Category Archives: News

Years before we started the Manchester Cancer Self Care Group, Francesca was running her own website called www.cancerselfcare.com. We thought it would be a good idea to distinguish between the Group and her original website, for greater clarity. So now, … Continue reading →

At our meeting in May we had another interesting session with Hannah Mackay BA, PhD, MRSS, CNHC introducing Shiatsu. We found out a bit more about shiatsu, received a short demonstration and practised using acupressure points which may counter symptoms … Continue reading →

We had a great discussion at our April meeting about homeopathy, kindly facilitated by Trish James and Annie Hirsch (many thanks to them both). The discussion included: the differences and similarities between homeopathy and other complementary therapies – we were … Continue reading →

At our March meeting we had a good discussion about spirituality, what it means to us, what the spiritual challenges are and our sources of spiritual support. The notes are here (pdf). Jude is a member of a working group … Continue reading →

At the February meeting we had a very interesting session where John Shiers talked about his recent experience of being diagnosed with mesothelioma and how a particular type of healing yoga had helped him. He will be running small groups … Continue reading →

At the January meeting we shared what was going on for us, as we all continue to make sense of the shock of diagnosis and the ongoing challenge of coming to terms with our new states, especially when our treatments … Continue reading →

We had another good meeting in November, making music with Annie. Well … the music we made probably depends on your definition of what music is! But we meandered through a landscape of sounds, and hugely enjoyed playing with all … Continue reading →