We keep in touch with clinical nurse specialists, local cancer-specific support groups and a wide range of complementary therapists and mind/body/spirit practitioners.
By using the menu at the top of the page you can access details of local groups, hospital transport and further resources and links.
We are building up a library of relevant books and hold a wide range of Macmillan Cancer Support leaflets. We have reviewed a number of the books in our library.
Posts & Articles
Wellbeing – Healthy Living
WELLBEING is an event offering info and tasters on complementary therapies, nutrition, exercise, creative arts etc to help us live well/better. It will be on 3rd Wednesday of month 10.30am-2.30pm at Bridport Town Hall. On September 19th, local herbalist Mary Tassell...
Falling Leaves
Dearest Trees, This is one of the hardest things I've had to do at The Living Tree. Last night at 21.40, our beloved tree Fiona Burkeman died peacefully in the Royal Marsden Hospital, her partner Brian by her side. Despite being very weak and unable to walk, she had...
Cakes for Cancer Dorset
Annette recently founded the Cakes for Cancer Dorset group to provide Birthday, Wedding and Celebration cakes for people in Dorset with cancer. She, like just about everyone she knows, has been affected by Cancer in some form or other. She lost her youngest brother in...
Sophie Sabbage anounces her new book “Lifeshocks”
I am delighted to inform you that my new book, Lifeshocks - And how to love them, will be out this June in hardcover. Much of it hit the page when I was almost immobilised by brain tumours last summer, but the one thing I could do was sit up in bed and write. As a...
The Cancer Whisperer, Sophie Sabbage
I have been following Sophie's blog since I was told about it by a mutual friend so feel as though I've been sharing the highs and lows of her cancer journey for some time. She is a beloved wife and, above all, a mother of now 6-year-old Gabriella. This is important...
Strollathon for STEPPING OUT, Saturday 28th April and Sunday 29th April 2018
Invitation to join Roz Copson invites you to join her on two days of strolling in and around Bridport to raise money for our Stepping Out programme. A 10 stage, 15 mile walk over 2 days by, and for, the participants of Stepping Out & Living Tree. The more of us,...
Ambling through the Living Tree Year
The Living Tree amblers walk all year round. Please visit the news page to see the next planned walk. This photo gallery will be added to after each walk so that at the end of the year there will be a complete year's nature impressions and walkers enjoying themselves...
Southampton Hospital’s Cancer Research Laboratories
On 12 March 2018 Sherry and Monique visited Southampton Hospital's Cancer Research Laboratories. They were shown around and marvelled at the technology available. The centrepiece was a B-Cell Receptor Detection Machine. This piece of equipment counts individual cells...
Members of Dorset Community Foundation at Stepping Out
Monday 12th March at STEPPING OUT, six ambassadors from Dorset Community Foundation (who gave us £3000 last year for SO) will be visiting us. They will arrive about 11am at the Pavilion and then stay over lunch till 12.30pm to talk to us about SO. If you usually go...
Live your Life Workshop on 18 April in Dorchester
‘LIVE YOUR LIFE – living with and beyond lymphoma’ free WORKSHOP is being held on Wednesday 18th April 9.30am-4pm at Dorchester Town Football Club, lunch included. To find out more or to register to attend, please call 01296 619406 or email:...
March snippets
Two LT MUMS with primary age children are now meeting regularly to share and support each other – they would welcome any other members in a similar situation who would like to join them, do contact us. There are plans afoot to start a LYME REGIS cancer support group...
Ambling not far from home
On 27 February 2018, a few brave souls wrapped up warm and faced the cold weather.