NOBODY thinks cancer will happen to their child, until it does.
A cancer diagnosis shatters families emotionally and physically, separating them for treatment at specialist hospitals which are often far from home, leading to extra expenses that can force them into debt.
CLIC Sargent is the UK’s leading support charity for children and young people with cancer and their families.
Our social workers, nurses and other frontline staff work tirelessly to limit the damage cancer causes to young lives beyond their health.
Last year our teams based in Gloucestershire supported 68 children and young people and awarded £8,220 in financial grants that helped families cope with the extra costs a cancer diagnosis brings.
CLIC Sargent is now in the running to win a charity partnership with the supermarket Morrisons.
If we win, we’ll be able to double the amount of financial grants we give, increase specialist nursing support for young patients and transform our services.
This January we urge Morrisons employees across the South West to join team CLIC Sargent in our fight by voting for us to become their new charity partner.
And if you are a friend or family member of a Morrisons employee, please do help us raise awareness.
To find out more visit clicsargent.org.uk/morrisons
CAROLINE MARSHALL
Local Fundraising Manager
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