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 | Great Yarmouth, 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...
by Duncan Gilroy | Jul 17, 2023 | Great Yarmouth, Patient Stories
Just like going to meet your friends When civil servant Kim was first diagnosed with bowel cancer in September 2021, she was told there was a two-month waiting list to see the consultant at the James Paget Hospital, so was unable to start her treatment straight away....
by admin | Jul 16, 2023 | Patient Stories, West Suffolk
It feels more friendly on the unit Right before the onset of lockdown, Peter recalls experiencing “tremendous backache” so made an appointment to see an osteopath. He became suspicious at Peter’s symptoms, so advised him to see the doctor. Peter explains: “I remember...
by admin | Jul 14, 2023 | Patient Stories, South Wiltshire
I was only 31 when I was diagnosed Alex received her cancer treatment on Kayleigh, the mobile cancer care unit run by Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. She’s been kind enough to share her story with us. Read on to see how the units make a big difference to her and...
