One of the most helpful and simple services I used was the Cancer Council Helpline. I could call that whenever I felt like it and if there was no one around home I’d ring them up and annoy someone at the other end of the phone. Yes, that certainly was accessible and you know, I could do that from anywhere and for me that probably worked the best. Because you can just be home, on an afternoon and think hell, I don’t know about ‘whatever’ and ring them up for the fifth time that day! I think they provide a fantastic service and a very necessary service and I’m not sure how utilised they are but I think everyone needs to know about them, if not be pushed into using them, because they were brilliant for me.
- Mary, 50, Ovarian Cancer, Eyre Peninsula
