Ovarian cancer charity launches Birmingham support group

UK 's national ovarian cancer support charity, Ovacome has launched a new support group in Birmingham.

The new support group launched on Wednesday at the Signing Tree Venue and meetings will be held on every fourth Wednesday of the month from 11am to 1pm.

Spaces in the groups are limited and the charity is asking people affected to sign up by clicking the link here.

Members of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce can save the date for the annual Teal Walk, happening on 17 September at Coombe Abbey Park, Coventry or book a workplace talk session to help raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer. Please contact [email protected] to discuss.

Ovacome Midlands Hub Coordinator Jo Stanford said: “We already have two well-established local groups in the Midlands (Coventry and Worcestershire), but we know that the West Midlands is a big place, and we are committed to setting up groups where people need us. We are so pleased to launch our new group based on feedback from our members in Birmingham.

“Our local groups are free to attend, and are all about our members meeting other people locally who understand everything that goes along with an ovarian cancer diagnosis.

“We talk about whatever the members want - sometimes it may be how treatment is going, and sometimes it will be Love Island. The groups run in a hybrid format, which means people can come either face-to-face or join over Zoom. They 'll feel just as much part of the group either way. ”

Ovacome is the UK 's national ovarian cancer support charity. They have been providing personalised support and information to those diagnosed with ovarian cancer and their loved ones since 1996.

The charity is at the heart of the ovarian cancer community and as a membership charity, they work directly to meet the needs of those affected by the disease.

Support services include:

• Telephone, email, text and instant chat support
• An online forum
• Regional events, including research days, health and wellbeing days, and information afternoons

• A programme of online talks, workshops and support groups, that you can join from home
• Support lines and information in eight community languages: Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Polish, Punjabi, Urdu, Mandarin and Cantonese.

They also work to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer, as well as the lived experiences of those affected by it.