Collected
555€
To benefit
Birthday fundraiser for the amazing Cancer Support Group Mallorca
Using my birthday as a fundraising opportunity for the CSG, which has been such a support to me over the past few months since my diagnosis.
Collected
555€
Goal
250€
Donations
16
Left
Finished
In support of
The CSG is the only English-speaking cancer charity in Mallorca, and they are run almost entirely by volunteers - with just one permanent staff member!
The Spanish health system is wonderful, but navigating cancer treatment in a second language adds a huge extra layer of difficulty and worry, even with a good command of the Spanish language. So I can't tell you the difference it's made having an English-speaking team of kind, caring, knowledgeable people to turn to.
The CSG helps in so many ways, both for those with cancer and their families.
From counseling, nutritional support, buddy systems, cancer 'experts' you can talk to at length, etc, to administrative and logistical support such as home or hospital visits, food deliveries, transport to & from appointments, translators, help with claiming benefits, sorting social security and/or insurance paperwork, and general bureaucracy help. They even have an amazing selection of brand-new top-quality wigs you can take completely free. And a huge directory of other useful contacts, companies, and charities.
Honestly, so far - any question or concern I've had, the CSG has been able to help or point me in the right direction. And the people I've met and spoken with have all been so generous with their time, often speaking to me for well over an hour at a time.
The CSG is a small charity with an ever-increasing demand, and they need more and more funds to cover the costs of providing these amazing resources to those of us going through cancer on the island.
I'll definitely be volunteering and doing what I can once I'm out the other side of this, but for now asking my friends and family to help me in financially supporting them, just because they are so helping me, is the best I can do :)
Somos una asociación pequeña que ayudamos a pacientes extranjeros con cáncer con apoyo emocional, nutricional, etc en su propia idioma, además de traductores, tratamientos suplementarios y ayuda practica en la casa.
Donators (16)
Lindsay Bickerton
40€
305 days ago
Georgia
50€
310 days ago
Lauren Mills
50€
311 days ago
James Bell
50€
312 days ago
Mel & Jerry
50€
312 days ago
Dan
20€
312 days ago
Gemma Necchi
35€
314 days ago
Sara Crane
50€
315 days ago
Will Harvey
50€
315 days ago
Louise
Hidden donation
316 days ago
Alex S
10€
317 days ago
Tom Ganf
Hidden donation
317 days ago
Olivia
Hidden donation
318 days ago
Holly Jazz
10€
318 days ago
Jane Flaxman
50€
318 days ago
Vanessa
50€
318 days ago
Comments (7)
Georgia
You’ve got this Ness, you are very loved and we support you! 😘
Mel & Jerry
Good luck Vanessa on your journey - you really rock the bald look 😘 loads of love from Mel and Jerry xxx
Sara Crane
Sending all the love
Louise
Huge love to you Ness xx
Alex S
Fuck cancer
Tom Ganf
Keep up the good fight V. x
Olivia
Sending you all the love and strength, you're a warrior! Love, Olivia x