www.cancerpatientssupport.net 1 www.cancerpatientssupport.net CANCER PATIENTS SUPPORT GROUP Newsletter 2023
2022 has not been a bad year for the support group. I would like to thank everyone who have supported us over the past year and especially those on the committee who have worked very hard to help raise money for cancer patients. Also a big thank you to our colleagues at Breast of Friends Group for their continued help and support for cancer patients. The photo on the front cover is of Malcom with his wife pouring ice cold water over him to help raise money for cancer. Thank you Malcolm and Lynn. Our Movie Icon Calendar was a success which also helped raise much finance for the CPSG. Thank you to everyone who not only participated but all those who helped to sell them. Our sincere thanks goes to Kevin Jones who initiated the idea in the first place. If you still haven’t got a calendar, please get in touch. We have to, once again, thank Fitzgerald’s Estates for their support for this magazine. We now have another estate agent who wants to help us. Chesterton’s the estate agents have now said they will support us. We welcome that. Alan Clark A WORD FROM THE EDITOR Committee member Dermot Watters with his wife Marilyn Watters and Galatia from Londos Perasma Restaurant in Timi. SPOTLIGHT
www.cancerpatientssupport.net 3 www.cancerpatientssupport.net WHO’S WHO! REGULAR EVENTS REGULAR EVENTS The BIG Breakfast the Mesogi Arms Pub every last Wednesday of the month serving from 9.30am to 12:30. Only €6. CARD BINGO VENUES The Queen Vic Pub every Thursday afternoon from 3:00 pm. Sam’s Bar every Friday afternoon from 2:00 pm. ODYS BAR every Monday evening from 7:00 pm. The Sapphire Diner Bar every Wednesday afternoon. Peggy’s Secret Garden, Peyia every Wednesday afternoon from 3:00 pm. BINGO & QUIZ VENUES DT’s Quiz every Tuesday evening from 5:00 pm. The Railway Inn Bingo every Thursday from 1:30 pm then Quiz from 8:00 pm. The Local Pub Quiz every Monday from 7:30 pm. Please check with the venue for times or days if not mentioned. CANCER PATIENTS SUPPORT GROUP PAPHOS Charity No. 69 (At the PASYKAF Offices) 84 Ellados Avenue, 8020 Paphos Tel.: (+357) 26 952478 Helpline Desk 97760989 Volunteer Co-ordinator 96735006 SUPPORTING President: & T/Secretary Jan Handley 26654007 Chairman: Alan Clark 99967861 Vice Chairman: Gerry Biscombe 97608391 Treasurer: Lynne Fickling 99967708 Committee: Margaret Wilcockson 97839074 Karen Roe 99370103 Dermot Watters 99318510 Sue Currie 99174188 David King 99354512 Hazel Horton 96725458 Eamon Brooks 96849213 Eileen Warren 96421399 [email protected] Rachel: 99528585 | Andri: 99471230 Valentinos Neophytou: 96902274 Despo: 96514400 | Emily: 99663279
www.cancerpatientssupport.net 4 HELPLINE: (+357) 97 76 09 89 May I, through your Newsletter, thank you and your colleagues in the Cancer Patients Support Group for their support and encouragement of the Friends’ Hospice Foundation as we strive to open our new Hospice in Stephanie Village, Tala. As workers in the same field, we hope that our joint efforts will continue to offer support to those who find themselves in difficult circumstances. I was delighted to show you and your colleagues around the building earlier in the year. The tranquil setting and the spacious house, given to us free of charge for as long as it remains a Hospice, has delighted the many visitors and supporters who have seen it. As an invaluable local, and much needed, amenity, we are anxious to open as soon as possible. Our shops and generous donors have ensured that we have the funding to begin the renovations. The Ministry of Health has reviewed, amended and approved the detailed plans drawn up free of charge by our Architect, Yiannis Koutsolambros. We are awaiting the final planning approval from the Planning Authority in Paphos before we can begin. Local businesses, both Cypriot and British, have offered their support and we are awaiting the final piece in the bureaucratic jigsaw that will see us ready to resume our mission of offering free Palliative Care to all those in the Paphos District who need it. This is a letter from the chairman of the Friends Hospice Chris Jones.
www.cancerpatientssupport.net 5 www.cancerpatientssupport.net On April 23rd on St George’s Day, I’ll be taking part in the London Marathon. I will be raising funds for the amazing ENT unit at St George’s Hospital London. This is to show how much my family and I appreciate the outstanding care my dad received, which ultimately lead to saving his life. My dad, who lives in Paphos Cyprus, was diagnosed with stage four cancer, Carcinoma Expleomorphic Adenoma, to the side of his neck. The tumour ran through the main nerve which also had to be removed in major surgery, this caused a lot of issues for him, including not being able to close one eye, teeth be removed and not having the use of one side of his face. After the outstanding work by Mr Offo the ENT surgeon and Mr Vesley, the plastic surgeon they successfully removed the cancer in a twenty hour operation, with a swift 5 hour operation by Mr Vesley to repair one eye. This second operation enabled my dad to once again to be able to open and close his eye. With one side of his face also lifted this has made every day life more comfortable for him. The care my dad received by Drs Mr Vesley and Mr Offo was outstanding. The anticipated news of the ALL CLEAR was absolutely brilliant. I obviously witnessed all this as I drove him to and from his appointments. My dad went through absolute hell over a very long period. His incredibly strong mind and determination not to let this horrible disease beat him will always stick with me for ever. Thanks to those two doctors my dad was able to attend my wedding last year, for this I will always be grateful. A letter to inspire you. by Ricky Chapman.
