I really want to make people aware of how amazing it is and to feel comfortable using it.
“The best piece of advice by far that I was given after my cancer diagnosis was to ask if I could have my treatment on the mobile cancer care unit”
“My stepdaughter, Jenney, had unfortunately also been diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago so she was able to share a lot of information with me, and she was adamant that the bus was my best option if it was possible.”
Luckily Dora was deemed suitable to attend the mobile unit for her care and after the first session of chemotherapy at The Airedale Hospital in Keighley, West Yorkshire she was able to switch to the mobile unit close to her home.
A former HR director, now retired, Dora first found a lump in her left breast in April this year but didn’t react straight away.
“We were due to go on holiday for five days over Easter so I decided to just keep an eye on it while I was away,” she says.
On their way home, Dora contacted her GP surgery from the car and they called her in the same day.
A whirlwind of activity followed with Dora being referred to hospital within days. The usual tests including a biopsy showed it was very likely cancer.
“Everything swung into action so quickly and I was having chemotherapy by the beginning of June,” says Dora who has nothing but praise for the speed with which she was dealt with by the NHS.
“The hospital was great, it really was but it has to deal with some very sick people. It’s dealing with the worst cases and there are people who have to take precedent.
“It’s impossible really for them to stick to appointments. When you go there you really have no idea how long you are going to be waiting.”
“I remember on one occasion I had to go to the hospital for my chemotherapy I was the last one there at 7.30pm as I had been waiting three hours. I am really grateful for the treatment I had at the hospital but there is no doubt it is much less stressful going along to the mobile unite where I could be in and out really quickly.
“I had a problem with my PICC line towards the end of my chemotherapy as it had become dislodged and wouldn’t flush so I had to go back to the hospital for another fitting. This put my last three chemotherapy sessions back a couple of days and I had to go to a mobile unit at a different location.
It took me over 40 minutes to get there and that really brought it home to me what a wonderful service the mobile unit near my home offers.”
“When I first went to the mobile unit, I was a bit overwhelmed and a bit frightened as there was so much to take in but they put me right at ease. They are so professional you feel so safe in their hands and the drivers are really jolly too.”
“It’s such a relaxed, intimate environment, it doesn’t feel clinical at all. It’s as comfortable as it can be and very friendly. If you want to be sociable you can be but if you just want to be quiet that’s OK too.
It was brilliant. It was so handy for me. It cut down on so much of the stress that surrounds a cancer diagnosis
Dora, 69 has now finished her chemotherapy and has recently had a lumpectomy.
“I feel very lucky. Apart from being tired and fatigued my symptoms were not too unbearable. This is just something I had to get through.”
“It’s a psychological and physical experience but for me the mobile unit has been nothing but positive.”
“I really want to make people aware of how amazing it is and to feel comfortable using it.
“Thank you to Hope for Tomorrow for providing this fabulous facility.”
I really want to make people aware of how amazing it is and to feel comfortable using it.
“The best piece of advice by far that I was given after my cancer diagnosis was to ask if I could have my treatment on the mobile cancer care unit”
“My stepdaughter, Jenney, had unfortunately also been diagnosed with breast cancer three years ago so she was able to share a lot of information with me, and she was adamant that the bus was my best option if it was possible.”
Luckily Dora was deemed suitable to attend the mobile unit for her care and after the first session of chemotherapy at The Airedale Hospital in Keighley, West Yorkshire she was able to switch to the mobile unit close to her home.
A former HR director, now retired, Dora first found a lump in her left breast in April this year but didn’t react straight away.
“We were due to go on holiday for five days over Easter so I decided to just keep an eye on it while I was away,” she says.
On their way home, Dora contacted her GP surgery from the car and they called her in the same day.
A whirlwind of activity followed with Dora being referred to hospital within days. The usual tests including a biopsy showed it was very likely cancer.
“Everything swung into action so quickly and I was having chemotherapy by the beginning of June,” says Dora who has nothing but praise for the speed with which she was dealt with by the NHS.
“The hospital was great, it really was but it has to deal with some very sick people. It’s dealing with the worst cases and there are people who have to take precedent.
“It’s impossible really for them to stick to appointments. When you go there you really have no idea how long you are going to be waiting.”
“I remember on one occasion I had to go to the hospital for my chemotherapy I was the last one there at 7.30pm as I had been waiting three hours. I am really grateful for the treatment I had at the hospital but there is no doubt it is much less stressful going along to the mobile unite where I could be in and out really quickly.
“I had a problem with my PICC line towards the end of my chemotherapy as it had become dislodged and wouldn’t flush so I had to go back to the hospital for another fitting. This put my last three chemotherapy sessions back a couple of days and I had to go to a mobile unit at a different location.
It took me over 40 minutes to get there and that really brought it home to me what a wonderful service the mobile unit near my home offers.”
“When I first went to the mobile unit, I was a bit overwhelmed and a bit frightened as there was so much to take in but they put me right at ease. They are so professional you feel so safe in their hands and the drivers are really jolly too.”
“It’s such a relaxed, intimate environment, it doesn’t feel clinical at all. It’s as comfortable as it can be and very friendly. If you want to be sociable you can be but if you just want to be quiet that’s OK too.
It was brilliant. It was so handy for me. It cut down on so much of the stress that surrounds a cancer diagnosis
Dora, 69 has now finished her chemotherapy and has recently had a lumpectomy.
“I feel very lucky. Apart from being tired and fatigued my symptoms were not too unbearable. This is just something I had to get through.”
“It’s a psychological and physical experience but for me the mobile unit has been nothing but positive.”
“I really want to make people aware of how amazing it is and to feel comfortable using it.
“Thank you to Hope for Tomorrow for providing this fabulous facility.”
