A Sunshine Coast enterprise has generously supported younger individuals and households doing it robust by native charity Bloomhill Most cancers Care, and now they’ve been thanked in individual by 21-year-old most cancers survivor Shelly Rankin.

Throughout the hardest time of her life, Shelly was in a position to entry counselling, dietetics, train physiology and different providers provided at Bloomhill, due to the generosity of IGA Market Wises Highway.

“I discovered I had Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a sort of blood most cancers, after I was 20 – it was probably the most huge shock,” Shelly mentioned.

“The funds IGA Market Wises Highway gave Bloomhill Most cancers Care have been so nice as a result of it meant my artwork remedy lessons have been free. I used to be additionally in a position to entry allied well being providers, and Bloomhill’s thoughts and physique therapies – together with therapeutic massage and different contact therapies.

“It was actually exhausting financially going by most cancers earlier than I hadn’t even began a profession but. All my mates have been at uni, I needed to put my diploma on maintain to get chemo and concentrate on my physique.

“My household was so supportive and I’m grateful for that, but it surely’s additionally actually necessary to have some independence and other people round me who get what I’m going by. That’s the place Bloomhill is available in – they simply get it.

“Artwork remedy is so enjoyable, and the therapist is beautiful and so smart. I really like the connections I’ve made there, and I’m so grateful to Bloomhill and its superior supporters for offering these supportive teams for individuals in my scenario. Thanks IGA Market.”

Bloomhill Most cancers Care chief govt officer Christopher John mentioned he was delighted to work with and have the assist of IGA Market Wises Highway.

“As an area charity, serving to purchasers, their households and their carers touched by most cancers, it means a lot to us to have the assist of our native IGA Market Wises Highway,” Mr John mentioned.

“This can be a long-standing relationship, the place IGA Market Wises Highway have pledged to donate $25,500 annually, for 3 years, to assist younger households and their kids impacted by most cancers.

“This assist consists of counselling for the mother and father, their kids, dietetics, train physiology, artwork remedy and the place we are able to particular assist teams, the place these purchasers can work together with one another and share their tales and achieve beneficial understanding and assist networks.”

Bloomhill Scientific Lead Nurse Helen Dunne mentioned, “We all know from our nurse-led mannequin of care, that when there’s a most cancers analysis for a consumer and their household, their complete world is turned the wrong way up. Life plans, parenting, lack of employment or examine, elevated care wants and due to this fact care giving by family members, are among the speedy challenges our purchasers and their households face.

“IGA Market Wises Highway are instrumental in supporting these youthful purchasers and we’re so grateful for this native enterprise assist and the connection we’ve constructed collectively.”