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My Story Is All About Hope!

This year has been an incredible one for me personally. As the cancer support sector in the UK continues to be dominated by the same organisations, who have little to offer other than fundraising challenges, my focus has turned to…

Chris
August 26, 2018
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cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment

What Exactly Is The Role Of Cancer Research UK?

My post last week about the charity world received so much feedback and opened up many more questions! I was directed to the below piece about Cancer Research UK, the biggest cancer charity in the UK. Despite the name I…

Chris
August 5, 2018
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cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment

It’s Still Take, Take, Take, From Many Charities!

In the last few weeks I have found myself facing several charities with strange ideas of what collaboration means. They seem to believe it means they tell me about campaigns and I share them through my social media channels! Many…

Chris
July 29, 2018
30 Comments

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Work And Breast Cancer, The Uncomfortable Truth!

Unfortunately, the future of our cancer care lies with very flaky politicians, fully employed in fighting Brexit. Alongside them are giant healthcare organisations that choose the path of least resistance, attempting to find favour with the individuals in office at…

Chris
July 22, 2018
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This Is A Cancer Scandal Happening Daily, Why?

This week I wanted to share this story written by Rohan Silva in the Evening Standard. It echoes exactly my own experiences with NHS AND giant cancer charities. There are so many people out there with incredibly innovative ideas that…

Chris
May 27, 2018
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cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment

Why It’s Time To Pout For A Purpose!

It is a great honour for me to host the below blog. It is exclusively written by the wonderful Athena Lamnisos CEO of the Eve Appeal who do such incredible work. I am always happy to get involved with these…

Chris
May 24, 2018

cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment

We Are Stuck On The Cancer Care Roundabout!

When I ask my friends how their work is going the most popular response is “same s..t different day!” Working in the area of cancer support, I now experience that. The people are wonderful, so no problems there but when…

Chris
May 20, 2018
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cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment

Does The Cancer World NEED The ‘Fear Factor’ For Income?

During my visit to Palestine, the one very shocking thing that I quickly became aware of, was that everyone I met thought their cancer was a death sentence. This is something that has followed down the generations and will take…

Chris
May 13, 2018
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Sharing Cancer Experiences In Jerusalem And Palestine

Cancer has taken so much from me, and on many occasions I couldn’t see what the ‘new me’ could give to the world. Lacking so many of the ‘ingredients’ that made up the ‘old me,’ I struggled to find any…

Chris
April 29, 2018
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cancer awareness, cancer charities, Cancer Support, cancer survival, cancer treatment

Are The Giant Charity Brands Exhausting Their Trust?

As most of you are well aware, I am concerned about the way many of our giant cancer charities behave towards the people they purport to help. Working in a dictatorial manner backed up by aggressive advertising, funded by many…

Chris
March 11, 2018
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