After awareness, then what? #CancerCanDoOne.

It's got that reputation hasn't it?  Switzerland runs like clockwork. Gold standard everything that leaves the rest of us, well, runners-up. I've spoken now to so many people in so many different countries who all say post cancer treatment is basically a shambles. Country after country - the support that was your cancer patient life, gone in an instant. Yep. Gone. End. You fall off a cliff. So this time I spoke to Catherine Schopfer  and to quote her LinkedIn page "Cancer Coach | Advocate | Speaker | Helping individuals, caregivers & organisations navigate cancer with multilingual coaching, training & human-centred partnerships" Not only has Catherine been a cancer coach for many years - that happened by chance - she did have breast cancer too.  So if anyone can tell us how amazing state post cancer treatment can be, in what must be the perfect system it'll be Catherine. And as I discovered, and you're about to hear, it's both a yes and a really big, But...   --------------------------- Search for Catherine here. https://onlinecancercoach.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-schopfer-cancer-coach/   And remember to connect with Mike at LinkedIn.  He'll like that. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekinnaird/ 

    Toby Freeman founded the Robin Cancer Trust at 22 after losing his brother Rob to testicular cancer. Rob was 24, fit, healthy, and had been to the doctors multiple times. Sadly no-one connected the dots until it was too late. What followed was fourteen years of talking — loudly, honestly, sometimes in a giant testicle costume — about the things young people aren't told and the conversations that don't happen. Fertility. Financial toxicity. The leaflet handed over when there's no time for anything else. And how leaflets are almost a guaranteed failure if you're trying to message young people - unless you're creative. The postcode lottery that determines whether a young person gets the right support at the worst moment of their life. Toby pushed back on me when I said awareness was a waste of time. And yes, he was absolutely right to. But what he said next - that's the thing worth hearing. This is Episode 50 of #CancerCanDoOne.   ---------------------- How to contact Toby and find out more about support for young people. Robin Cancer Trust Website: www.therobincancertrust.org Instagram: @rctcharity Toby Instagram: @tobytalksballs LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/tobyfreeman        

There's a side effect of cancer treatment that affects millions of people every year. It's permanent. It's devastating. And many patients, it seems, aren't told about it before treatment begins. I had no idea this was happening. None. And I've been asking questions about cancer care for long enough that I should probably have known. Anna Kirton is a Health Coach and Hearing Loss Advocate. She was born profoundly deaf in one ear. She knows what it means to navigate a world that wasn't designed with you in mind. But it was an oncologist's offhand question last year — do you realise some cancer patients lose their hearing due to chemotherapy — that stopped her cold. More than 50% of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy experience hearing damage. Around 4 million people worldwide every year. Some caused by platinum-based drugs routinely used for ovarian, lung, bladder and head and neck cancers. Permanent. Often gradual enough that patients don't notice until it's already significant. And when treatment ends and they raise it — they're referred to an audiologist, fitted with a hearing aid, and told to get on with it. "Survival or deafness? Pretty much", says Anna. That's the choice. We talk about what that actually means for a real person going back to work, rebuilding relationships, working out who they are after cancer. Already carrying the weight of having been a patient. Now losing their hearing on top of it. Without warning. Without preparation. Without support. Anna lost her first husband to cancer. She knows this world from more than one angle.  I suspect she wishes she didn't...   ----more----   The following is a full transcript of this episode for anyone who is deaf, hard of hearing, or who prefers to read. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1puY4Ilkjq_7s_cwfFE9LgUxTUoBBdDCUbh6F5UrzEQ0/edit?usp=sharing   Anna would really like to hear from anyone affected by deafness following cancer treatment to assist both her and her collegues greater understabding of the issue and support needed. Contact her on  LinkedIn Her website: Think Health Coaching  

Dr Liz O'Riordan is a consultant breast surgeon who got breast cancer. Three times. She knows the system from both sides of the table — the clinician giving the diagnosis in a 10 minute appointment, and the patient navigating what comes after. She's also not afraid to push back. In this conversation Liz challenges some of the assumptions that run through everything I do. She defends the National Health Service in the UK. She questions whether the gap people describe after treatment is as simple as I sometimes make it sound. And she asks me directly — what gap are you actually trying to close? I didn't have a clean answer. Which turned out to be the most interesting part of the conversation. We also talk about why awareness campaigns raise money but don't always change behaviour. Why a 10 minute appointment to tell someone they have cancer is both necessary and completely inadequate. Why digital signposting is a partial answer to a much bigger question. Why rural communities, ethnic minorities and people in deprivation face a completely different version of the cancer system to everyone else. And why the moment treatment ends and the appointments stop is — for many people — the moment the real fear begins. Liz doesn't sugarcoat things. She doesn't agree with everything I think. And that's exactly why this conversation matters. No easy answers...  

We've known smoking causes cancer for 70 years. People still smoke. We are "cancer aware."  So when did it all just become a noise? We know what cancer patients need after treatment ends. We don't fund it. So what's the point of awareness? Dr. Hugo De La Pena is a consultant medical oncologist in Southampton who's made unusual choices. He works full-time NHS in the UK with no private practice - refusing to participate in the two-tier system even though it costs him personally. He just believes it's the right thing to do. He sees patients who've smoked for years despite knowing the risks. Young people with melanoma who were aware, but were sure it couldn't happen to them. In this conversation, we talk about awareness at every level. A System that's aware but refuses to fund what it can't photograph. Personal awareness: Why people smoke despite knowing it kills them. Why awareness alone doesn't change behavior. Whether awareness without power to act becomes its own kind of harm. Policy awareness: The UK national cancer plans acknowledges psychological support is "devastating and long-lasting" in its absence. Then funds it at £0. What does it mean to be aware of what's needed but not resource it? Global awareness: We know 38% of cancers are preventable. We're aware climate change increases cancer rates. We're knowingly creating future cancer patients. What does that say about us? This isn't comfortable listening.  We ask: If awareness doesn't lead to change, what does? Is awareness its own industry now - something we produce and consume without expecting it to go anywhere? Does awareness let comfortable people feel like they're helping while never experiencing consequences of nothing changing? And the question we can't escape: Can you mandate a mindset shift? New regulations say clinical trials should be "participant-centered." The new UK cancer plan says people should be "living well with cancer." We've known for decades what needs to change. So why doesn't it? 24 minutes. One oncologist. A lot of uncomfortable questions.  And no easy answers. If you know someone who needs to hear this, then please share now and keep the cancer conversation moving in the right way.  

