2021 was a special year for Lymphoma Action as we marked our 35 year anniversary!
We are proud to have been making a difference for over 35 years, so that nobody has to face lymphoma alone.
Living with lymphoma not only affects physical health, but it can also impact on emotional and mental wellbeing. Throughout 2021 we had a special focus on positive mental wellbeing as this reflects everything we do to support people affected by lymphoma. Below are just a few of our highlights.
We created a series of resources that cover various aspects of emotional wellbeing, physical health and self-management.
We are so grateful to everyone who featured in our Lymphoma Voices podcasts and shared their personal thoughts and experiences of lymphoma.
These bi-monthly meetings give people the opportunity to share their experiences and gain mutual support on a range of special topics.
In 2021, our helpline service had over 1,600 interactions, through phone, live chat and email. The service provides emotional support to anyone affected by lymphoma.
This new role was created to enable volunteers to 'check in & chat' with those support group service users who didn't access our online support meetings.
'When someone close to you has lymphoma' provides tips to help people manage the physical, practical and emotional aspects of caring for someone who has lymphoma.
Being part of the group has many benefits from feeling understood and acknowledged; to having a social connection and getting tips on how to cope with living with and beyond lymphoma.
To help keep people connected and improve mental wellbeing we held 7 online coffee mornings with members of our closed Facebook support group and 3 online meet-ups with our volunteers.
From holding an anniversary tea party to cycling 35 miles, our fundraising activities in 2021 focused on both improving positive mental wellbeing and raising vital funds.
Congratulations on your 35th Anniversary and for all the help and advice you have given to all of us over those years.
Find out more about how the charity started and our progress over the years to become Lymphoma Action - the only UK charity dedicated to lymphoma.
We’ve been providing support and information about lymphoma for 35 years, helping thousands of people affected by the UK’s fifth most common cancer.
We talked to Anna, whose parents, Tim and Felicity Hilder were instrumental in starting the charity over 35 years ago.
