Clear Path Counselling, Entebbe
Run by people who have been through living with cancer and chronic illness themselves.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
For anyone facing a cancer diagnosis, treatment, scans and the waiting in between. Talk with people in Uganda who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Uganda circle: Weekly check-in ยท
Run by people who have been through living with cancer and chronic illness themselves.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
Ask the world for money, goods, time or skills you need right now. Posting is free.
A small team supporting infertility and ivf and parenting a seriously ill child. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
We help people with chronic pain and rare disease, in person in Lira and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Evenings and weekends
Run by people who have been through diabetes and parenting a seriously ill child themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
โWhen I was first diagnosed, I didn't know what to say to my kids. I still don't have all the answers. What helped was small steps: a walk, a phone call, a nap. Don't rush to tell everyone. Take your time. The wig can wait. The tears come when they come. Just keep showing up for the next thing, even if it's just a cup of tea.โ
โHi, you. I was where you are nearly four years ago. Telling the kids without the word cancer at first. That was my life. This week I went back to my evening class. Things come back, slower than you'd like but they do. One day at a time.โ
โIf you've just found this place, eighteen months ago I was exactly where you are. Back then it was work asking when I will be back. These days I mostly feel like me. You're not on your own.โ
โI was where you are nearly four years ago. For me it was a friend who stopped calling after the diagnosis. My kids say I'm back. Things come back, slower than you'd like but they do. One day at a time.โ