What goes into a Chemotherapy bag?
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We support members who are about to begin their chemotherapy treatment by sending them (post-COVID) a box in the post that contains items that can help aid their recovery. Each bag costs roughly £50 to produce and send out in the post and it is paid for completely by donations that the charity receives. Sometimes […]
Ruth – Living with cancer through a pandemic
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Turning 42 was supposed to be the best year of my life. A lifelong Douglas Adams fan, this was supposed to be ‘my year’. Instead not only do I get a life-threatening health condition, but I also have to go through treatment during a pandemic. I must really have upset a higher power in a […]
Carey
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Hello, I’m Carey, I was diagnosed with breast cancer following a routine mammogram in April 2018.
BFN featured on BBC News
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BFN member Ruth talks about the delays that the COVID pandemic has had on her reconstructive surgery.
Breast Cancer Stories
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2020 decided to be difficult and for that reason, we had to think of doing something purely online.
Linda Jones
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I’m Linda Jones but always been known as Lin!. I was diagnosed on 22nd July 2019 with inverted ductal carcinoma left breast cancer.
Lucie
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I’m Lucie, I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, at the age of 35.
Clare
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My name is Clare and I am 49-years old. I was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer in May of 2015.
Jeanette Garner
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I’m Jeanette Garner. I was diagnosed in January 2019 with stage 2 HER2 positive breast cancer.
Jules
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I’m Jules and I was diagnosed with HER2 positive breast cancer in May 2014.