Belfast cancer survivor opens up on receiving diagnosis as a child

Despite her challenges, the now 20-year-old is feeling optimistic about the future as she puts her all into sailing

The Sydenham woman is now living through and beyond cancer but now has no peripheral vision and no depth perception. But despite her challenges, the now 20-year-old is feeling optimistic about the future as she puts her all into sailing.

"The Trust helps you let go of your worries and just have fun which is so important because if you’re constantly focused on the negatives and constantly stressed it is really bad for your mental health. But here you get to make lots of new friends that understand what you’re going through which helps you feel more included and less isolated."

Through the Trust’s sailing and outdoor activities, young people meet others who have had similar experiences - often for the first time, rediscover independence away from home, experience an increased sense of purpose and self-worth, and begin to realise what they are capable of again. Most importantly they stop feeling like the ‘only one’.

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