Adults aged 18 to 40 navigating palliative cancer often face unique pressures. You might be thinking about your family, mortgage, career progression, financial stability, travel or life goals or something completely different.
This diagnosis can leave individuals feeling angry, fearful, guilty, isolated, pressured, exhausted and so much more.
There is no right way to respond to this diagnosis.
Regardless of how you are feeling, support that understands your stage of life is available for you.
There are many teams, services and individuals that can support you. The best point of contact will depend on the support you feel you require.
You could speak with your:
Or access a service from the lists below:
Lincolnshire has St Barnabas who are experts in supporting people living with cancer. They support individuals to live as fully and as comfortably as possible by offering:
To learn more visit: St Barnabas Hospice
Your Macmillan Information & Support Centres are located across the UK and can be contacted via phone or email or visit in person. Lincolnshire have three centres which are:
Centres can also be found out of county, enter your postcode to find local cancer support services - Macmillan Cancer Support
If you are feeling unsafe, are experiencing a sudden deterioration in your health or having thoughts of harming yourself, please contact:
Within this directory you will find information on services which have been identified as potentially beneficial in providing support or assistance to an individual affected by cancer. Although these services have initially been screened, it is down to you as an individual to be cautious of the personal information you share with the services. To know more about the services listed on this directory and how they may use your information, please read their privacy policy which can be found on their website. If you are concerned by the behaviour of any service, please contact Connect to Support directly on ctsl@lincolnshire.gov.uk.