by Kate Robinson | Jul 18, 2024 | Patient Stories, West Yorkshire
The support on the unit kept me going really, because without it, I would have struggled. “I call it the caravan – it gives the impression of one when you’re in it. Looking up at the blue sky, it’s quite pleasant. I’ve always called it that...
by Kate Robinson | Jul 3, 2024 | MCCU Staff Stories
I love my job and it’s hugely satisfying working on the unit There was never any doubt about the career Katie Wicks was going to choose while growing up as she knew with absolute certainty, from a young age, that she would become a nurse. But it was a stint as a...
by Kate Robinson | Jun 14, 2024 | Charity News
A father and son duo recently took on the monumental Three Peaks Challenge, scaling new heights to raise funds for Hope for Tomorrow. The challengers are the husband and son (Mark and Archie) of Julie McNally, senior sister at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation...
by Kate Robinson | May 30, 2024 | East Suffolk & North Essex, Patient Stories
It seems pretty logical to me that the more relaxed and the calmer you are before treatment, the more beneficial it is going to be. When Kathryn was attending hospital for her post cancer treatment it wasn’t just the 30-minute drive in unpredictable traffic that she...
by Kate Robinson | May 30, 2024 | East Suffolk & North Essex, Patient Stories
In a matter of minutes, I’m out of my front door and on the mobile unit. John was first diagnosed with myeloma in 2014. “I had pains down my neck and back, and my GP couldn’t quite figure out what it was, so he referred me to a specialist,” he explains. “I was told...
