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...
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...
Oct 29, 2024 | mobile cancer care unit 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
