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How we can help

Support from people who live up the road, have sat in the same waiting rooms, and know which nurse is on this afternoon. Everything on this page is free.

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Two women laughing and hugging outdoors
Photo: Logan Weaver
BCSG volunteers in pink and black T-shirts on a walk
Some of our volunteers

What we offer

  • A woman smiling as she talks on her mobile phone in the street

    A proper conversation

    Call 5800 8944 at any reasonable hour and a volunteer who has been where you are will pick up. There’s no script and no referral form. We can meet for a coffee, a walk along the promenade, or just talk on the phone.

  • A pink bra with a ribbon motif pegged on a washing line

    M&S bra vouchers

    After surgery, bras that don’t fit are uncomfortable and demoralising. If you’ve been newly diagnosed, ring us for a £25 voucher for M&S Gibraltar. There’s no paperwork.

  • One person holding the hand of another who is wearing a hospital gown

    Hospital visits

    Treatment can be lonely. A volunteer can sit with you at St Bernard’s during chemotherapy, for the first session or for every one of them. Just ask.

  • Two people across a table from each other, each holding a mug

    Counselling

    Sometimes you need more than a friendly chat. We work with trusted counsellors in Gibraltar, can refer you privately, and can help with the cost.

  • A woman walking through an airport pulling a pink suitcase

    Travel and hardship grants

    If your treatment can’t be done in Gibraltar, we help with the cost of getting to the UK or Spain: flights, hotels, taxis. If money is tight during treatment, talk to us. It stays between us.

  • Two paper bags of shopping with fruit and vegetables

    Practical help at home

    Shopping during chemo, lifts to appointments, a meal dropped round, a school pick-up. We can’t always promise, but we can usually find someone.

  • Two women laughing together on a bench, one with her dog

    Someone who had the same treatment

    Our volunteers between them have had lumpectomies, mastectomies, reconstruction, chemo and hormone therapy. If you’d like to talk to someone who has had what you’re having, we’ll put you in touch.

  • A handwritten letter and envelope on a table

    Information you can trust

    Clear booklets on surgery, side effects, lymphoedema and life afterwards, all from reputable sources. Collect them from us or we’ll post them.

  • A mother holding her young child in a hug

    For family and carers

    Partners, parents, children and friends need support too, and we’ve helped plenty of them over the years. Same number, same offer.

How to get support

There’s no form, no referral letter and no eligibility check.

  1. Get in touch

    Call 5800 8944 or email [email protected]. If you’d rather someone else rang for you, that’s fine too.

  2. We listen

    Tell us as much or as little as you like. Everything is confidential unless you ask us to share it.

  3. We help, or find who can

    If it’s something we can’t do ourselves, we’ll tell you who can and help you get to them.

In their own words

  • “I rang on the worst day of my life. They picked up on the second ring and just listened. That call kept me going.”

    CarmenNewly diagnosed, 2024

  • “The voucher seems small but it wasn’t. After my mastectomy I couldn’t face shopping. They sorted it before I asked twice.”

    Name withheldAfter surgery, 2023

  • “A volunteer sat with me at every chemo session. I never had to ask. She just kept turning up.”