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My New Life For Christmas!

For most of us, Christmas is a particularly emotional time. An opportunity to spend time with friends and family and away from work and the things that keep us busy during the year. Personally, I have always used this time for…

Chris
December 15, 2019
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“There Is Nothing More We Can Do for You!”

Surviving cancer can frequently feel like you are living with a very fast ticking bomb! Time feels like it is slipping through your fingers and there is just never enough of it. Having said that it also seems that any…

Chris
December 8, 2019
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Cancer Can Also Steal Your Identity!

Of course we are all unique, but we tend to identify ourselves by what we do for a living, which is simple when you are working but a lot more difficult when you’re not! Before cancer it was easy for…

Chris
November 24, 2019

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Stay Kind To Yourself!

Unfortunately it has been quite a few weeks since I have been able to sit down and write a blog. Pressure for time has been extreme during November. Not really down to bad planning but many exciting events asking me…

Chris
November 17, 2019
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Putting The Can Into Cancer!

In recent weeks I have been extremely busy, doing presentations in the UK and abroad. I have also been privileged to have conversations with many senior people from within the cancer sector talking about the challenges that we face in…

Chris
October 27, 2019
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I’m Ashamed Of What I’m Seeing!

No I am not talking about the behaviour of our politicians, as I certainly don’t want to give any single one of them the publicity oxygen they so crave. Unfortunately our NHS is controlled by these people and it is…

Chris
October 6, 2019
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Macmillan Cancer Support, Are You Listening Yet?

I have just been sent a copy of the latest set of accounts from Macmillan Cancer Support, the headline being that ‘fundraised income’ dropped from £247.7m in 2017 to £230.8 in 2018. A drop of nearly £17m, which is large…

Chris
July 28, 2019
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Cancer Care Is Lost Amongst Political Posturing!

The one thing we all know is that cancer does not wait for anything. It continues on it’s destructive path no matter what is happening in the world, showing no respect to any human in it’s way. My belief is…

Chris
July 14, 2019
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Tired Of Being Tired?

Yep that’s me too! Despite the number of projects I am involved in, every one takes a massive effort, not only physically but emotionally too! I often say I have the best job in the world. Meeting and helping incredible…

Chris
June 30, 2019

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How And What Do We Celebrate As Cancer Patients?

Having been a cancer patient for twelve years now my emotions have changed dramatically since I was initially told I had just six months to live! I still attend my oncology clinic every two months for regular monitoring of any…

Chris
June 9, 2019
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