Community News Kanturk and District Community Council and Tina Dunstan of Cherryblossoms Childcare are delighted to announce the DECEMBER PERSON OF THE MONTH AWARD: Tom Lofts Tom has for years given his time along with other volunteers in the Kanturk fishing club teaching the art of fishing to lots of youngsters. He also gave his time painting the temperance Hall amongst other things. Congratulations Tom. A very worthy and deserving winner.
Cancer Connect Comes To Kanturk By HELEN O’DRISCOLL Manager, Cancer Connect
Cancer Connect has been bringing people to cancer treatment for over a decade. Originally offering the service from West Cork, demand from the rest of Cork was so great that the service is now offered throughout the county. A team of volunteers bring people from their own homes to radiotherapy, chemotherapy and cancer related appointments every day. Passengers are drivers are often from the same community, making it a completely local service. People use Cancer Connect for different reasons. They may not have their own car, family may be away or working, or they may be simply too unwell to drive. Radiotherapy is daily and is exhausting. Helen O’Driscoll, Manager of Cancer Connect, said ‘driving people to and from their appointments makes dealing with cancer that bit easier. Often passengers don’t have a support system around them and having a friendly face at the door makes
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Board members, staff and drivers at the launch of the 2 new vehicles in Kanturk facing treatment in Cork a little less overwhelming. Passengers can use the service from investigation stage to recovery and check up stage’. The volunteers that drive use their own car, and until recently, a car loaned by Dan Twomey of Waterpower. Use of a car in Kanturk made it easier for volunteers and the driving panel grew substantially in the area. Cancer Connect are so pleased to announce that there are now 2 vehicles available to the volunteer drivers in the Duhallow and North Cork region!! An 8 seater is available for the radiotherapy run, passengers can be collected in Rockchapel daily and brought through Newmarket and into CUH and Bon Secours daily. Everyone attending radiotherapy is welcome to use this free and
confidential transport. Where 8 passengers can travel together for the same radio treatment, a car is now also available for one to one transport. This is for one to one transport, and can bring people to Consultant appointments, scans, chemo etc., again always free and coinfidential. Dan Murphy, a Director on the Board of Cancer Connect, said ‘having 2 vehicles available will have a huge impact in the area. Comfortable and reliable, the car and the 8 seater will ensure that no one struggles to get to their cancer treatment in Cork’. Cancer Connect needs more volunteers to Drive these vehicles. If you have a day per month available and want to help your community contact the office on 021 2038525 or helen@cancerconnect.ie
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