King Sends Heartfelt Message To Fellow Cancer Patients

King Charles has sent a individual connection to chap crab patients, speaking of nan "daunting and astatine times frightening experience" for crab sufferers and their loved ones.

In a heartfelt connection to guests astatine a Buckingham Palace reception for crab charities, nan King said astir becoming a crab "statistic" - referencing nan much than 1,000 caller cases recorded successful nan UK each day.

He said his acquisition of surviving pinch crab had shown that "the darkest moments of unwellness tin beryllium illuminated by nan top compassion".

The connection doesn't supply an update connected nan advancement of nan King's ain crab treatment, but royal sources opportunity he is continuing successful a affirmative direction.

The King was diagnosed pinch an undisclosed shape of crab successful February 2024 and continues to person regular treatment, which is said to beryllium successful and that he is getting better.

There was a little infirmary enactment for nan King successful March aft he suffered broadside effects, but he was good capable successful April for a authorities sojourn to Italy pinch a engaged schedule and is said to person plans for further overseas trips.

There has been an effort to beryllium much unfastened astir his wellness problems - and this latest connection reflects his consciousness of a shared acquisition pinch nan galore different families affected by cancer.

The King's connection continued: "But arsenic 1 among those statistic myself, I tin vouch for nan truth that it tin besides beryllium an acquisition that brings into crisp attraction nan very champion of humanity."

He praised nan "community of care" of those who helped crab patients, for their humanity arsenic good arsenic their expertise.

The King highlighted "the profound effect of quality relationship - whether successful nan observant mentation from a master nurse, nan manus held by a hospice volunteer, aliases nan shared acquisition successful a support group".

"While each patient's travel whitethorn beryllium different, together you are ensuring that a crab test request ne'er mean facing nan early without dream and support," said nan King.

He quoted Dame Deborah James, who died of bowel crab successful 2022 and whose parents are guests astatine nan reception, who said: "Have nary regrets; and always, ever person rebellious hope."

The reception astatine Buckingham Palace connected Wednesday evening, attended by nan King and Queen Camilla, is successful honour of organization projects helping group who are surviving pinch crab and for wellness groups trying to forestall cancer.

Among nan guests will beryllium representatives of crab charities including Macmillan Cancer Support, Breast Cancer Now, Maggie's and Children's Hospice South West.

The reception includes displays showing nan activity of groups helping group affected by cancer, including Wigs for Heroes and Move Dance Feel, which uses creation to support women pinch cancer.

At nan Palace location are besides champions of crab charities, group surviving pinch crab and group who mislaid relatives, including power presenter Adele Roberts, erstwhile footballer Ashley Cain and character Richard E Grant.

"Every time we spot nan effect that crab is having connected people's lives and that acquisition is moreover worse for immoderate group because of who they are aliases wherever they live, which is wholly unacceptable. We are connected a ngo to toggle shape crab care, but we cannot do it connected our own," said Gemma Peters, main executive serviceman astatine Macmillan Cancer Support.