This project will help 10 families across the UK who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, a disease that only 3% survive beyond 5 years, by providing free support services to the patient and their family, helping alleviate the stress and sadness in what are very often their final few months of life. We provide a unique kind of support addressing patient's individual needs, allowing us to take away some small part of the burden their diagnosis puts on them and their family.
Pancreatic cancer is known as the silent cancer because symptoms can go undiagnosed for weeks or even months until the patient becomes very ill, at which point they must deal with the awful reality that the cancer is too advanced for treatment to work, leaving them with very little hope. The pressure on the whole family after diagnosis is extreme, the families we help are often left feeling confused, helpless and alone.
Operation Henry funds respite breaks, allowing the family to spend quality time together creating cherished and happy memories, as well as providing the patient and family with important support services that help to alleviate the stress and trauma of being diagnosed with this terrible disease. By taking over some of the burdens caused by the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, we ensure that patients are able to enjoy as much as possible what may be the remaining few months of their lives.
Helping 10 people from across the UK who have been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer by providing support services to both them and their family will help to improve the patient's quality of life by reducing the stress and trauma on the family as a whole. With your help we can allow somebody suffering from a terrible disease time to focus on their family and spend precious time together creating cherished memories that the families will always have.
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
