Woman, 44   (with breast cancer, under treatment)                         

When cancer strikes you, it takes a lot of courage and desperation to pick up the phone, call a support service, and pour your soul out to a stranger – a stranger whose sole job it is to listen to you and lend you understanding and comfort. When you begin that conversation with a lump in your throat from crying and end it smiling … need I say more? You just feel deep down that that person - and that service - is exactly what you needed, and that they really do care about you.

Man, 62   (with colon cancer, under treatment)                   

Men are not very good at asking for help. But when trouble comes, like cancer, it's time to forget about your pride. You just pull yourself together and head for the support service, mortally afraid for your very life. And then you're met at the door with a smile. And even though you just keep pouring out your pain and troubles, that comforting smile never fades. What more could you ask? They certainly can't solve your problem, but as you talk, you learn what choices you have. And don't have. The trouble is still there, but suddenly it's easier to bear.

IC „CancerInfo“ Ĉirila i Metodija 21, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Phone: +381 21 650-60-07 E-mail: rakinfo@ehons.org