Alice-May Purkiss

This week we're 'banging on about bangers' with Alice-May Purkiss. Alice describes herself as a writer, creator and marketing nerd based in London. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 when she was 26. Hearing the words "you have cancer" changed her life immeasurably, but not necessarily for the worst. Since her diagnosis, Alice has become a trustee for @coppafeelpeople, taken part in campaigns for @girlvscancer , published her first book ‘Life, Lemons and Melons’ and launched her podcast @afterthoughts34. After Thoughts explores the stories of what happens after a cancer diagnosis and their second series (which launched yesterday!) is sponsored by @teenage_cancer. Alongside co-host Toby Peach, Alice also co-founded and runs Beyond Arts, a community interest company which aims to aims to amplify the voices of young people who have experienced cancer. Having both had a parent with cancer, this is a topic very close to our hearts and one we’ve been keen to discuss since launching the podcast. We loved chatting to Alice about everything she’s achieved and think you’ll love it too!