Cloth bag crafting call for breast cancer patients
Officials have asked for crafting enthusiasts to make cloth bags for breast cancer patients at the hospitals in Scunthorpe, Goole and Grimsby
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Volunteers with sewing skills are being asked to help breast cancer patients.
The Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation has appealed for cloth bags which can be used by patients after undergoing surgery.
Each bag helps the patient to carry their clinical drain around, stop them potentially tripping over and helps them when they are heavy or full.
Cheryl Chatterton, a Macmillan breast care clinical nurse specialist at Scunthorpe General Hospital said the donations so far have been "brilliant".
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She told the BBC: "We've been using the drain bags for quite a long time and we've always had quite a good supply but we're using more of them now.
"It's quite a nice supportive thing for people to make and, for patients, it almost feels like they've got external support with a little gift".
Patterns to make the small tote bag can be found here, external and donations can be sent to the Pink Rose Suite based at Grimsby hospital.
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