Norwich
The Norwich network meets once a month for meals out, coffee afternoons, walks and bowling. The meet ups rotate days and times so everyone has the chance to come to an event while juggling treatment/work/family life.
Contact Shine Norwich at norwich@shinecancersupport.org
The Norwich network was started in 2014 and has been lead by Corinne since December 2017. Corinne had attended a few of Shine’s national events and wanted to help keep the Norwich social meet ups going,
Meet the volunteer network leader – Corinne
Meet the volunteer network leader – Barbara
Hi I’m Barbara, I was diagnosed and treated for tongue cancer (squamous cell carcinoma) at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in 2019. My treatment consisted of a 12 hour surgery, removing part of my forearm to reconstruct part of my tongue that had to be removed. Around nine months after surgery I was also referred to the Norfolk & Waveney Wellbeing Service for PTSD symptoms.
I ran into Corinne while visiting our local Big C hub and was so happy to meeting someone not in retirement age, who had been through something similar. Everyone I’ve met through Shine has been amazing and it’s great to feel the togetherness when going through something…well horrendous. To know that you are not alone is priceless.