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Daily Mail
02-07-2025
- Health
- Daily Mail
Queen Camilla braves the rain to visit a Maggie's cancer care centre in Scotland as she praises staff's 'invaluable' work
As the Princess of Wales talked today about the 'rollercoaster' of cancer recovery, her mother-in-law, Queen Camilla, praised the 'invaluable' work of Maggie's cancer care centres. The Queen, 77, was visiting one of its 24 centres nationwide at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, in her role as Maggie's President. Greeting its inspirational founder and chief executive, Dame Laura Lee, with a warm hug, Her Majesty spoke of how 'brilliant' the centres were for patients and their families. 'There is something so special about them,' she said. Maggie's Fife was set up in 2006 with the help of £161 million Euromillions lottery winner Christine Harkness, who is now an honorary patron. She met the Queen today, who thanked her profusely for her support. She was also greeted by Sarah Brown, wife of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and journalist Kirsty Wark, also honorary patrons of the charity. Camilla also met with people living with cancer - like her husband, the King - to hear about how they are supported by Maggie's, sipping from a mug of tea. She also made a point of thanking volunteers, saying: 'It couldn't operate without people like you.' Maggie's has long been a trailblazer for cancer care, providing free psychological, emotional and practical support for anyone living with cancer, as well as their family and friends. The centres are built outside of the hospitals they are attached to in order to provide a comforting space away from the rigorous of diagnosis and treatment, allowing people to be supported by those who understand what they are going through. Speaking after the visit, during which Camilla posed for a photograph with guests at the event, Dame Laura said: 'It is always a joy to welcome Her Majesty to one of our centres, especially one she has never been to before. 'As always, she was incredibly generous with her time and listened closely to our centre visitors as they shared their stories. We are so grateful for her continued support.' Gregor Forbes, 37, who was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkins Lymphoma in January 2022, added: ' She was warm, friendly and interested to hear what I had to say about my own cancer experience and how I had been supported by Maggie's in Fife. It's a day I will never forget.' The Queen has been President of Maggie's since 2008 and has now visited 18 of the 24 centres across the UK. With centres soon to open in North Wales, Northampton and Middlesbrough, there will be 27 centres in the UK by the end of 2025. Elsewhere, King Charles appeared moved as he and Queen Camilla unveiled a memorial stone marking the spot where Queen Elizabeth's coffin lay in Edinburgh 's historic St Giles' Cathedral on Wednesday. Greeting its inspirational founder and chief executive, Dame Laura Lee, with a warm hug, Her Majesty (pictured) spoke of how 'brilliant' the centres were for patients and their families The couple attended a short but meaningful service of dedication for the black slate stone, engraved with the Scottish crown and ER cypher together with the date when Her Late Majesty rested on her final journey back down to London after dying at Balmoral in 2022. Rev Dr Scott Rennie, Minister of St Giles, told them: 'We give thanks for our great sovereign who lived a life of deep faith, humble service and unwavering devotion to duty. 'We honour her legacy of constantly in times of change, of grave in moments of challenge and of steadfast commitment to the people she served. 'As this stone becomes in time a place of memory, let it also be a sign of inspiration, calling all who pass by to live lives of self-giving love, steadfast devotion and commitment to the common good. ' A service of thanksgiving and vigil took place in the cathedral on September 12 and 13 2022. The new permanent memorial is located on the floor near the Holy Table where Queen Elizabeth's coffin lay. No other sovereign has had such a Service of Thanksgiving in Scotland, with the breadth of Scottish society in attendance. Following the service, a vigil was held and, over the following 23 hours, more than 33,000 people queued to pay their respects. The late Queen's children, including the King, also held their own vigil for their mother. While her coffin was present in the cathedral, the Royal Company of Archers, the Sovereign's Bodyguard in Scotland, mounted guard - and some of the same officers were present today. The engraving on the stone was carried out by Roxanne Kindersley from the renowned Cardozo Kindersley Workshop in Cambridge, who also met the King and chatted about some of her other work he had seen, he described it as 'brilliant'. Rev Dr Scott Rennie, minister of St Giles', said: 'It has been a great honour and privilege to welcome Their Majesties King Charles and Queen Camilla back to St Giles' for such a special event as we commemorate the late Queen Elizabeth, who visited the cathedral many times, with the Dedication of the Memorial Stone. 'It is fitting that St Giles', which has been at the heart of Scottish civic and religious life for more than 900 years, was able to host the 33,000 people who came to pay their final respects to Queen Elizabeth. 'St Giles' was probably founded by David I in around 1124 so there has been a strong royal connection since the beginning.'