Tessa Parry-Wingfield is a journalist and global communications expert—skilled at finding information, building communities, creating content. Then she was diagnosed with ocular melanoma. Eye cancer. Most people have never heard of it. It affects 5 per million adults and roughly 600 cases annually in the UK - Tessa lives in London. And in her case, everything changed in less than three weeks. She's the CEO of The Power of Words, a global communications consultancy. She has 25 years’ experience in journalism, communications and PR – across Europe and the MENA region. She loved every minute of being a journalist for ten years – as a reporter, producer and writer for TV news outlets such as Al Jazeera, ITN, and Channel TV. And the commercial arms of Reuters and Press Association. For years she wrote the headlines but in recent times, she became one. She couldn't find adequate conversation about her cancer—not because she didn't know where to look, but because she was advised by her healthcare team that information online can be skewed or out of date.  The truth is there is still so much to learn about this and other rare cancers that don't attract the funding and the trials because the numbers are so small in comparison. Tessa lost her left eye—the standard treatment for ocular melanoma. Surgical removal. And so begins the processing: physical loss, visible permanent difference, identity change, grief for her "real eye," navigating the world looking different, and acquaintances who would really rather not engage anymore.  Basically, she had zero preparation time. But in an extraordinary twist, she found another ocular melanoma patient, Jo, through chance connection via a mutual friend. And Jo lives less than a mile away. Pure chance.  In this episode, Tessa discusses: The moment of diagnosis with cancer she'd never heard of Searching for information as a communications professional and finding almost nothing Why major cancer charities organised by type leave rare cancers with little comparative infrastructure Losing her eye and the grief no one acknowledges Finding peer support through chance, not system design What comprehensive rare cancer infrastructure should look like This matters because, unlike Tessa, thousands of people are navigating life-altering diagnoses of rare cancers essentially alone. The solution surely, is creating a comprehensive infrastructure serving ALL rare cancers, recognising commonalities rather than fragmenting by specific diagnosis. Here's Tessa's story.  If if you know someone with ocular melanoma or any rare cancer, please share this and tell them we are listening and they're not alone.   ----more----   Tessa's website  https://tessaparry-wingfield.com/ Read Tessa's story in her own words in The Times newspaper (UK) https://www.thetimes.com/article/b344cb32-9bcb-44f9-a670-11fad5bfde9a?shareToken=a3d6005ab14c7c7b01b1dea141cdf873 Ocular Melanoma UK  https://omuk.org/ 

When treatment ended, Sanna Tiensuu-Piirainen was told: "You're cancer-free. Good luck." Then she was lost. And of course we know that's not a unique situation. By some distance. But the real question that came out of this cancer conversation was: has discrimination ended her career because she's open about her cancer when talking to employers? Sanna was diagnosed with breast cancer at 43 in Finland—a country with universal healthcare considered among the best globally. She received treatment: chemotherapy, radiation, mastectomy, hormone therapy. Then treatment ended. And healthcare provided zero framework for what came next. Sanna is a Master of Science in Economics—analytical, logical, trained to solve complex problems. But logic wasn't enough to navigate the physical, emotional, psychological, and practical reality of life after cancer treatment. So over the following years, she trained herself: certified business coach, master coach, positive psychology practitioner, mindfulness-based cancer recovery trainer, NLP practitioner, solution-focused brief therapist. Years of training. Multiple disciplines. That's thousands of hours and no doubt euros too. And all to create what the healthcare system should have provided. She and her nurse friend Tiina wrote a book—a 13-step recovery program for women healing after breast cancer treatment. They wrote it because the book they needed didn't exist. Then she tried to re-enter the workforce with all this vast range of expertise in post-treatment recovery—expertise addressing a massive healthcare gap. And she's been rewarded with unemployment since March 2024, partly no doubt to the fragile economy in Finland at time of writing. But you could easily argue that the system that failed to support her doesn't value her attempt to fix the gap. In this episode, Sanna discusses: What specifically she needed when treatment ended that healthcare didn't provide Why her economics background and logical thinking weren't enough The 13-step recovery program she created and why each step matters Why it took years of training across multiple disciplines to navigate what should be standard care The unemployment reality despite expertise the system desperately needs What comprehensive post-treatment support should actually look like The Finnish healthcare context (if excellent systems still fail here, what does that mean globally?) This matters because healthcare treating cancer as diagnosis → treatment → done ignores everything that comes after. And people are either left to build their own solutions (if they have resources) or fall through the gap entirely. How can that be acceptable economically, socially or morally? This is #CancerCanDoOne—making sense of cancer when awareness isn't enough. Sanna's book is in Finnish only at the moment. https://www.tuumakustannus.fi/Tiina-Huhtanen/Hyvinvointikirja-rintasy%C3%B6v%C3%A4st%C3%A4-toipuvalle.html     #MakingSenseOfCancer      

The diary is empty. No more scans. No more treatment. That's it. You're good. So why do so many cancer patients feel depressed, abandoned and lost when surely it's time to celebrate?  In a first for #CancerCanDoOne, we eavesdrop on a brutally revealing conversation. This is the real and honest view of what breast cancer days are like and crucially what happens when the treatment ends. Because treatment is only one chapter in the story. Rebecca Perkins and Charmian D'Aubosson are friends. And they both know breast cancer. They got online for #CancerCanDoOne, spoke to each other and unpicked their revealing experiences so we could appreciate just a little more...   #BreastCancer #CancerTreatment #CancerAwareness #LifeAfterCancer 

