It’s been nearly two years since we last saw Emma and things are a lot different to how we left her in blog 3 after various treatment doctors have now said Emma’s diagnosis is terminal, but Emma isn’t one to […]
Hodgkin's Lymphoma (144 films)
In this second instalment of Lucky Man, Will takes us through his radiotherapy treatment, speaking about how he thought he would just breeze through the three week treatment but it ended up being more mentally draining than he originally thought. […]
Lucky Man Part 2
Will was diagnosed at 24 years old with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma after months of doctors appointments and scans. Before diagnosis Will had been suffering with night sweats, sickness and a chronic cough but after an appointment with a heart specialist and […]
Lucky Man
We are back with Tom in Liverpool for the NCRI conference. Presentations are over and done with and Tom takes time to reflect on the conference but not before a good old party! Next morning Tom is feeling a bit […]
Out & About with Tom Grew – Liverpool Part 2
February 26th 2004 will be a day Tom will forever remember, it was the day he found out he had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma – Stage 1a. At 18 years old he was just your typical student enjoying life and was in […]
Not Actually a Pain in the Neck
It’s six years to the day that Lorna has been given the great news that she is cancer free. To celebrate this milestone Lorna is ready to start the fantastic project that is designing wiggly bags for your hickman line […]
Six Years
Here we meet Tom Grew who is a patient representative for NCRI – National Cancer Research Institute. We join Mr. Grew at Liverpool where NCRI are holding a conference where Tom and four other patients will give a presentation. Tom […]
Out & About with Tom Grew – Liverpool Part 1
Danielle had two young children when she had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma treatment on an adult chemotherapy day unit.
Real Stories: Danielle
It’s been a little while since we’ve heard from Claire, but she’s back, 16 months into remission, with an update on all the exciting things she’s been getting up to. Back at Uni now, Claire explains how good it feels […]
Claire’s Video Blog: Part 8
Here we are introduced to Holly Rix from Cardiff, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in January of last year. After discovering a lump on her neck, Holly visited her GP, who then referred her to the hospital to have […]
Meet Holly
After receiving his fourth chemo and experiencing bad nausea, we follow Aaron as he has his fifth treatment, getting an insight into what a typical “chemo day” is like for him. Surrounded by friends and family, Aaron’s younger sister Jessica […]
A Typical Chemo Day
Part 3 of Emma’s video diary sees her back in hospital again, awaiting the start of her beam chemotherapy and stem cell treatment. Despite experiencing a few initial problems with her chemotherapy after having a reaction to the drugs, Emma’s […]