Having gone through the ordeal of being operated on for pancreatic cancer, Albert Connell is urging other patients to make use of the services of the Aurora Support Service.
“When nurses Abigail [Camenzuli] and Elysia [Mercieca] approached me, it was as if a ray of light suddenly appeared,” he said.
Aurora, the brainchild of Ms Camenzuli, 28, and Ms Mercieca, 24, is a nurse-led support service at Boffa targeting cancer patients who need chemotherapy.
“They were of immense support. They invited me to attend a class they give and I immediately accepted. The class was extremely informative – they informed me about what I would be feeling, which foods to eat and which to avoid and what to expect.
“And as the saying goes, forewarned is forearmed,” he said.
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