Support for country cancer patients

By Jack Johnson, Roxby Downs Sun

www.roxbydownssun.com.au/news/local/news/general/support-for-country-cancer-patients/2598341.aspx

I think when you live in a small community you don’t want to put the burden on someone who is nearby because you don’t want to give them more than they can carry I suppose. Whereas if you give that to some anonymous person over the phone or a professional counsellor face to face, they can shrug it off at the end of their shift (you hope!) and you’ve lightened yourself without putting the burden on someone close to you.

- Mary, 50, Ovarian Cancer, Eyre Peninsula

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