This is Maria, a school friend of our late Founder, Noleen. Maria is 42 and was diagnosed in October 2018. Here she tells us how the Pretty ‘n’ Pink Support Fund enabled her to avail of Complementary Therapies including Reflexology and Reiki.

Counselling and support will be tailored to meet individual needs.

When you or someone close to you is faced with a serious illness such as breast cancer it is normal to feel frightened and our feelings can overwhelm us. People often find that it helps to talk about their problems with a counsellor who is not directly involved in their situation and who can help them come to terms with their illness, while offering emotional support and coping mechanisms.

Counselling and Support will give you and your family the opportunity to express yourself in a safe and confidential space.

Complementary therapies can help treat both physical and emotional symptoms and may help manage conditions and side-effects of treatment. Therapies can help settle emotions and anxiety and therefore increase your general sense of health and well-being. All therapies are natural and non-toxic and may include:

• Reiki
• Indian head massage
• Therapeutic touch
• Reflexology

Our counsellors and therapists are fully qualified and have had personal experience of breast cancer.

If you wish to join our waiting list, please download the Pretty 'n Pink counselling, support and complementary therapies form. The form must be completed by a breast cancer nurse or health care practitioner.

**Disclaimer - This form must be completed by a breast care nurse or health care practitioner