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...
by Kate Robinson | May 30, 2024 | East Suffolk & North Essex, Patient Stories
It seems pretty logical to me that the more relaxed and the calmer you are before treatment, the more beneficial it is going to be. When Kathryn was attending hospital for her post cancer treatment it wasn’t just the 30-minute drive in unpredictable traffic that she...
by Kate Robinson | May 30, 2024 | East Suffolk & North Essex, Patient Stories
In a matter of minutes, I’m out of my front door and on the mobile unit. John was first diagnosed with myeloma in 2014. “I had pains down my neck and back, and my GP couldn’t quite figure out what it was, so he referred me to a specialist,” he explains. “I was told...
by Kate Robinson | May 29, 2024
Conquer the Welsh capital’s iconic course 06 October 2024 The Principality Cardiff Half Marathon has grown into one of the largest and most exciting road races in Europe. It is Wales’ largest mass-participation and multi-charity fundraising event and the second...
by Kate Robinson | May 29, 2024
Make every stride matter in the Great South Run 20 October 2024Deadline: 04 October 2024 The AJ Bell Great South Run is probably the world’s favourite 10-miler, with inspiring history, salty air and glorious sea views guaranteed. Portsmouth’s supporters will keep your...
by Kate Robinson | May 28, 2024 | Charity News
Hundreds of attendees visited the Hope for Tomorrow unit at Oncology Professional Care (OPC) 2024 to find out how the charity is leading the way in bringing cancer screening, aftercare and treatment to patients in a comfortable mobile setting. The two-day event held...
by Kate Robinson | May 15, 2024 | Charity News
Celebrating the life of a much loved racing icon. Hope for Tomorrow joined more than 2,000 people to celebrate the extraordinary life of Sir Stirling Moss, OBE, as part of a memorial service on Wednesday 8 May at Westminster Abbey. The cancer care charity that...
by Kate Robinson | Apr 19, 2024 | MCCU Staff Stories
I think the units are brilliant. I get to see first hand how stress and worry melts away It’s not unusual for patients attending the mobile cancer care unit operated by the Norwich University Hospital in Norfolk to show an eagerness for the 10.30am appointments....
by Kate Robinson | Apr 18, 2024 | Gloucestershire, Patient Stories
It sounds a bit strange, but I don’t feel like I’m a cancer sufferer when I attend the unit. Liza was diagnosed two years ago after she slipped and broke her neck in the garden. After further investigations in hospital, they found that she had small cell...
