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Self Help

Bereavement – Remembrance

Bereavement – Remembrance

FORCE Cancer Charity’s oncology support specialist Gerry Gillespie talks about dealing with bereavement and the importance of finding ways to…

Bereavement – Paths of grief

Bereavement – Paths of grief

FORCE Cancer Charity’s oncology support specialist Gerry Gillespie talks about dealing with bereavement and explores the paths and phases of…

Bereavement – Whirpool of grief

Bereavement – Whirpool of grief

FORCE Cancer Charity’s oncology support specialist Gerry Gillespie talks about dealing with bereavement and The Whirpool of Grief, a way…

Bereavement – Understanding and managing grief

Bereavement – Understanding and managing grief

FORCE Cancer Charity’s oncology support specialist Gerry Gillespie talks about dealing with bereavement and ways to understand and manage grief.…

Bereavement – What do we mean by fine

Bereavement – What do we mean by fine

FORCE Cancer Charity’s oncology support specialist Gerry Gillespie talks about dealing with bereavement and what we mean when we say…

5 4 3 2 1

5 4 3 2 1

FORCE Cancer Charity oncology support specialist Emma Barker describes a relaxation and anxiety management technique called 5 4 3 2…

A Jar of Good Thoughts

A Jar of Good Thoughts

FORCE Cancer Charity oncology support specialist Emma Ellis describes a relaxation and anxiety management technique called A Jar of Good…

A Notebook by the Bed

A Notebook by the Bed

FORCE Cancer Charity oncology support specialist Emma Ellis describes a relaxation and anxiety management technique called A Notebook by the…

Cognitive Awareness Grounding Exercise

Cognitive Awareness Grounding Exercise

FORCE Cancer Charity oncology support specialist Emma Barker describes a relaxation and anxiety management technique known as a Cognitive Awareness…

Chest of Drawers

Chest of Drawers

FORCE Cancer Charity oncology support specialist Emma Ellis describes a relaxation and anxiety management technique called A Chest of Drawers.…

Keeping a Journal

Keeping a Journal

FORCE Cancer Charity oncology support specialist Emma Ellis describes a relaxation and anxiety management technique called Keeping a Journal. For…

Lazy River

Lazy River

FORCE Cancer Charity oncology support specialist Emma Ellis describes a relaxation and anxiety management technique called the Lazy River. For…

Latest news

Best friends take the plunge for FORCE with marathon swim challenge!

Best friends take the plunge for FORCE with marathon swim challenge!

Two best friends, Harriet and Amelia have swam the equivalent of a marathon in a single day to raise money…

Classics Galore! is back for 2026 – when Devon raises its voice against cancer

Classics Galore! is back for 2026 – when Devon raises its voice against cancer

Cancer touches almost every family in Devon. Whether it’s a parent, partner, friend, colleague or neighbour, most of us know…

Nello cyclists provide vital funding boost

Nello cyclists provide vital funding boost

  The annual Nello cycle ride has raised more than £82,000 in support of local people dealing with a cancer…

“I knew of FORCE and the work they did but I never thought I would be the other side of it”

“I knew of FORCE and the work they did but I never thought I would be the other side of it”

It’s been a tough couple of years for young dad Guy Richardson. In late 2024 he was diagnosed with Burkitt…

FORCE helps Bakers rise to difficult challenge

FORCE helps Bakers rise to difficult challenge

When Laura Baker from Exeter was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022 at the age of 39, she was treated…

Hannah turns dad’s cancer shock into fundraising spur

Hannah turns dad’s cancer shock into fundraising spur

Mark Stott from Exeter discovered he had cancer in February and three weeks later had his stomach removed. It was…

Jim and Ian face bears, bush fires, bugs and blisters on extreme charity challenge

Jim and Ian face bears, bush fires, bugs and blisters on extreme charity challenge

Two former long-serving police officers from Devon will team up next month to tackle what’s been described as the most…

Mark rides The Nello to help sustain FORCE’s key role

Mark rides The Nello to help sustain FORCE’s key role

Mark Durk will be taking part in his first Nello ride this year, cycling 60 miles to ensure that cancer…

Charli writes book to comfort her daughter after second cancer diagnosis

Charli writes book to comfort her daughter after second cancer diagnosis

A young mum from Devon she has channelled her experience of an incurable cancer diagnosis into writing a book. Charli…

FORCE offers Great Wall of China trek

FORCE offers Great Wall of China trek

FORCE Cancer Charity is offering an overseas fundraising challenge – trekking along Great Wall of China – for the first…

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