"I sat in the car for half an hour and cried."  His first thought; how will his new wife cope with this news? He was 30 years old with a life built on fitness and nutrition. He felt very alone. There weren’t many role models for young men facing cancer. Now, others reach out to him for advice — not about lifting weights, but about carrying the weight of a diagnosis. In this episode: How he went from patient to peer guide. The questions young men ask that no doctor prepares them for. What he’s learned about strength that has nothing to do with muscle. A story of unexpected leadership born from a brutal surprise.     #BreakTheCancerSilence #Testicularcancer #CancerAwareness #CancerCanDoOne

What happens when cancer doesn’t just hit one person, but an entire family? In this episode I speak with Anthony McLoughlin, one of five siblings who were all diagnosed with cancer before the age of 60 — a staggering and highly unusual family experience. Anthony shares how his family uses humour to cope, rarely talking about cancer unless it’s truly needed. He opens up about the loneliness and insecurity that can follow when treatment ends and healthcare professionals step back — the dreaded “Now what?” moment too many people face alone. We explore how cancer can pull families closer together, the small ways laughter helps survive fear, and the challenges of navigating life when the system goes quiet. This conversation is raw, honest, and occasionally darkly funny — a real insight into a family living with cancer in a way most of us can barely imagine.   ⏱️ Timestamps:   [00:58] Intro – Why this family’s story is so rare [03:41] Anthony’s family journey – how cancer brought the five siblings closer. Humour as survival. [05:58] Need to talk – when even they NEED to talk it through together. [13:08] When the system goes quiet – the loneliness after treatment ends. How for Anthony it lead to deep depression. About the guest: Anthony McLoughlin lives in London and is part of a remarkable family story that challenges how we think about cancer support. Trigger warning: This episode contains open discussion of multiple cancer diagnoses and the anxieties of post-treatment follow-up including depression. Listener discretion advised. 👉  If this episode resonates, share it with a friend who thinks cancer is never going to affect them. Who cares? Follow the show for more off-grid, human takes on life with cancer.   #BreakTheCancerSilence #CancerCanDoOne

Tony Collier had it all—or so he thought. In his 60s, he was the embodiment of drive: building a business, checking every box for success, and clocking 60–70-hour workweeks. Then came the diagnosis: incurable prostate cancer. Life as he knew it stopped—and in its wake, something unexpected emerged. In this powerful, unfiltered conversation, Tony tells us how cancer forced a deep reordering of his priorities. How workaholism gave way to presence. How fear gave way to clarity. How facing mortality didn’t just change his life—it improved him as a man, a father, and a human being. If you’ve ever wondered what it means to live, not just survive, this episode is absolutely for you—for anyone who needs courage to say, “There has to be more to life.” Listen in for a story of resilience, reinvention, and redefining what matters most. Tony has no intention of making the same mistakes again...     #CancerCanDoOne #ProstateCancer #CancerAwareness  #BreakingTheSilence  #SexualHealth #CancerConversation

Beverley is a mum to Jake, a thirty-something who still lives at home—not because of choice, but because a missed brain tumour diagnosis changed both their lives forever. For months, doctors searched for the wrong answers. Migraines. Epilepsy. Anything but the tumour that was slowly taking hold. Today, Jake lives with seizures. Beverley lives on permanent alert. Every noise. Every bump in the night. Her life is on hold—not from a lack of love, but from a system that didn’t look, so didn’t find. In this episode, Beverley speaks for every parent trapped in the aftermath of a diagnosis that came too late. This isn’t just a story. It’s a warning.         #BrainTumourAwareness #DelayedDiagnosis #CancerStories #PatientAdvocacy #SeizureAwareness  #WhenTheyDontLookTheyDontFind #InvisibleImpact #CancerCanDoOne #CancerConversation #BreakTheSilence  

What happens when you’re diagnosed with cancer but the nearest treatment is hundreds of miles away — and there’s no radiotherapy machine? When the cost of the most basic of treatment is way beyond what your community can afford. In this episode, I speak with a quietly remarkable oncologist working in Cameroon. Dr. Sarah Adiang Mouelle explains what cancer care looks like when equipment is scarce, costs are high, and awareness is patchy.  As a young oncologist she and a very small number of dedicated colleagues face a near catastrophic cancer situation with numbers only increasing. But this isn’t a story of helplessness — it’s about grit, workarounds, and refusing to give up, even when the system makes it hard. Sarah sees a future in the growing number of educated and engage young people who are more than prepared to stay and fight to make cancer care a right and not an option. It’s also a reminder: cancer is a global story. And it doesn’t end at your national border.  This is for all of us.  And it's about perspective...   #cancercandoone #cancerinafrica #cancerawareness #cancerincameroon    

What happens when cancer care is both the best—and the worst? In this honest, unfiltered conversation, Norwegian breast cancer survivor and doctor Patrycja Buxton (just not the medical kind) shares what it’s really like to go through a system that can be life-saving one day… and completely indifferent the next. We talk about: The shock of diagnosis in a country known for universal care What great healthcare actually feels like when it works The silence, stigma, and loneliness that medicine can’t fix Why geography can still decide who lives and who dies—even in a wealthy countryIf you’ve ever wondered how culture, systems, and humanity collide when cancer strikes, this episode will change how you see it. 👉 If this resonates, please follow the show and leave a quick rating—it helps others find these voices who deserve to be heard.

She knew something wasn't right. At all. But getting her fears recognised took far longer than anticipated. Time and again this mum in her 30s who'd just had baby number three was told she should really concentrate on the baby and stop worrying about her breast.  But she went back to her doctor again and again only to hear the same response.  Finally out of frustration on all sides Sarah Drake was sent for a scan. She had breast cancer... That was 12 years ago and now after a double mastectomy her life has moved on and cancer is her life in a positive way.  Today, Sarah runs a training company called Elephant In The Room that helps workplaces better support staff going through cancer. In this episode, she shares her story — one of deep pain, growth, and ultimately, purpose. It’s a conversation about what it means to heal, to forgive, and to turn something incredibly difficult into something meaningful.   _________________________________________________   Elephant In The Room Training: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eitrtraining/posts/?feedView=all    Follow Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekinnaird?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=android_app  

