Matthi and Emma meet Claire and Emma who run music therapy sessions at The Cove centre at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. We find out how they came to take up the role and what benefits are available to those with a diagnosis of cancer. We even have a mock-up music therapy session in the studio.
Read More1 00:00:03.630 –> 00:00:07.130 The Cornwall Cancer Cafe podcast with Matthew Clark. 2 00:00:07.950 –> 00:00:14.750 And welcome to this first edition where we’ll be introducing you to what we plan to do through 3 00:00:14.750 –> 00:00:15.610 the coming year. 4 00:00:15.770 –> 00:00:19.810 Thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund for supporting this…
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“I don’t know where I would have been without my own little green outdoor space” says Matthew Clarke while sitting on his south-west facing balcony on his third-floor flat in Camborne. “It has given me solace and calm despite the constant appointments, needles and worries that surrounded me during treatment. I have been able to…
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When someone you care about is facing cancer, it can leave you feeling unsure of what to say or do. You want to help, but you may worry about getting it wrong. The truth is that support rarely needs to be grand or complicated. The most meaningful help often comes through steady presence, patience, and…
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A cancer diagnosis often brings not only physical challenges, but emotional and mental strain as well. Alongside medical treatment, many people find comfort in gentle wellbeing therapies that support relaxation, reduce stress, and help reconnect with a sense of calm. These approaches are not cures, but they can offer valuable support when used alongside conventional…
Read More‘Cornwall, My Home’ has become Cornwall’s new anthem. It is sung everywhere and at Cornwall’s most important events. How many realise, however, that the composer has a cancer story of his own? We meet Harry Glasson and find out about how he had built so much of his life around singing and music, to only…
Read MoreThis week, we are introducing co-host Emma Coombe who is in treatment currently for melanoma. We recorded most of this podcast in a quiet room at The Cove centre at the Royal Cornwall Hospital. I know how important it is to our listeners that the team has lived experience to be able to share support….
Read MoreThis podcast series, sponsored by The National Lottery Community Fund, aims to bring a wide range of thoughts and people to talk about supporting people through cancer. Some of these are those with lived experience, others are those providing support. This episode talks with the chief executive of Cancer Support UK – Mark Guymer. He…
Read MoreWelcome to the first episode of the Cornwall Cancer Cafe Podcast. We are supported financially by the National Lottery Community Fund to run a year of weekly cancer support podcasts. These will be a weekly audio show and some videos too. We aim to give people with a diagnosis, their family and friends a big…
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