Maggie's Swansea Podcasts The Maggie's Team

Helen talks to Laura, a Cancer Support Specialist at the centre. Their discussion takes the form of a counselling session, as Helen talks about the impact her sister's diagnosis and death has had on her, and her reflections on the last two years. An incredibly honest and powerful discussion, released as part of National Grief Awareness Week

Norman tells his story - how the uncertainty of diagnosis left him unable to tell his family; how he learnt to stop being apprehensive; and how he - and his partner - found support through group treatment at the Maggie's centre. In his own words, 'if you come once, you'll come again'. 

In this episode, Lucia tells us about the time she first heard of Maggie's - and how that led to her joining the team in our Swansea centre. She talks about raising awareness of the centre in South Wales, the things we've been seeing and hearing from visitors during coronavirus, and what makes the Maggie's community just so special. 

In the second episode of the series, Helen talks to volunteers at Maggie's Swansea. She finds out more about Talking Heads, a hair loss group that works to give confidence back to those who've lost hair through treatment, and a plan to climb Pen y Fan - virtually.

In this series, she'll be exploring different aspects of the centre, the team who run it and the people who visit it. Each month, she'll be talking to different people behind the centre, who are all part of the centre's community in a different way. Tune in for this heart-warming, informative, and unique series.

Helen Bowden introduces Maggie's Centres - what they are, how they work, why they are so important. As someone with very personal connection to the centre, Helen gives clear insight into the ethos behind the way they are run, and outlines just why the support they give is absolutely crucial - not just to those living with cancer, but also to the NHS and its staff. 

In this series, she'll be exploring different aspects of the centre, the team who run it and the people who visit it. Each month, she'll be talking to different people behind the centre, who are all part of the centre's community in a different way. Tune in for this heart-warming, informative, and unique series.