Tired versus fatigue. Big difference.  Did I know that? Absolutely not. Thankfully Andy Mullaney realised that his 'tiredness' wasn't just overdoing it, or Covid jab after effects or just getting the other side of 60 years old. It wasn't going away and he could sleep as long as you like and still feel exhausted. He documented what was happening for a few weeks and so did his wife. So when he did go to the doctor he could present hard evidence of what was happening. Good job he did.  Andy wasn't tired. He hadn't realised his 'fatigue' was bowel cancer...   ----more---- Connect with Mike on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikekinnaird/   For more details of Andy's book: https://troubador.co.uk/bookshop/self-help/didnt-anyone-ever-tell-you-its-all-a-game Or contact Andy personally: [email protected]  

Breasts are a private matter. Talking about them, touching them, exposing them to examination. Photograph them? No. Absolutely not comfortable with any of that. At all. That’s not what we do. And anyway. Breast cancer is a white woman problem  - so it doesn’t affect me, does it? Cultural conversations are just one part of the serious cancer conversation issue. The visual messaging relied on by much of the online and print media - even that of some charities - Invariably shows a white woman at a breast screening clinic. Rarely are those stock photos of a woman from black or Asian communities. What exactly are those women supposed to think if they don’t recognise themselves thanks to lazy and potentially dangerous content? Why would they..? Cancer presents itself differently, not all doctors know what to look for because it’s different to white skin, the images, culture, jargon and language - it’s a horrible mix of barriers that is still putting lives at risk. Which all sounds like a cliche mix until you talk with Dr Olubukola Ayodele. Bookie, as she calls herself, is a Consultant Medical Oncologist and heads the Breast Cancer Unit at the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust in the UK. It’s a large, strong ethnic community. She’s also Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at the University of Leicester. And along with very many published achievements and collaborations, she also sits on the European Cancer Organisation Inequalities Network. Bottom line is. She’s tired of women being diagnosed too late because no one told them what cancer awareness actually means to them. So, if anyone recognises the frustration, the inequality, the danger and the scale of the mountain still to climb, it’s Bookie Ayodele. She needs support herself - to get accurate information out there. There's a great deal to take in. Collectively, we can't keep ignoring this.  You can help right now by downloading and sharing this episode. Because the messaging on all sides is clearly very badly wrong.   _________________________________   More on Bookie Ayodele's research profile. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Olubukola-Ayodele-2       #breastcancer #breastcancerawareness #ethniccancer #ethniccommunity #cancervoice #cancerdisparity

How do you explain what cancer is to children?  How to do that with facts they can understand, in an every day way they can follow and without frightening them? Jen and Nic meet by chance at a cancer convention. Jen is a teacher and designer and Nic a nurse. They hear suggestions made but they're not sure they're the answer. At all, in fact. Anyway, the two women keep in touch and that children-and-cancer thought keeps coming back.  There must be a better way? They had no idea they were about to create a lasting legacy with a series of bright, engaging cards which both parents and health professionals have raved about. The two friends had something else in common.  They were both married, had small children themselves and they had breast cancer.  Nic's husband Mat Owen picks up the story of that legacy that became - 'The Little C Club'.   ----more----   Find out more about the Little C Club here: Website:  Littlecclub.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelittlecclub?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw== Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100048940663985    

Dale was at the top of his game. Literally. A six foot 3, rugby playing, in-demand career-smashing, fiercely intelligent man with unlimited prospects.  The hours were madness and the workload immense but it was all about the future.  And that was on top of having an incredible, wonderful partner and two small children under five.  A family of love in those fabulous years when families slowly build, grow and enjoy new discoveries together every single day. It would be difficult to better this in many ways. And then life took hold. Out of nowhere, unwelcome, unannounced, it came with sheer vindictiveness.  In Dale's case it had been strongly hinting for some time that it had earmarked him for challenges that would break most people in days. Creeping up, its intentions unidentified. And then it happened. And it happened with a speed and force the rest of us could never comprehend. Dale’s partner, diagnosed with cancer. Dale is diagnosed. His mum dies. And this happens in a matter of weeks. The race was on to consume as much information, research, knowledge and science as possible, as quickly as possible. Hundreds upon hundreds of documents, trials and errors. This is Dale Atkinson’s story…       #cancercandoone #cancerawareness #cancerbattle #cancerfight #louthrunforlife #cancerresearchuk #cancerconversation #familylife #youngfamily #familystrength 

We all know sleep is important. But if you have a chronic illness—or cancer—it's not just about feeling rested. Sleep plays a direct role in treatment effectiveness, recovery, and overall health. Lack of sleep affects so many of us in the modern world and the working life culture of the West doesn't exactly help. Fancy an afternoon nap at work? Ridiculous waste of time. Except it isn't. The opposite, in fact as you're about to hear over the next 20 minutes. The problem?  Culturally too many see sleep as a waste of time in certain situations. Plus, sleep science is still in its infancy, and resources in the UK are shockingly limited. In this episode, I sit down with Consultant Clinical Psychologist Dr Jill McGarry to break down the facts: why sleep matters more than you think, how poor sleep can impact some cancer treatments, and what practical steps patients can take today.   #cancercandoone #cancertreatments #poorsleep #lackofsleep #sleepscience #louthrunforlife #cancerawareness #chronicillness  

What happens when cancer gets a sense of humour? And when a late autism diagnosis changes how some healthcare professionals see cancer care? In this episode, we meet two men rewriting the script—literally. One through a fabulously funny, no-holds-barred blog about his incurable cancer experience, the other through a powerful new book unpacking autism, prostate cancer, and the gaps in some healthcare professionals' understanding. Meet Martin Howell and Mac. Two men, two very different experiences—talking to Robins or taking a TV to bits to make a radio. Why? Well, you'll hear over the next 20 minutes. Both reshaping how we think about illness, identity, and how we tell our stories.    ----more----   Martin Howell's Blog https://prostatecancer.me.uk Mac's Book on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Late-Diagnosis-Autism-Diagnosed-Challenges/dp/1835634257   #prostatecancer #cancerawareness #pancreaticcancer #incurablecancer #menscancer #cancercandoone #louthrunforlife     

