I was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma in May. After a successful 4 rounds of chemotherapy, I received the all-clear and was on the road to recovery. Physically I was on the mend, but I was struggling mentally, finding it hard to adapt to life after cancer.
This is when Gillian stepped in, I was passed around nurse to psychologist and even my consultant was worried about my mental health. Gillian contacted me to say that she has heard that I have been struggling. We first met when I had an appointment and she even took the time to meet me out of working hours so that I had someone with me for my appointments in the clinic. Since Gillian has been a part of my life, my life has been so much easier with a huge weight lifted off my shoulders. I can't begin to tell you how much she has done for me in the past 6 months, it has been more than anyone has done for me in my whole life.
Before Gillian walked into my life, I found it hard to process emotion. I was extremely anxious, depressed and I couldn't see a way through all this and at some points I have had survivor's guilt or thought that life would to too hard to carry on. With Gillian's support, I am in the best place I have been in my entire life. She has supported me by checking in every day with a message, helping me plan things, supporting me with finding a new job, and thanks to Gillian I have a new job which I start soon. She supported me with a complaint that I put in at work, helped me with my work that I have now completed for my new job, and much more.
I personally like the fact that she is always there, and I can message her with any problems, and she will sort it or go the extra mile. Like I said previously, I have worked with several professionals to help me with life after cancer, but Gillian is the only person who has helped or resolved my problems. Gillian clears my head of worries; I don't worry about anything now but if I do I tell her straight away and we resolve it.
I just want to say that Gillian is a Legend, I would be lost without her, I dread to think the day that she doesn't work with me anymore; she has made that much of an impression.