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Next meeting:

Headstart Support Group meeting 
Saturday 6th September 2025 @ Medway Hospital 10am-12pm 
Friday 10th October 2025 @ Queen Victoria Hospital 10am-12pm 
Saturday 6th December 2025 @ Maidstone Hospital 10am-12pm
 
 
The Headstart website is under review and will be updated in the future.
 
Please note: The Headstart email address, headstartnews@gmail.com is not active.
These emails cannot be read and so unfortunately not responded to.
We shall have a new one for the future.
 

Is there anyone who would like to take over this website after the sad death of Major? It only takes a few minutes about once a month, and I am happy to carry on helping if I can receive the necessary information about events, new information etc.

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Sleep well, beautiful, brave Major Ron. So loved… 26.05.53 – 21.05.24
           

https://www.facialpalsy.org.uk/personalstories/rons-story/

We are sad to announce the passing of our dear friend Ron.
He rose to so many challenges sent his way with his positive and cheery disposition.

Ron was such a massive part of Headstart, he will be greatly missed and
we shall endeavour to soldier on in his absence.

Thoughts are with Rons family and friends. 
Rest In Eternal Peace Ron, it was a pleasure for us to know you. 

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Head & Neck Cancer health professionals are placing more and more emphasis on the well-being
and aftercare of patients once their treatment is over. It’s quite easy to think that once everything 
has been completed, well that is the end of that. However, it doesn’t always work out like that. Cancer patients
have to maintain their well-being, by ensuring that they continue to look after themselves.
Quite recently we had a talk on oral care and fitness techniques to suit all types of people and their abilities.
The subject of mindfulness to help our mental attitudes has been discussed, and these themes will continue
during the course of the year. It’s extremely important to be aware how important it is to look after 
one’s mind and body. These techniques and other related topics will be revisited for sure in the coming year.

Ann Payne from the Macmillan Centre in Queen Victoria Hospital has a number of very watchable videos on a
number of topics concerning well-being and aftercare. To view them go to our 
Headstart news page to play the videos. We think you will find them most interesting.

You can also join in with our Facebook page. Just click on the icon below

https://headstartcancersupport.org.uk/latest-news/