Hello Umemboshi,

We are thinking of you tonight and your little one as well as of everyone who has recently lost a loved one to cancer and for whom Christmas may be a difficult time of year.

I am so sorry to hear about the financial issues you are having to deal with at the moment. It must be really stressful for you and I hope you will get some good tips from others on our forum who have had to face similar financial difficulties. We have some detailed information on our website on financial support you may be entitled to. You can find out more about this here. It includes a section on government benefits you may qualify for including bereavement benefits and get some help with funeral costs. You can find out more about these here. I hope you get some advice on this - perhaps you could get in touch with your Citizens Advice Bureau who may be able to point you in the right direction.

Best wishes and our thoughts are very much with you tonight,

Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

Thank you.

Thank you for your kind words and advices.

Could I ask you for more advice ? Do you know where I could post the link to the fundraise that was created for me by my Friends?

Hello Umemboshi,

You are very welcome - very happy to help!

Unfortunately for security reasons, we don't allow crowdfunding links to be posted on our forum but perhaps the most effective place for you to post this fundraising link would be via social media - for example through your Facebook account if you have one or you can get your friends to share the link via their Facebook page and what often happens is that friends of friends will then also share it.

I wish you the very best of luck with it and hope that you can also qualify for some of the financial support and benefits that are currently available.

Best wishes,

Lucie

Hello again Umemboshi,

I noticed that your account is based in France. I initially thought you were living in the UK so I am sorry for giving you financial advice that would only be relevant for people who are living in the UK.

Silly me - that probably wasn't very helpful :D

I have however found some French organizations that will be able to point you in the right direction and I very much hope that they will be able to tell you exactly what kind of benefits or charity grants you may be entitled to. I would suggest you contact them and explain your situation: 

La federation UNICANCER 
(The French Federation of Comprehensive Cancer Centres)
Provides links to online information for people with cancer in French.

Phone: 33 1 44 23 04 04
Website: www.fnclcc.fr
Email: Online enquiry form

Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer (National League Against Cancer)
Provides information for people with cancer in French.

Website: www.ligue-cancer.net
Phone: 0800 940 939 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 7pm)

Cancer Support France
Provides support in English to people in France.

Website: www.cancersupportfrance.org
Email: helpline@cancersupportfrance.org
Phone: 0800 240 200 (24hr answer phone) After a brief announcement in French you will be transferred to an answer phone and they will aim to return your call within 24 hours.

I hope this helps and they are able to guide you as to what kind of financial help is available for you in France.

Best wishes,

Lucie

HI umemboshi have u sorted things out hope u both ok take care x 

Hello Gemini39. Nope, not yet. I do need the money for taxes in less than 4 months or the flat will  be auctioned...