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 Kate Robinson | Aug 22, 2023 | East Suffolk & North Essex, Patient Stories
To continue my treatment so near to home was a Godsend “2018 was one of those really odd times,” recalls Dave, who is 78. “My wife had just been knocked down by a car and was recovering at home. I remember one morning taking a shower then drying myself off, and...
by Kate Robinson | Aug 22, 2023 | Charity News
Kings Head, Stroud, raises nearly £2,000! From local donations to special fundraising evenings, a committee of locals from the Kings Head has raised £1,978.00 for Hope for Tomorrow. The Kings Head in Kingscourt was taken over by John and Carol Nicoll in 1993, however...
by Kate Robinson | Aug 3, 2023 | Lincoln, Patient Stories
I was then referred to the mobile care unit, which is based in Louth, just seven miles away from where I live “In December 2018, I was told I had breast cancer. It was quite aggressive, and I was also 26 weeks pregnant. It was a very, very frightening time,” recalls...
by Kate Robinson | Aug 3, 2023 | Lincoln, Patient Stories
I will go and have my treatment and tie it in with having my hair done afterwards, it makes it a nicer day Denise Parrott, 49, who lives in Middle Rasen, is a lab technician at Lincoln County Hospital. She is also now a patient there. “I live near Louth, which is...
by Kate Robinson | Aug 3, 2023 | Gloucestershire, Patient Stories
Hope for Tomorrow has come to the rescue again! “I was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2013 after it was picked up in a routine mammogram. I was lucky because it wasn’t advanced, it was quite small. I had a lumpectomy then I was referred to Oncology at...
by Kate Robinson | Aug 3, 2023 | East Suffolk & North Essex, Patient Stories
It’s a really comfortable place to go and the driver makes us a cup of tea straightaway I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2021 during lockdown. I started feeling bloated and was putting on weight, then suddenly one morning I felt a great big mass on the...
by Kate Robinson | Aug 1, 2023 | Charity News
Bringing cancer care closer to patients throughout Lincolnshire In early 2023, Hope for Tomorrow was proud to deliver an upgraded mobile cancer care unit to better serve patients across Lincolnshire in partnership with United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Foundation...
by Kate Robinson | Aug 1, 2023 | Patient Stories
It’s an amazing service to have “I have multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1), a rare genetic condition, which causes tumours which affect my endocrine glands,” explains Keri, 54. “These are usually located in the parathyroid gland, the pancreas, and pituitary...
by Kate Robinson | Jul 21, 2023 | Charity News
Hope you like it! Hopefuly you’re managing to dodge the showers and enjoy the summer. We just wanted to let you know that we have a new website. You probably know that as you’re on it right now! A big thank you goes to our supporters for allowing us to use their...
