Doing Nothing Is A Choice!
So what really is happening in the cancer world? This is a question I ask myself frequently. If you look in the media, you will see very little. As always, there is the odd headline, talking about some miracle coming…
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Was There Really Ever A Cancer Plan?
It’s now incredibly 15 years since I had my initial stem cell transplant. Like everyone else I never believed that cancer would touch me, despite my father dying of it, and my mother being affected by breast cancer. When you…
Cancer, Tech, And The State Of Healthcare (VIDEO)
It was a great pleasure to be interviewed recently by Dr Noma from PHD Hardtalk. A lot of interesting subjects came up in this podcast. For anyone interested you can watch part1 below.
Where Is The Cancer Cash Going?
To think I was worried about the lack of publicity for cancer, as the UK tears itself apart! Finally, it’s appearing again, but not in any positive way. How could it? Practically no attention paid to the disease for at…
Forget How Healthcare WAS!
Crazy as this sounds, but I am so grateful that my cancer journey started in 2007. Although much has changed since then, I believe that the risk to the patient is now worse. The state of healthcare anywhere in the…
Now It’s Very Personal!
After living fifteen years with my own cancer, including working twelve with everyone else’s too, I thought I might be unshockable. However the last few weeks have left me shaken emotionally. Firstly, one of our long-term friends was diagnosed with…
Cancer, The Bigger Picture.
So I have been writing and talking about cancer professionally for over 10 years. As the world is changing so dramatically, it felt like a good time to review what my experience is showing me. In honesty I can see…
This Toxic Culture Is Not Just Internal!
By now most of you will have heard about the ‘hidden internal culture’ of Macmillan Cancer Support. How they abused many of their staff, with a toxic leadership style. If you haven’t already, you can read all about it below.…
