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Where we are now.

17/8/2016

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When I started Womb Cancer Support UK back in April 2011, I never for one moment envisaged it becoming what it has.
From the beginning I was determined to make it a safe and friendly environment for women who had been diagnosed with womb cancer to come together and find comfort and support; a place where they could talk together and help each other through the tough times and also celebrate the good times – the good test results and the all clears.  Being on the cancer rollercoaster means there are up’s as well as down’s and it’s important to celebrate the good times as they sometimes appear few and far between.

From the outset it became apparent that there was a lack of awareness about womb cancer. Indeed many of us, myself included, had never heard of it before being diagnosed.
So raising awareness became just as important as supporting those diagnosed and since then they have been the dual focus of what WCSUK does.

Over the past 5 years we have posted out  over 5,000 awareness leaflets – these have been  put in GP surgeries; health centres; libraries; clinics’ pharmacists; gyms; coffee shops and even in the ladies loo at a nightclub.  In the absence of a national awareness campaign we have been working hard to get the word out and reach out to women across the UK.
It’s very much a grassroots approach – the women who are part of the support group are in most part, the ones who are helping to distribute the leaflets and are also handing our contact cards to their CNS’s and GP's  so our details can be passed on to other newly diagnosed women.

The awareness is important because we need to reach out to all women as we know that womb cancer can affect women of all ages – the youngest we are aware of were just 19 when diagnosed. This is not just a cancer that affects post-menopausal women.

Making women aware of the risk factors is the most important factor in trying to prevent womb cancer and that has to be a priority. It is far better to try and prevent womb cancer than have women think they are not at risk and that it’s never going to happen to them, and then find out it does. Womb cancer is the 4th most common female cancer and more women are diagnosed with it than either cervical or ovarian cancer; it is the most common gynaecological cancer and sadly there are many women who don't know about it until it is too late.

I am not a scientist and therefore the in’s and out’s of cancer research is beyond me – I’ll leave that to the researchers and guys in white coats. I do what I can to support those who have been diagnosed – just like I was in Dec. 2009. I know what it felt like then and I know just how a cancer diagnosis affects the whole of your life.
That’s why I do what I do now and I have the support of a wonderful bunch of  ladies who also know what it’s like to go through it. We all want to do what we can to raise awareness so that other women don’t have to go through what we have.

So as we approach another womb cancer awareness month we will do as much as we can to spread the word about womb cancer and hope that we can make enough noise and that women across the UK will hear what we have to say.

xx Kaz xx

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Haters gonna hate!

5/8/2016

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It is sad to think that there are people out there who would deliberately sabotage efforts to raise awareness of cancer but sadly it would seem that there are.

I have apparently been reported to the DWP for allegedly making money out of what I do with Womb Cancer Support UK and my fundraising activities for other charities and good causes.
The allegations were made anonymously via the DWP fraudline It would seem from what was said that the person is known to me as they had given the DWP certain information. I find it very disheartening that I have spent the last 5+ years working hard to raise awareness and someone can come along and threaten everything.
I have always said that WCSUK is not about me – it never has been and never will be. I do what I do because it’s a cause that I am passionate about. The women who come to us are the ones that matter and in reporting me, these women are being targeted just as much as I am.
I hope that the person who reported me will see this post because I want them to know that you may thank it was a clever thing to do but in reality it has just shown you up as being a very nasty and vindictive person.

xx Kaz xx



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September is calling.

2/8/2016

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 This year seems to have flown by - into August already which means that this year's womb cancer awareness campaign isn't far away.
It has been a busy year so far with lots of womb cancer awareness leaflets going out around the UK - but don't worry I have plenty left for September!
 
We have lots of things planned for this years campaign - might not get round to doing them all but as always we are working as hard as we can to raise much needed awareness.

I did a blog post recently for a new website I found called "Know Your Normal" which you can find here http://knowyournormal.org.uk/periods/introducing-womb-cancer-support-uk-not-all-womens-cancers-are-pink/

Yesterday
I launched a Thunderclap which will hopefully happen on 20th Sept. so make sure that you sign up and join in. Lets make a lot of noise about womb cancer this year. https://www.thunderclap.it/projects/45205-be-womb-aware-for-womb-cancer?locale=en


Got lots of other things planned and am hoping that I can get them up and running for September. The fundraising auction is happening at the end of the month. Proceeds will be split 50/50 between the research project being run by Dr Ellis and WCSUK to help fund the awareness campaign.

Make sure you come and join us over on the FB page and keep up to date with everything https://www.facebook.com/WombCancerSupportUK/

xx Kaz xx



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