancer treatment can have. The support they encounter during the session will also have an important impact on their sense of well-being. The survey findings show that our workshops do make a significant difference to how people feel about themselves, helping them regain a feeling of confidence and self-esteem.”
One of the ladies who recently attended a workshop, summed it up perfectly:
“I just wanted to pass on my thanks for the session I attended earlier this month. I am currently halfway through chemotherapy for breast cancer and attending your course has really made a difference to the way I look and feel. The course was so well run and the volunteers were wonderful with us all, but it was also a really helpful opportunity for me to talk to other women going through similar things to myself. I have kept in touch with the girl sitting next to me because neither of us had yet met anyone locally in their 30s with young children going through cancer, so we found we had a lot in common and exchanged numbers to meet up soon. Since attending the course, I have been putting aside an extra ten minutes after my shower each morning to put on some of the lovely makeup products I received on the course and although I only have time to use some of it because
I have two children aged three and one who keep me very busy in the mornings, I feel so much better about myself. Everybody has been saying how well I look, to
which I am telling them all about Look Good Feel Better. People are saying they would have no idea I was having chemotherapy, so it is amazing what a decent wig and some makeup can do for your appearance and confidence! I am also taking proper care of my skin by doing a proper skincare routine every night, which I never made time for before. So, I just wanted to say a big ‘thank-you!’”
Buy a gift from our shop - From a T-Shirt to a set of make-up brushes, a compact mirror to a stunning fabric bracelet designed to retain your favourite fragrance; anything you buy will help those that need it most.
For more information about the charity, the services it provides or how you can help, please visit: lgfb.co.uk or call 01372 747500.
While the current uncertainty regarding Coronavirus means that face to face workshops are on hold, we now offer virtual workshops, please see www.lookgoodfeelbetter.co.uk/ support-advice/virtual-workshops/
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