Someone Like Me: Email
When you’re facing breast cancer, it can help to be in touch with someone who’s been there too. Our email volunteers can use their own experiences to offer support.
Search for someone like you
Our email volunteers use their own experiences to answer your questions, offer support, or give you a safe place for you to express how you feel.
Below you can see a small percentage of the volunteers we have available. Each has a profile you can read and contact details to get in touch. Once you've identified a volunteer you'd like to contact, send them an email and they'll usually reply within 2 to 3 working days.
If you have any questions, or if you can't find ‘someone like you’, please contact us by calling 0800 138 6551 or emailing us. We’d be happy to help you to find a volunteer who understands.
All our volunteers have been carefully trained. Your details and information will be kept private and confidential within Breast Cancer Now. By using this service you agree to adhere to our terms and conditions.
What support will I receive?
Our volunteers are happy to discuss any concerns you have related to the disease, whether you wish to talk about surgery and treatment or the impact of a diagnosis on another area of life. Our volunteers will usually reply to your emails within 2-3 working days and they are able to stay in touch with you for as long as the conversation remains helpful and related to breast cancer.
Your volunteer will:
- Read your emails without judgment
- Offer emotional support and practical tips
- Share their own experiences where relevant
- Support you if you need to make informed decisions
Our volunteers can’t provide medical advice and they aren’t counsellors, but they have been carefully trained and have the perspective of someone who truly understands.
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Trisha
Bio
Following a diagnosis of bilateral breast cancer, Trisha went on to have a bilateral mastectomy with a reconstruction. Trisha was 69 when she was diagnosed and her treatment included chemotherapy, Herceptin and hormone therapy. Trisha welcomes you to contact her if you have any questions relating to breast cancer.
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Catriona
Bio
In the summer of 2010, Catriona rolled over in bed and felt something in her right breast. 2 weeks later she was told she had breast cancer, and underwent intense treatment. The support Catriona found via this charity inspired her to become a Someone Like Me volunteer.
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Sarah-Jane
Bio
After discovering a “gristly bit” on her right breast, Sarah-Jane was told she had breast cancer. Following her surgery and treatment, she finally feels like herself again. She found out about the Someone Like Me Volunteer role through our Facebook page, and thoroughly enjoys helping others.
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Sarah
Bio
When Sarah was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, she thought her world had fallen apart. But after meeting a local cancer support centre volunteer, her outlook changed, and she decided she would turn this negative experience into a positive one. When her treatment finished, she trained to become a Someone Like Me volunteer.
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Tabby
Bio
In 2020, at the age of 26, Tabby was diagnosed with a triple positive breast cancer. Tabby found it difficult to meet other people who understood how it felt to be diagnosed at such a young age and wishes she knew about Someone Like Me when she was diagnosed.
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Tamsin
Bio
Tamsin was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer in 2009 and later discovered that she had inherited the BRCA 1 mutation. Whilst having risk reducing surgery, Tamsin was diagnosed with breast cancer for a second time. She felt overwhelmed but speaking to a Someone Like Me volunteer helped her to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Now, Tamsin is here to help others in the same way.
