by Kate Robinson | Nov 25, 2024 | Gloucestershire, Patient Stories
It is only when you see what a difference it makes and when you experience the mobile unit for yourself that you see just how brilliant it really is. When Joanne York was diagnosed with breast cancer at the start of 2024, the first thing she asked was whether she...
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 | Gloucestershire, Patient Stories
When they first told me about the mobile unit I thought, ‘oh, great, that’s a lot nearer.’ “I suppose it all started about three years ago when I found a lump in my breast while doing Pilates,” recalls Lynne, who is 65 and lives in Fairford, Gloucestershire. “I...
by Kate Robinson | Nov 1, 2024 | Kent, Patient Stories
…on the mobile [unit], the staff know me and my background, plus they are all so kind. George Thurrold is undeniably one of life’s survivors. In 1993, at the age of 39, George was enjoying life working in London as a computer consultant when something happened...
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 | Oct 29, 2024 | Kent, Patient Stories
The bus [mobile unit] has been a game-changer for me with no waiting time at all. “I used to dread the long waits at the hospital”, explained Emma Brown, “it’s not unusual to wait a couple of hours for treatment, but with the Hope for Tomorrow mobile unit, I’m...
by Kate Robinson | Oct 29, 2024 | MCCU Staff Stories
I love being on the mobile unit. People tell us it’s more homely and less clinical. It’s not at all like walking into a hospital. When Leigh Carvill crosses the finishing line in the London Landmarks Half Marathon in April next year it will be in honour of all the...
by Kate Robinson | Oct 29, 2024 | Patient Stories, West Suffolk
I would have to say socially, financially, and timewise the unit has benefitted me. It’s fantastic. Ian says: “I was diagnosed at West Suffolk hospital in September 2020, right in the middle of lockdown. The only symptom I had was reflux and they initially thought 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 | Sep 11, 2024 | volunteer intro
I love volunteering as it has allowed me to continue to contribute to cancer care and that really matters to me. I began volunteering for Hope for Tomorrow over a decade ago now. I was initially part of the hospital team that made the case for having a mobile cancer...
