by Kate Robinson | Apr 16, 2024 | Patient Stories, West Suffolk
My treatment has only taken 45 minutes to an hour, which is still a pretty quick process Alan, who lives in Sudbury, was diagnosed in March 2021 with terminal lung cancer, and was given a prognosis of two years to live. He recalls: “I was put on a course of chemo at...
by Kate Robinson | Apr 16, 2024 | Patient Stories, South Wiltshire
…it’s worth coming here. It’s like we’re having a coffee but with an extra side treatment of chemo! “I can’t praise it highly enough. It’s just an amazing service and I’m so grateful for it,” says Sally, 56, when asked about...
by Kate Robinson | Apr 16, 2024 | Patient Stories, West Suffolk
…it’s really convenient to just park on the same site as Tesco. It works really well. Liz, who is retired and lives just outside Newmarket, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in 2017. She recalls: “I’d had symptoms for a while, mainly bloating in my stomach....
by Kate Robinson | Apr 15, 2024 | Gloucestershire, Patient Stories
Apart from saving on travel costs, it is far more serene and much calmer than on the wards Almost three years ago, Janet went to her GP complaining of bleeding mouth ulcers. She was referred for a scan which revealed the worst possible news that it was terminal lung...
by Kate Robinson | Apr 15, 2024 | East Suffolk & North Essex, Patient Stories
It means I can spend more time with my children Thirty-six-year-old Anna went to the doctor in her native Ukraine during the summer of 2021 after experiencing a hardness in one of her breasts. She was given a course of antibiotics, but when she returned to her GP with...
by Kate Robinson | Apr 12, 2024 | MCCU Staff Stories
I am there to make the lives of the patients and staff easier When Bryan Baird was a young man undergoing chemotherapy at Canterbury Hospital in Kent, he couldn’t have imagined he would be back there again 30 years later working as a driver for Hope for Tomorrow’s...
by Kate Robinson | Apr 5, 2024 | MCCU Staff Stories
The unit makes the world of difference. Mike Darby often saw the mobile cancer care unit whenever he was driving past Gloucestershire Royal Hospital. As the husband of an oncology nurse, he knew only too well how the unit could be a great asset to the hospitals in the...
by Kate Robinson | Apr 4, 2024 | Charity News
Growth strategy 2024 – 2029 We’re excited to share our new five-year strategy that lays out an ambitious vision for the future of Hope for Tomorrow’s vital mobile cancer care service. This growth strategy will guide our work from 2024-2029 as we...
by Kate Robinson | Mar 5, 2024 | Charity News
Amanda Stretton, the UK’s leading female motorsport, motor industry presenter and former racing driver becomes Hope for Tomorrow ambassador We are pleased to announce former racing driver and motoring broadcaster, Amanda Stretton as an exciting new addition to our...
by Kate Robinson | Feb 29, 2024 | MCCU Staff Stories
The mobile unit means there is just one less thing for patients to have to worry about. Even if it just makes the smallest difference to one person it is totally worth it. Charge nurse Joseph Sloneczny was working in the oncology and haematology department at...
