EPISODE · May 14, 2019 · 15 MIN
Chris Lewis Talks about Living with Cancer
from Aunty M Brain Tumours Talk Show · host Claire Bullimore
Chris Lewis talks about his experience of living with stage 4 Mantle Cell Lymphoma for over 12 years. Until July 2007 Chris was a self-employed Business Consultant. It was then that Chris was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer and given only six months to live! After aggressive chemotherapy and a stem-cell transplant Chris was surviving the terrible disease. "I saw how poor the cancer support sector really was, being so disjointed and not really addressing any practical issues, that I decided to talk out about it to see if I was the only one who felt that way. I wasn’t, and very quickly, friends of mine had started me a website dedicated to cancer patients to help spread the word. This site is now the most popular cancer blog in the UK and I am frequently invited to speak around the world about my experiences. I can now use my influence to change things for everyone affected by cancer, and I have been able to start a unique charity SimPal that gives free phones and sim cards to anyone affected by cancer. The only charity of it’s kind in the world". You can find out more about Chris's blog here: Chris’s Cancer Community Don't forget to check out the Aunty M Brain Tumours Website. (This Recording was held at Croydon Radio as a part of the Brain Tumour Thursday Show, Dates between 2013 and 2016)
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Chris Lewis talks about his experience of living with stage 4 Mantle Cell Lymphoma for over 12 years. Until July 2007 Chris was a self-employed Business Consultant. It was then that Chris was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer and given only six months to live! After aggressive chemotherapy and a stem-cell transplant Chris was surviving the terrible disease. "I saw how poor the cancer support sector really was, being so disjointed and not really addressing any practical issues, that I decided to talk out about it to see if I was the only one who felt that way. I wasn’t, and very quickly, friends of mine had started me a website dedicated to cancer patients to help spread the word. This site is now the most popular cancer blog in the UK and I am frequently invited to speak around the world about my experiences. I can now use my influence to change things for everyone affected by cancer, and I have been able to start a unique charity SimPal that gives free phones and sim cards to anyone affected by cancer. The only charity of it’s kind in the world". You can find out more about Chris's blog here: Chris’s Cancer Community Don't forget to check out the Aunty M Brain Tumours Website. (This Recording was held at Croydon Radio as a part of the Brain Tumour Thursday Show, Dates between 2013 and 2016)
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