Lily’s Story.

a young woman sharing awareness for blood cancer

Lily was just 20 when she was diagnosed with Leukaemia.  She needed a stem cell transplant, urgently. Here is her story in her own words.   ‘If I’m totally honest, I didn’t really think I was ill before I was diagnosed. I knew that something wasn’t quite right but put it down to other things […]

Daredevil mum and influencer completes abseil to mark blood cancer awareness month

DAREDEVIL MUM AND INFLUENCER COMPLETES ABSEIL TO MARK BLOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH Daredevil mum and social media influencer Sally Hurman completed a 170 metre abseil to raise vital funds and awareness of the work of blood cancer charity DKMS. On Saturday, Sally abseiled down the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth to help DKMS mark Blood Cancer […]

JP Clark – Ten Years

Here is a lovely update from JP Clark, ten years post Lymphoma diagnosis. TEN YEARS after an incurable diagnosis. A happy reminder that ‘incurable’ does not mean ‘terminal’. The words chosen by the doctor, at the point of diagnosis need to be explained fully.

Roberta’s Story

There has been a lot of media attention lately, largely thanks to a heart wrenching story on Coronation Street where Sinead Tinker discovered she had cervical cancer, while pregnant with her son, Bertie. To discover  that you have cancer at any time is devastating, but to receive the diagnosis whilst pregnant seems unthinkable. I doubt […]