'I wish I had understood the risks more clearly.  My family made decisions they didn't fully understand...' This isn't a blame game, absolutely not - this is just life.  Everyone is doing the very best they can in a horribly difficult moment. There is a limited time to get a message across, options need to be outlined, recommendations made. And jargon and specific terms can be used, that in clever hindsight, we just didn't understand. It's a pressure cooker moment when suddenly you face the oncologist for the first time.  You listen as carefully as you can but emotions are swirling, concentration is fading. Should you ask a question? But...if you could, what should it be? Phil Richards MBE has been in that chair.  He knows first-hand when he was told about his incurable kidney cancer.  He was a young man, married had a very successful senior HR retail career and had a fulfilling life. He asked questions at that first meeting but now years down the line, he realises they were the wrong ones... So  - based on his considered experience - what should you do, what should you say and what are the consequences of saying...I'll just wait and see what happens next...   #cancercandoone #cancerresearchuk #louthrunforlife #kidneycancer #cancerquestions #cancermeeting          

What we eat can shape our cancer risk and treatment—and for those undergoing treatment, food can be a lifeline. In this episode, we explore how diet impacts prevention, why some cancer patients lose weight, and how food traditions in some cultures are evolving. So, from cultural habits to healthier alternatives, we uncover practical steps to take control of your health. Gina Geibner is an Advanced Specialist Oncology Dietitian with a clinic in Haddington East Lothian and an NHS job in Glasgow, Scotland, and Nevine  Baligh is a Non-Diet Health Coach with an MSc in Psychology in Cairo, Egypt. Listen now to rethink your plate and empower your choices.   ----more----  Please find out more about Nevine on her new website https://healthyish.me/   And Gina's website is here https://therehabdietitian.com/   More useful links https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/dietandcancervideos/ https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/stories-and-media/videos/prehabilitation-videos https://www.wcrf.org/ Helpline https://www.wcrf.org/living-well/living-with-cancer/cancer-and-nutrition-helpline/     Music Credits: https://www.dargolan.com/world-music #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JX0OUSXKVGKIK.   #cancercandoone #louthrunforlife #cancerresearchuk #foodandcancer #cancerdiets             

'You're looking well. You know where I am if you need anything...'  All statements with the best of intentions from a good place.  But they are statements. They're not questions. We accidentally close the conversation down by never having a conversation in the first place. Didn't mean to, didn't want to upset you any more, is perhaps the thinking. Sharron Moffat will tell you there isn't necessarily a right or a wrong way to have that conversation. But it would be great if that patient - and we must never forget the caregiver - had a safe space to hear 'I bet this is really challenging for you. How are you feeling..?' So...what do I say to a cancer patient and the caregiver..?     ----more----   Music credits: Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JX0OUSXKVGKIK Music: #Uppbeat: License code: 72NRLUXGF9BOFB8U #CancerVoices #HiddenHeroes #CancerCanDoOne #MentalHealthMatters #CancerCaregiver #CancerConversation #LouthRunForLife #CancerResearchUK

Stay with me; it’ll make sense in the end. Trust me.  Now, I’ve got to be honest. I couldn't have second-guessed some of the topics we've talked about on the #CancerCanDoOne podcast, which only began earlier this year… I imagined a cancer awareness agenda because you've got to start somewhere, and quite rightly, with audio projects like this, it’s the audience that decides on that agenda.  And it transpires the audience that was looking for a voice and support. So we'll refresh our memory with just a few of the conversations over our part of 2024. Three topics came up again and again in social media chats - breast cancer, prostate and menopause. And I suspect the same will apply in 2025.   Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JX0OUSXKVGKIK. Additional music by kind permission of Alphonso Archer #cancercandoone #cancerconversation #HER2 #HER2breastcancer #cancerstories #breastcancer #cancerawareness #cancerresearchuk #louthrunforlfe #cancerpodcast #cancermaverick #oncologist  

  Fake news, websites, 'kryptonite'. There's a sizable list to get through here. And since when has stress been a key factor in our cancer susceptibility? We're all stressed - a bit or a lot. Life can be a bit of a handful at times, and we know we need a bit of stress to keep us...well...aware; alert. Bystanders like me who simply don't know, for certain, the how and why answers to the above - and a very long list of other questions - need to get non-sugarcoated facts from the best. And one of the world leaders in the field - particularly in breast cancer - is UK-based, Dr Hugo De La Peña, MD, PHD, FRCP. Cancer Research UK Ambassador and Maggie's Clinical Lead. As Hugo says “Lifetime commitment: cure cancer in every patient” And here's how, for the most part, he's doing precisely that... Another download listening 20 minutes you won't regret. The #CancerCanDoOne podcast from Louth Run For Life.   Hugo's website https://www.drhugodelapena.com/   Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JX0OUSXKVGKIK #cancercandoone #cancerconversation #HER2 #HER2breastcancer #cancerstories #breastcancer #cancerawareness #cancerresearchuk #louthrunforlfe #cancerpodcast #cancermaverick #oncologist    

Anna Rathkopf was diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer. She was 37. She was suddenly unable to express herself, temporarily cut off from the day-to-day.  As she puts it, she felt she was 'no longer a driver in my own story.'  So she turned to what she best understood.  Already an accomplished photographer she began documenting that story with her camera, taking hundreds of images over seven years. Her husband Jordan - also a highly skilled photographer, had no idea what she was doing initially. Anna's original idea was to capture memories for their little boy - just in case. But now the couple, who live with their son in Brooklyn, New York, have just published their photographic story as a remarkable book titled, 'HER2, The Diagnosed, The Caregiver And Their Son'. And it's already attracting huge media acclaim around the world. It's a visual story, unaffected by language barriers, to illustrate the real, unfiltered story of #cancerunder50. Find out more here. https://www.rathkopf.com/personal-projects/her2   Remember please 'FOLLOW' this podcast.  It helps me spread the cancer conversation - and we both know how much that's needed.   ----more----   Cancer Can Do One Podcast - part of the cancer charity Louth Run For Life in partnership with Cancer Research UK Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JX0OUSXKVGKIK #cancercandoone #cancerconversation #HER2 #HER2breastcancer #cancerstories #breastcancer #cancerawareness #cancerresearchuk    

