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...
by Kate Robinson | Aug 30, 2024 | Charity News
Being able to easily access cancer treatment is something that should be afforded to every cancer patient. But for those who live hours away from a hospital, long travel times and/or poor transport links can cause a huge amount of stress. This means more precious time...
by Kate Robinson | Aug 12, 2024 | Charity News
Veloce adds Va Va Vroom to Hope for Tomorrow fundraising. Fabulous fundraising and marvellous motorsport came together in what was a spectacular day at Goodwood Motor Circuit for Veloce 2024, with Hope for Tomorrow once again chosen as a charity beneficiary of the...
by Kate Robinson | Aug 6, 2024
Limited spots available – don’t miss out! 25 May 2025100 milesEmbankment, London Join the UK’s most exhilarating ride. Cruise through London’s iconic streets and Essex’s stunning countryside on blissfully traffic-free roads. Why ride?...
by Kate Robinson | Jul 18, 2024 | East Suffolk & North Essex, Patient Stories
The unit is in a lovely big car park at Tesco so there is never any problem finding a space, it just doesn’t get any easier than that. Michaell Joslin received his NHS bowel screening kit in the post just as the world was going into lockdown in 2020. “I thought it was...
by Kate Robinson | Jul 18, 2024 | Kent, Patient Stories
The unit is so much more efficient. You feel more of a person than a number. 52-year-old dance teacher Angela was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. She underwent a mastectomy followed by chemo and radiotherapy, before follow-up scans showed she was cancer...
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...
by Kate Robinson | Jul 3, 2024 | MCCU Staff Stories
I love my job and it’s hugely satisfying working on the unit There was never any doubt about the career Katie Wicks was going to choose while growing up as she knew with absolute certainty, from a young age, that she would become a nurse. But it was a stint as a...
by Kate Robinson | Jun 14, 2024 | Charity News
A father and son duo recently took on the monumental Three Peaks Challenge, scaling new heights to raise funds for Hope for Tomorrow. The challengers are the husband and son (Mark and Archie) of Julie McNally, senior sister at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation...
