I wanted to share my discovery of such an amazing community out there for men who are living with Cancer. Along my journey I have had the privilege of accessing some great resources when I needed support, fantastic charities, to name a few like Macmmillan, Maggie’s, Bowel Cancer UK.
These charities are great but I was missing something, just the idea of finding people just like me who had cancer and people who I could just talk openly with and above all people who would just “get it”, and be there anytime when I needed advice or just someone to dump a bad day on.
Recently I came across The Cancer Club, who are a charity on a mission to make life better and easier for men with cancer. They want men to enjoy life and have fun by connecting them both in-person and online in supportive environments and through the medium of sport.
The charity has a website with lots of resource and also an online forum, which is a great place to find out more about different cancers and also hobbies and sports. The best part I like and enjoy the most is they have made use of WhatsApp very well and created a community, which is broken down by cancer type and sport, diets, exercise to mention a few topics. This helps members focus in on what is important to them.
It’s a great charity just for men talking cancer and sport and yes sometimes just man stuff, rubbish some would say, but I love it and have met some amazing guys with some amazing stories!
Another key part of the club is that you get access to some great sporting events, most members are into sports and this is a great platform to “get men talking”.
Anyway, I thought I would share my discovery so that you, if you are a man with cancer could check it out and benefit like me.
Paul Middleton - My Cancer Journey 
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