The extraordinary power of music and how it changes lives. Music therapy has a massive, positive impact on helping cancer patients find some peace and bring back valuable memories at a very tough time.  Alphonso Archer previously worked in sales in IT in the UK, but his own cancer diagnosis shifted priorities.  Now with a Masters Degree in Music Psychotherapy, he helps patients, including those who have never played an instrument before, to create music that means so much, particularly those facing end-of-life...  Once again, hands up, this was a subject I had no idea was even a thing until a few weeks ago. And the music you're about to hear, recorded by a cancer patient who had never touched a musical instrument before Alphonso pressed the record button is...well...moving and simply extraordinary.   ----more---- Contact Alphono Archer at: https://www.livingwellthroughmusic.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alphonsoarcher/ Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JX0OUSXKVGKIK Additional Music By Kind Permission of Alphonso Archer. #cancercandoone #louthrunforlife #cancerresearchuk #cancermusictherapy #musicpsychotherapy #cancerawareness      

More than 24,000 cancer cases have been confirmed since the September 11 attack on the World Trade Center in New York in 2001. And the story is as relevant today as ever.  Because new cases continue to come forward, and getting those cases officially recognised is an ongoing battle. A struggle made harder for those with English as a second language. It's still a raw story to tell for the many who survived the attack and who are now facing cancer.  When the first plane hit, Will Rivera was a teenager waiting for a school bus in Lower Manhattan. He lived near the towers. By the age of 30, he had a tumour. Will spoke to me from his home in New York State. He's rarely talked about this because of the trauma. But he's refocused and now doing all he can to speak out and to help those caught in the cancer communication trap...     ----more----   Resources recommended by Will Rivera for those affected. https://www.vcf.gov https://www.cdc.gov/wtc/vcfcompare.html You can contact Will Rivera on his LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/in/riverawd/   #cancercandoone #louthrunforlife #cancerresearchuk #cancerchampions #cancerconversation #twintowers #canceradvocate Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JX0OUSXKVGKIK

As if cancer isn't enough, life throws menopause into the mix.  Not always, but it can trigger early onset. And while we're at it let's increase the pressure on our already fragile mental health.  So...one set of figures I read suggests 'For women under 40, the risk of premature menopause (from chemotherapy) is between 30–40%. For women 40 and older, the risk is greater than 80%.'  Now clearly, those figures depend on age, type of cancer and a whole load of variables. But...no consolation if it's you. Is this a subject still not talked about openly in the wider community and exactly what help is out there for women facing or going through this horrible mix today..? Time to hear about a project from the Every-One charity in the UK  being developed and tested over three years that will not only meet the challenge head-on but - crucially - involve patients in its development... A project that in time, could - possibly be replicated elsewhere.       ----more---- The Every One charity   #menopause #cancerandmenopause #cancerawareness #cancercandoone #louthrunforlife #cancerresearchuk   Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JX0OUSXKVGKIK

Fear of losing their job, of being a burden to colleagues but needing to work for all kinds of reasons. Those worries are with someone right now, somewhere. The stark reality is too many businesses have no cancer awareness policy. Zero.  And so when a staff member is diagnosed, no one has a clue how to respond. How to support them, how to talk to them even and certainly not introducing a cancer awareness policy that all staff can benefit from in the long term. Basically, we're still not having that conversation at work.  And that breeds uncertainty and ignorance. Sharron Moffatt is a mental health trainer and a supercharged workplace cancer support ambassador.  And she's currently in treatment for triple-positive breast cancer. It's that work-based cancer conversation that is seriously overdue in her opinion and needs to happen now...as she explains to Mike...   ----more----  Sharron's website https://sharronmoffatt.co.uk/ And on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharron-moffatt-mental-health-trainer   Help us end cancer right now and click here https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/unite/louth-run-for-life-2024   Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JX0OUSXKVGKIK #cancerintheworkplace #cancercandoone #louthrunforlife #cancerwork 

Dr Liz O'Riordan, consultant breast cancer surgeon. She was highly respected in what is still largely a male-dominated arena. Now retired, not out of choice. Back in 2015, she was appointed consultant in oncoplastic surgery in Suffolk. Two years later it's Liz who hears the words, you have breast cancer.  And that's happened three times. Now continuing her valuable work but this time through her books, substantial social media presence and TV work.  She has a new book out in January next year. She is one very busy, in-demand woman.  When Liz speaks, people listen...and they don't always agree, as you'll hear. A champion of evidence and truth, she's faced extraordinary levels of online bullying and death threats for challenging potentially damaging, misleading cancer opinions. But it's been quite a journey to get back to being Liz again - the woman she recognised after such a long and gruelling time. And that new identity was shaped by one promise and one colour - yellow.  This is Dr Liz O'Riordan...   ----more---- Liz O’Riordan's new book out January: https://lnk.to/TheCancerRoadmap https://tinyurl.com/Breast-Cancer-Book Speaker, Author and Storyteller - liz.oriordan.co.uk Author ‘Under The Knife’ and ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer’  Podcast Host – So Now I've Got Breast Cancer YouTube @DrLizORiordan Instagram @oriordanliz Twitter @Liz_ORiordan    And...make a difference in cancer care here:   https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/unite/louth-run-for-life-2024   #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth  #breastcancer #cancercandoone #cancerresearchuk #lizoriordan Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JX0OUSXKVGKIK  

Turn Louth Pink. It just grew and grew...and grew. This was just a bit of an idea. And then the parish church goes pink. Businesses bathe in pink, shop windows go pink, and another and another and... Venues become day-long pink festivals of pink fun, friends hurriedly put together pink fundraisers in their homes. It was a last-minute 'let's see what happens' moment from the Louth Run For Life charity in the small market town of Louth in Lincolnshire in the UK, that became an unstoppable fundraising force. Almost 12,000 pounds raised last October. And all for breast cancer awareness. Unsurprisingly they're doing it again this October and so are other Cancer Research UK groups inspired by... Turn Louth Pink, as Mike discovers now...     ----more----   You can help Turn Louth Pink here:  https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/unite/louth-run-for-life-2024   Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JX0OUSXKVGKIK #louthrunforlife #breastcancer #breastcancerawareness  #pinkcancer  #cancercandoone #cancerresearchuk   ----more----

