Raising Awareness Is Not Enough!
“Raising awareness” is one of the most common phrases I see amongst cancer organisations. To be honest, I am fed up with hearing it now! We have all been doing it for a long time, but it has produced very…
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Authenticity, Integrity And Honesty!
This week I had an interesting conversation about the future of charities. Of course the world is changing incredibly fast and I have to ask if they will still exist in their current form once the dust from Covid has…
Why I Must Work Outside The System!
Back in 2008, I realised that I was going to donate whatever time I had left, to help improve life for people living with cancer. There was so much wrong with the ‘system,’ and I knew I had skills that…
2020 Is The Time For Positive Thoughts And Actions!
Back in 2007 seeing 2010 was a massive ambition! Now I am entering 2020, and it feels good. Not only am I still alive but able to help people across the globe by using my own experience, there are business…
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…
How SimPal Is Changing Lives!
Life has been very fast and furious in the last few weeks! So many incredibly positive things happening around me at the moment that it is becoming difficult to take time out to write about them through this blog. In…
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…
Travelling With And During Cancer
This week I was a member of an ‘expert panel discussing’ ‘travelling with and after cancer.’ I was invited by Avril from Cancer Central who had got together an incredibly diverse mix of experiences which seemed to answer all the…