Yahoo
18-05-2025
- Yahoo
Ukraine evacuates 10 children from Sumy Oblast after Russian strike on bus carrying their mothers
Ten children have been moved to safety from the border area of Sumy Oblast after their mothers were caught in a Russian attack on an evacuation bus on 17 May. Source: Main Directorate of Ukraine's State Emergency Service in Sumy Oblast on Facebook Details: The attack resulted in two children losing their mother, while the mother of eight others was injured. The children were transported in armoured vehicles to a safer location, as reported by the Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service in Sumy Oblast. Following the evacuation, the children will receive psychological and medical support. Background: On 17 May, Russian forces used a drone to attack a bus evacuating residents of Sumy Oblast. The strike injured seven people and killed nine. Emergency workers reported that most of those caught in the attack were women of retirement age. The bodies of some bus passengers had to be recovered using special equipment. An entire family – a father, mother and daughter – was killed in the Russian attack on the evacuation bus in Sumy Oblast. Following the Russian attack on Bilopillia in Sumy Oblast, 17, 18 and 19 May were declared days of mourning. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
CBC
09-05-2025
- Health
- CBC
P.E.I. Family Violence Prevention Services has 2 new ways to offer psychological support
Social Sharing P.E.I. Family Violence Prevention Services has come up with ways to deliver more free psychological support to its clients, with the help of the University of Prince Edward Island and an innovative enterprise it calls The Nest. The organization traditionally focuses on things like education, support groups, emergency shelters and outreach services. But executive director Danya O'Malley said there was a gap when it came to offering clinical services. "There's a lot of reasons why support is exactly what people need. They need somebody to walk alongside them on the path that they're on, somebody to help them navigate services," O'Malley said. "We do see people who are in some very fragile conditions, psychologically, and it is sometimes challenging to receive services in a timely way." That's why last year, they began working with UPEI Doctor of Psychology practicum students to offer free services to clients, with oversight from the university, O'Malley said. "It was a wonderful experience," she said. "The students have been amazing." Two new practicum students started in May and will be spending two days a week with Family Violence Prevention Services until mid-December. UPEI psychology professor Philip Smith said a supervising psychologist will ensure any client is a good fit for the student. Then they work on a plan of how to proceed and keep a close eye on how the process is going. "The clients can be assured that the students in a practicum setting are being supervised, so that the level, the quality of service that the clients are receiving would be parallel to the quality of services that they would receive from a registered psychologist." This is an opportunity for them to work with ... folks who have had experiences around family violence, domestic abuse. — UPEI professor Philip Smith It's also a chance for the students to learn directly in the community. "This is an opportunity for them to work with... folks who have had experiences around family violence, domestic abuse," said Smith. "That's an important kind of learning opportunity for the students." Clinical services for public Family Violence Prevention Services is continuing to build on work like this. O'Malley said the organization is now offering some clinical services to the general public — including therapy, assessments and consultations. It's called The Nest. "We have started essentially the same thing as a private counselling firm, but it is run by us and funding us," she said. "So a clinician would be an employee of ours, and then we receive their billable hours, and they are paid a portion and a portion goes back to the organization." She said it's run as a social enterprise — the goal is to eventually generate enough revenue from paying customers so that money will be available to offer clinical support to some clients for free. "It is a gap, definitely, for our clients, for everyone. People can wait a long time ... [services] can be very expensive," said O'Malley. "We have many children on our caseload whose parents would love to get a child assessment — a psycho-educational assessment perhaps, or maybe an autism assessment. And access to those things can be incredibly difficult." It all depends on the uptake, but O'Malley is hoping such assessments will be available free for some clients this year.