Can a book of cancer stories ever be positive? Uplifting?   Now maybe you're sceptical.  And if you are then it's my very great pleasure to say that you are wrong, big time. Because this is a spectacularly positive book in so many ways even though the subject is not an easy one. Kevin Donaghy has cancer.  And over some time he's part written and curated this book essentially told by those who have been there or continue to be so. Thirty-nine extraordinary glimpses into real life from cancer patients, young and old. No drama, no hype, just...life. And royalties from the book, newly published, will go to Maggies - currently 24 centres across the country free to anyone with cancer and their families who walk through the door. Kevin joined Mike for a quick look at just some of the stories in - Stories Of Cancer And Hope...   #cancerbook #cancerstories #cancerhope #cancercandoone #cancerawareness #cancerresearchuk #cancertreatment ----more----  To order your copy, click here: https://storiesofcancerandhope.co.uk/   ----more---- How much will you donate to Cancer Research UK? Because Cancer Ends Here. https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/unite/louth-run-for-life-2024   Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK  

Question! Did you know that a cancer diagnosis could mean your household bills increase by anything between £900 and £1,000 every month? That's in the UK and is likely far higher in many countries. I said 'could' because clearly not everyone is affected in the same way.  But those numbers are real, not 'exaggerated-awe-headline-stuff' and have come as a genuine shock to many in the cancer sector. Because here's the reality uncovered. There are people right now - maybe in your street - turning off their water supply because they are frightened of the bill. Eating less because of new dietary food costs. Extra petrol, phones...the list goes on and on. And it's because they have cancer. For them, likely no other reason. We're all living in a cost-of-living crisis and too many face stark financial reality.  But to have a critical illness on top?  This huge additional burden. And that's the reason why you're in this situation? I know you look at your spending and so do I...but this?! This is terrifying. When you hear the costs involved you can understand how this mess has happened but I'll admit right now, it had never occurred to me.  Chloe North and Kathie McPeake are on the cancer team at the NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board in the UK. What Chloe uncovered left them shocked. Genuinely. What was thought to be  - maybe an issue to consider - turned into what Kathie describes as 'horrendous'. I need your help with this one. I'm not spamming, I just need you to download right now before you forget and share the living daylights out of this anywhere you can and let people know... a)  the reality of this b)  the help that's out there. That's the big one. Because there is seriously positive news if you listen to the end. And people need to know that there is real momentum behind this.  And you need to ask other authorities in other areas - are you doing this?  Because if not you need to wake up.   Getting positive information out there is tough in a busy world and it's just as hard for those who really can help.  That's why this episode exists. Write a comment, let me know your thinking on this.  And while you're at it, follow the podcast.  I'm Mike and you can always drop me a DM on Instagram @acancercandoonepodcast. Thank you.   ----more---- Cancer Support Lincolnshire Website: https://www.cancersupportlincolnshire.nhs.uk/ Anglian Water Extra Care Assessment: Contact: 0800 169 3630 Website: https://www.anglianwater.co.uk/help-and-advice/water-care/extra-care-support/ Lincolnshire St Barnabas Welfare & Benefits Team: Contact: 01476 513 544 Website: https://stbarnabashospice.co.uk/wellbeing/welfare-benefits/I'm Mobile and Internet support https://www.yoursimpal.com/ How much will you donate? Because cancer ends here.https://fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/unite/louth-run-for-life-2024     Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK     #cancercosts #cancerburden #cancerfinances #cancerawareness #cancercostofliving #cancerresearchuk #cancercandoone #louthrunforlife'  @BBCHughPym @BBCLookNorth          

When Laura posted her first Stage 4 secondary cancer update on Facebook she couldn't have known what would happen next. It was originally intended to be a way to update her family and friends on her treatment.  But very quickly she noticed something unplanned and unexpected. People from outside her circle were finding her on social media. She took her story across to Instagram and without any planning or marketing she quickly amassed a 30,000-plus following at the time of writing. Cancer patients, survivors, carers - and people totally unconnected with no experience of cancer whatsoever quickly loved her natural, engaging personality. As a result, Laura has not only made very many friends but created a community of cancer positivity that challenges the way many think of the disease. This episode reveals the profound impact of turning private struggles into public strength. So at home in Norfolk, she's Laura Middleton-Hughes. And on Instagram, she's Bald Boobless And Beautiful.   Take a look at Laura's content and please follow... Instagram - Bald Boobless and Beautiful: baldbooblessandbeautiful Instagram - Secondary Sisters Secondary Sisters   Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK     #cancercandoone #cancerresearchuk #louthrunforlife #cancerawareness #stage4cancersurvival #stage4cancertreatment #cancerpodcasts            

You'd think all ambition would be finished right there. Dreams gone. Surely that's logical? If you get cancer in your teens and recover, you're still not going to achieve what you thought you could. Maybe that's what many think. And maybe that's true for some. But that's not the case for Ellie Philpotts.  She gets exclusives, such as breaking a national covid vaccination story in December 2020. She’s written for Times Higher Education; The Telegraph; Reader's Digest; Metro; and HuffPost.  Credits include Senior Reporter at GPOnline, Haymarket Media Group, and regular freelance reporter at Doctors.net.uk. It's a long list. She’s won a stack of awards including Best Scoop, Best Editorial Assistant and a High Commendation at the British Society of Magazine Editors Talent Awards; a finalist nod for Newcomer of the Year at the Medical Journalism Awards. And this is only a snapshot. The point is that life hasn’t held her back. It hasn’t prevented her from grabbing the journalism and writing career she set her sights on at school. And on top of everything, Ellie is also a tireless campaigner for teenage cancer awareness. The teenage numbers are climbing and at 15 Ellie developed Hodgkin's lymphoma. Now London-based and in her 20s, this is Ellie, a teenage cancer survivor…   #teenagecancer #teenagecancersurvivor #cancerawareness #cancercandoone #cancerresearchuk #louthrunforlife #cancerjournalist   Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK  

