REAL LIFE STORIES
Meet the mums we support and read their stories
REAL LIFE STORIES
Meet the mums we support and read their stories
WHO WE ARE
Meet the mums we support and read their stories
WHO WE ARE
Meet the mums we support and read their stories
The news of a pregnancy or a recent birth is an exciting time for all prospective and existing parents. It can, however, be cruelly interrupted by the news of a cancer diagnosis and the worry that this brings to both you and your wider family.
Mummy’s Star has been set up specifically to offer support if you find yourself in this situation and we hope that by providing comprehensive information and links in this section, it will help you to get the support you need, access services that are available to you but most importantly know that you are not alone when you are going through this.
The information contained here is reviewed on an ongoing basis and will also be added to as new information becomes known about cancer in pregnancy. Likewise, as we receive more enquiries, we will add to the FAQs section in order to be able to try and answer as many of your questions in one place as possible.
Please contact us here and we can discuss more specifically how we can support you and your family.
CANCER SUPPORT IN & AROUND
PREGNANCY | BIRTH | LOSS | BEYOND
ADVOCACY SUPPORT
Here to support your choices
What is advocacy
Our role as advocate depends on your situation and the support you want. But we are here to support your choices.
Here to support your choices. We can:
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listen to your views and concerns
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help you explore your options and rights (without pressuring you)
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provide information to help you make informed decisions
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help you contact relevant people, or contact them on your behalf (with your permission)
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accompany you and support you in meetings or appointments.
We will not:
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give you our personal opinion
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solve problems and make decisions for you
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make judgements about you.
One-to-one support
At Mummy’s Star, we understand having a diagnosis of cancer in your family can be an extremely difficult and distressing time. To help you through we offer one to one support with a named key worker for as long as you want. We offer regular check-ins either by text, email or phone where you can talk about anything you are worried about or would like further information and support.
Home visits
We offer regular check-ins at Mummy’s Star to support you for as long as you need. If you would like one of our information and support workers to visit you in your own home, hospital or café to discuss what support would be helpful please contact us and we can arrange this with you.
