Rob Husband almost lost his voice to cancer – before he found it again – this time as a patient advocate. In 2017, Rob, who lives in lovely countryside outside of Huddersfield, was living life to the full. He worked as a Contracts Manager in the construction industry....
Huma Akhtar was diagnosed with thyroid cancer when she was just 25-years-old. Here’s her story: “I noticed a swelling on my neck one day and arranged an appointment with my GP. He had a feel of my neck stated that I had an oversized thyroid gland, so he took some...
All her life, Mariam Jandad from Batley, has been used to pushing through barriers to achieve her goals. As a young schoolgirl, she wanted to pursue studies in interior design, but ended up going into a clothing factory, which was seen as acceptable work for a woman,...
Mother of two, Tracey knew something was wrong when she started to experience severe aches and pains and visited her GP. Tracey, who lives near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, spent 18 months visiting her GP surgery with various vague symptoms which included aches and...
Wakefield woman Karen Kilcommons spotted our flyer appealing for Cancer Champions and decided she would like to volunteer. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2018, Karen learned it had spread to her lymph nodes and liver, meaning she will be on...
