The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is celebrating its biggest summer yet, after supporting 671 young cancer survivors nationwide.
Hundreds of young people sailed out of East Cowes Marina and Largs Marina between May and September as part of a programme of 4- and 5-day sailing adventures that inspire young people living through and beyond cancer to believe in a brighter future.
Cancer can have a big impact on a young person's mental wellbeing beyond treatment, and what happens afterwards can often be as difficult as treatment itself - if not even more so. This is not understood or talked about as much as it should be, leading young people to feel like they are the only one finding life after cancer just as hard.
Adjusting to this 'new normal' can be extremely difficult, which is why when treatment ends, the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust's work begins.
Through the charity's sailing and outdoor adventures, young people gain a new sense of purpose and self-worth, rediscover their independence, and feel optimistic about what comes next in life. They realise what they are capable of, stop feeling like 'the only one', and their mental wellbeing improves.
They start to re-establish their purpose and place in the world and believe in a brighter future.
The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is there for anyone looking for support, no matter how long off treatment they are.
Visit : -www.ellenmacarthurcancertrust.org
or follow @emctrust on social media.
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