by Kate Robinson | Dec 6, 2024 | Norfolk & Norwich, Patient Stories
I can’t believe how quick my treatments are and how quickly I get seen. It was a day just like any other for Peter Burgess until he picked up the phone to wish his brother a happy birthday and realised, he couldn’t speak. “I was actually going to sing to him,...
by Kate Robinson | Nov 25, 2024 | Norfolk & Norwich, Patient Stories
I wasn’t worried at all about switching to the mobile unit for my treatment. Former teacher Anne Steel clearly remembers opening the letter that informed her she had bowel cancer. “I was standing in my kitchen and the words on the paper absolutely floored me.” “ It...
by Kate Robinson | Oct 29, 2024 | Norfolk & Norwich, Patient Stories
You get to know the patients as well as the nurses; it’s so busy in the hospital so the staff simply don’t have as much time to chat to you. Cathy, 55, collapsed with chest pains at home in September 2021, and was rushed to hospital. Initially suspecting a heart...
by Kate Robinson | Aug 23, 2023 | Norfolk & Norwich, Patient Stories
It’s such a great system Retiree Trevor was initially diagnosed with melanoma several years ago, and after chemo all eventually seemed to be going well as he went into remission. Then in late 2021, he discovered a lump on his jaw line just before his annual check-up....
by Kate Robinson | Aug 23, 2023 | Norfolk & Norwich, Patient Stories
Being able to visit the unit means the treatment is more convenient, speedy, and welcoming Anthony is a retired gentleman in his late 70s living in Norfolk with his wife Betty. He was diagnosed with leukaemia about 20 years ago. His anxiety levels can sometimes be...
by admin | Jul 11, 2023 | Norfolk & Norwich, Patient Stories
The sense of caring shines through Cliff is a retired gentleman living in Norfolk. He was diagnosed with bladder cancer about three years ago and for the past two years has been receiving immunotherapy treatment every three weeks. Cliff feels fortunate in that the...