Feeling bullied. And her anxiety attacks were often not recognised at school. She felt punished for feeling the way she did. Not all teachers reacted this way; she did get some support. But looking back now, she feels it’s the education training system that doesn't give teachers the skills they need to recognise these situations. Fast forward and it’s now social media that can be a best friend one day, and then… This is part two of Imogen’s story. She was eight years old when she was told her mum had leukaemia. It’s a situation that not only affects the patient but the whole family network. Now 17, Imogen feels the experience will shape how she views the future, her career and lifestyle choices. She’s already campaigning for cancer awareness, but this is only the start…     #cancercandoone #louthrunforlife #cancerawareness #cancerhelpforchildren #childcancer #parentcancer #cancerresearchuk #cancerwarrior #cancersurvivor #leaukaemiasurvivor    Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK  

How do you tell a child their parent has cancer? What words do you use...when? There's plenty of help on the internet. But what about the real world? What is it like to be a child and hear those words? Is there any advice for all of us who may have to sit a child down and tell them at some point? Imogen was just eight years old when that happened to her.  Now 17 she has plenty to say about how the experience shaped her view of the future, how the lack of empathy in schools let her down and the tricky world of social media. But in this, the first of two parts, what do you say to a child on that day and how do you build a new life around them? Imogen has been there and tells us now... #cancercandoone #louthrunforlife #cancerawareness #cancerhelpforchildren #childcancer #parentcancer #cancerresearchuk #cancerwarrior #cancersurvivor #leaukaemiasurvivor    Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK  

'Patients in my position finish the main hospital treatments then you are left with very little support and many patients feel uncomfortable and not certain how to pick their lives up...'  It's a feeling many cancer patients experience. They know the NHS is extraordinary. The skill, compassion, and relentless work have transformed their lives and restored hope. But...it's when that life-saving treatment has ended that they can feel lost. Now what do I do, who do I talk to, what is my life now...who can help me? A charity in Lincolnshire, Every-One, has a huge portfolio of help across all kinds of health issues, and for cancer, it runs a Cancer Co-production Group. The quote you read at the start is from one group member. Those who had cancer in the recent past share their highly personal experiences with health professionals.  They tell the story from the receiving end and give their perspective.  And it works. They're shaping future cancer care policy. The Chief Executive of Every-One is Vicky Thomson... CLICK to find out more about the work of Every-One   #cancercandoone #CancerResearchUK #cancerfundraiser #cancerrun #cancerawareness #louthrunforlife Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK

Imagine ignoring that bump or that pain because...you can't afford the cost of a test or the treatment.   That's the stark reality for millions. Some British expats are giving up on their retirement in the sun dream and heading home because health care costs are spiralling beyond reach.   That's certainly true in Northern Cyprus currently gripped by 70 percent plus inflation. Bridget Tuxworth runs a restaurant in Lapta in the territory. She's organising an event to celebrate her 60th birthday for the charity Tulips, currently the only cancer charity in Northern Cyprus. It began in 1993 when local cancer care was almost non-existent.   We'll hear from her later, but first, Susan Tilt is a fundraiser for Tulips. She says the lack of finances and spiralling costs has put lives of all nationalities in danger. And there's no sign of changes soon...   (Bridget's Just Giving Page) (Tulips Charity) #cancercandoone #CancerResearchUK #cancerfundraiser #cancerrun #cancerawareness #louthrunforlife Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK  

1,000 + runners, huge crowds and another record-breaker from this national flagship fundraising group in a tiny town. 18 years ago £3,000 was raised - this time around £30,000 plus gift aid. It's June 30, 2024, 7 am and the team has been there for quite a while already... Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK

If you're showing signs of prostate cancer, it's probably too late. That's a stark fact. The current test for men isn't 100% accurate as it is but it's by far the best option. I had mine a couple of months ago which is ridiculous. Stupid. Because men over 50 in the UK are entitled to the test and I'm a long way the other side of that. I just kept forgetting to go to my GP.  NO excuses. So I was lucky. The snag is even some doctors are unsure about all this subject. And, of course, if you are positive but caught in time, the lifelong effects shape your every day,  as you'll hear now ...   #prostatecancer #prostatetest #louthrunforlife #cancercandoone   Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK

  Louise wasn't prepared to sit back and do nothing. After her double mastectomy, she became a well-known campaigner fighting the stigma faced by women in a similar situation. Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK

Nipples and areolas. For some women who lost nipples and the areola during reconstruction following breast cancer, it can be devastating. In some cases, they no longer feel like a woman. You can also hear an episode on this podcast from Louise Butcher, The Topless Runner,  who opted not to have reconstruction and she strongly supports that choice. But if you do, then what? Katie Harrington has been a successful tattooist for many years. She knew of nipple and areola tattoos but knew there was probably more to this than she imagined. And she was right. She's back from an intensive course, had her first client and in some ways, it was almost starting out all over again. The stakes are high...   Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK

We spoke to NHS Patient Advocate Anna Mamwell before about long-term patient health during and after treatment. It's something she knows all about. Anna also had leukaemia. In hospital for 6 months. And she was terrified.   Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK

It will take laws and social change combined to save lives. That's the view of Gower Tan, a Fundraiser and volunteer Campaigns Ambassador with Cancer Research UK, and more recently employee in the Campaigns team. He was a long-term smoker and it took many years of trying to finally quit. He says smokers can't necessarily be solely blamed for smoking. They're stuck with little or no choice and a highly addictive substance while an industry generates huge profits. Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK

Are we doing enough for long-term patient health during and after treatment? And for carers..? NHS Patient Advocate Anna Mamwell, in remission herself, isn't so sure... Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK

Evenings and weekends. We join the volunteers collecting £3,500 of household items in a couple of hours. And the long haul of encouraging locals to sign up for their flagship charity summer run, on windy days in April. If they didn't do it, no funds for cancer research. Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK

Laurence died from Non-Hodgkin lymphoma a few weeks ago. His partner, Victoria runs the Puddle Ducks Day Nursery with her sister at Alvingham in Lincolnshire. They have two children.  Keeping busy is how she's dealing with the days. Because what else can she do..? And she just wishes someone had answered her question: How long have we got? Music: #Uppbeat : License code: OV4JXO0USXKVGKIK