You can make sure no one faces cancer alone!
You can make sure no one faces cancer alone!
Every year, over 27,000 New Zealanders will receive the devastating news: “You’ve got cancer.” When cancer feels overwhelming, you can provide the practical and emotional support that patients and their families need. Please make your donation today.
Frith a book-lover, nature lover, and someone who cares deeply about shaping beautiful spaces for the public to enjoy. But as 2022 came to an end Frith’s life look an unexpected turn. She began to experience some concerning symptoms which lead to a devastating diagnosis of bowel cancer that had metastasized to her liver.
“I think it took me 2 or 3 weeks to get my head around it,” Frith recalls. “I had to tell people and build those circles of support.”
Despite her efforts to keep life as normal as possible, an emergency bowel rupture and subsequent colostomy bag altered her plans significantly.
“It’s been a real rollercoaster ride. Physically, life is really different, but I’m still me.”
In the midst of this rollercoaster, Frith found invaluable support through the Cancer Society. She discovered cancer psychologist Elise and describes her help as transformative.
“The Cancer Society is amazing,” she says. “Having a non-family member to talk to has been crucial. Elise helped me through the last months, and it’s been like having a car put back together properly.”
“The fact that this free support is available to everyone, because cancer doesn’t discriminate, is pretty amazing. It’s a gift,”
Frith’s journey highlights the critical impact of the Cancer Society’s services, made possible by the generosity of supporters like you. “Even though you may never meet the people you have helped, it’s undeniable that your support makes a difference,” Frith encourages. “You can’t put a price on that.”
When you donate to the Cancer Society, you’re ensuring cancer patients like Frith have free nursing support, accommodation, transport to treatment, access to counselling, and more.
We can't do it alone. Please, make a donation today.
