by Zack Eckersall | Dec 18, 2025 | Patient Stories, West Yorkshire
I really want to make people aware of how amazing it is and to feel comfortable using it. “The best piece of advice by far that I was given after my cancer diagnosis was to ask if I could have my treatment on the mobile cancer care unit” “My stepdaughter, Jenney, had...
by Zack Eckersall | Dec 9, 2025 | Patient Stories, West Yorkshire
I feel it’s crucial the community has access to these units. Having lost her mother to breast cancer 25 years ago, Joanne Everley says she ‘kinda knew’ what to expect when she found a lump of her own at the age of 48. “Well before it was properly diagnosed, I just...
by Zack Eckersall | Dec 8, 2025 | Patient Stories, West Yorkshire
For me, the mobile units are an absolute no-brainer. The difference for some cancer patients having their treatment in hospital or on one of the mobile cancer care units is really like trying to compare chalk with cheese, says Robin Hebden, who in 2023 was told his...
by Kate Robinson | Nov 21, 2024 | Patient Stories, West Yorkshire
with ‘Hope for Tomorrow’ and the NHS we can be assured that we are receiving the very best of care In May 2024, Robert received news that would challenge many – a diagnosis indicating six years to live – with prostate cancer that had spread to his hips,...
by Kate Robinson | Nov 1, 2024 | Patient Stories, West Yorkshire
It couldn’t be any more convenient. Keen cyclist and walker Martin Ashby put his aches and pains, along with a noticeable reduction in energy levels, down to just getting older. He had always enjoyed a decent level of fitness, so two years ago, at the age of 58, when...
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...
