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Jersey woman launches brain tumour support group

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Jersey woman launches brain tumour support group

A Jersey woman with brain cancer has set up a support group for islanders with brain Reid was diagnosed at the end of 2024 and is now undergoing a 12-month course of Jersey Brain Tumour Support Group is a place for people to share their experiences and help them feel less alone, she said."From all the things I've done on social media so far there's so many people out there as well who are family friends, carers, or have lost loved ones to brain cancer. She added: "I think it's so important that we can all stick together and hopefully help give people some hope." She added it had been "a really nice place to be able to have people from Jersey who obviously have the same experiences of having to travel off-island to receive treatment"."I just thought it would be a really nice idea of a local group where we can connect and share stories and hopefully support each other."Ms Reid is also set to DJ at the Watersplash on Friday night as part of its Dance to Defeat Cancer event - raising money for Brain Tumour Charity Jersey and the Bone Cancer Research Trust.