"I was diagnosed with Leukaemia in 2018. I spent 6 months mostly in hospital away from my family receiving treatment and returned home in January 2019 once my treatment had finished and I was in remission. The first few months were spent recovering and settling back into home life and eventually I returned to work. After being in the bubble of hospital trying to return to “normal” life was a struggle even with my very supportive family and friends. Although we all went through my illness, we all had very different experiences, so it was hard for us to always understand each other. I was struggling to deal with the emotions that I was feeling. When I found out about the support group, I was apprehensive about attending. Talking to strangers really wasn’t my thing and I did not think I would get anything from it. How wrong was I! From the minute I walked in I felt at ease. Although I felt a little nervous at first, I soon found it easy to start talking and I wanted to share my experience. I felt like I was being listened to and that the others in the group understood how I was feeling as they had been through it too. Every group has been different and each time I have left feeling positive about my future. The group has very quickly become a meeting of friends and I look forward to going each time. "