And there are the people that stay away that do, do adequately or fine, and I'm sure there are people that stay away that would do a hell of a lot better if they didn't stay away because there's so much support of all sorts. And the one thing it doesn't do, it's not morbid and it doesn't feel sorry for itself and it's not you know, we're all in this cancer club because we're all dying, you know it's not like that at all, it's a great laugh, we have a raffle, we have a good laugh. We obviously say you know, sorry for the person that's gone and if that person's spouse turns up that time we say sorry to them, if they don't come till the next time we say sorry, if they never come again they don't have to. But it's like this lady's husband he comes now because he knows what it's like to lose somebody, namely his wife, so he then says to somebody else "Well if you do this, that and the other it makes you feel a bit better. And I went away for a few days and that took my mind off it a bit." They tell you all what's best to claim, how is the best way to claim unemployment benefit or incapacity benefit. We have a different person come now each month, it's one day a month for an hour and a half, we have a lady come from the pensions bureau that tells you about pensions or one that tells you the best things to claim, what you can claim according to your age and your sex and all that sort of thing. We have people offering alternative therapies, which for instance a very important thing to know, and I didn't know it, aromatherapy oils, an oil that you stick in the bath and bath in, very, very lovely - oh no not if you're on chemotherapy. You must never use an aromatherapy oil whilst you're on chemotherapy. |