www.cancerpatientssupport.net 6 HELPLINE: (+357) 97 76 09 89 Care Days, a not for profit organisation set up by a cancer patient in remission, offers completely free of charge pampering treats to those diagnosed with cancer during the last three years in the Paphos region, as well as to those bereaved through cancer thanks to the wonderful support from its sponsors , Cancer Patients Support Group, PASYKAF, Paphos Post and Viva fm Radio. So far over 100 patients have benefitted from the Care Days programme, so please look at the testimonials from some of our patients on our website www. caredayscyprus.com The amazing and friendly Markos MY Hair offers a professional hair shampoo and treatment in its super modern salon. Beauty Salon by Elena, attached to Markos MY Hair salon, offers a beautifully relaxing full or partial body massage and is happy to take your bookings for a Care Day pampering session, through our Care Days website. The lovely Elysia Breeze champagne breakfast for two has been very popular for cancer patients and those bereaved through cancer, offering a patient and friend or carer, the opportunity of a champagne(Cava) breakfast surrounded by water fountains. The relaxing Ayii Anargyri Spa is set in the most beautiful gardens, with wonderful spa facilities, and is available for Care Days bookings for a cancer patient and friend or carer. A big thank you to all our major sponsors above, who offer their services completely free of charge and without whom Care Days would not exist. The beautiful 5 star Annabelle Hotel is available for Care Days bookings for a day pass for two either inside the spa or outside by the pool with an Eu15 voucher for you to spend as you wish. Please remember that, thanks to our generous sponsors, all these treats are completely FREE OF CHARGE and we are now taking bookings for 2023 on our multilingual website: www.caredayscyprus.com Next month Care Days will be launching another service for cancer patients in conjunction with Markos MY Hair, Pasykaf in Cyprus and Orizondas in Crete. CARE DAYS ORGANISER ANDREW LAUDER
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www.cancerpatientssupport.net 12 HELPLINE: (+357) 97 76 09 89 PASYKAF. SOME OF THEIR FREE OF CHARGE SERVICES. Psychosocial support. Group support, self help or individual therapy and guidance is offered to patients and relatives during the course of the illness and it’s bereavement. Assistance with social welfare issues are dealt with by our social workers. Home Nursing Care. Continuing care is provided to patients who require nursing and medical support in the comfort of their own home. Support provided may include short periods of care during any stage of therapy. For patients in advanced stages of the disease, the aim of care delivery is to promote comfort by relieving pain and other distressing symptoms. Palliative care, Patients auronomy is an integral part of our care commitment. Equipment Loan. Practical aids such as wheelchairs, pressure relieving mattresses, oxygen concentrators etc can be found through the nursing team. Transport Service. They offer transport services to patients living outside Nicosia who experience difficulty in finding transport to and from their treatment facilities in Nicosia and Limassol. This is obviously a very important service for us in Paphos. Day Care Centre. Their Day Care Centre in Paphos is where All the work of the nurses, support staff and the transport service operates from. We also use the Centre for our base, the Helpline Operates from there. Day Centre, 84 Ellados Avenue, 8020 Paphos (near Sklavenitis Supermarket) P.O. Box: 62027.
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www.cancerpatientssupport.net 15 www.cancerpatientssupport.net Tony’s Quotes Distance means so little, when someone means so much. Tom McNeal Every new friend is an adventure …the start of more memories. Patrick Lindsay Ultimately the bond of all companionship, whether in marriage or in friendship, is conversation. Oscar Wilde A good friend is like a four - leaf clover; hard to find and lucky to have. Irish Proverb To the world you maybe just one person, but to one person you may be the world. Dr Seuss The Breast of Friends Fun-Run in October 2022 for Breast Cancer Awareness
Look who received a Certificate of Appreciation for their help in raising money, to help Cancer Patients and the CPSG! www.cancerpatientssupport.net 16 HELPLINE: (+357) 97 76 09 89
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www.cancerpatientssupport.net 18 HELPLINE: (+357) 97 76 09 89 BITS & BOBS Karen, Kevin & Bejay promoting the calendar on Rock FM Selling the calendar at King’s Avenue Mall Selling the calendar at The Sapphire New Years Day Swim Enjoying the day at The Costa Rica Tavern
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