Every cancer experience is unique. Reading other people’s cancer stories can be inspiring, moving, and provide support for those facing a diagnosis or treatment. Here, people who have been supported by Look Good Feel Better, share their experiences of facing cancer and benefitting from our services.
Silvia, from Sunderland, first had cancer when she was young. She had lymphatic cancer both as a teenager and then again when she was in her twenties. Both times her parents were key in supporting her through her treatment and recovery. However, when – now in her late fifties – she was diagnosed with breast... View Article
Read the storyDiane from Edinburgh, an avid Scotland football fan, was looking forward to traveling to Germany to watch the Euros 2024. She was also due to celebrate a key birthday, her 60th, when all plans had to be put on hold after she was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer earlier this year. In fact, Diane only discovered... View Article
Read the storyTanya, 44, lives in Ballyclare in Northern Ireland and was diagnosed with breast cancer in October 2023. She attended her local Look Good Feel Better skincare and makeup workshop at MacMillans in Belfast in March 2024. Tanya has shared her feedback with us following her session. “I had an amazing time at my local Look... View Article
Read the storyDiane, who lives in Birmingham with her husband and a gorgeous cockapoo called Stella. Diane who was formerly a head teacher for children with learning difficulties, was also one of our beneficiaries who was brave enough to volunteer to take part in the BBC One Show’s documentary about celebrity professional dancer Amy Dowden, who had... View Article
Read the story“I am not usually a joiner-in,” so says Ally Young in Northumberland, “but I am so pleased I joined the Look Good Feel Better workshop. It gave me such a lift – I was on a real high when I left.” Ally had been diagnosed with a rare and very aggressive form of breast cancer... View Article
Read the storyKate Wydra, who lives near Horsham, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021. Now in recovery, Kate has signed up to take part in our exciting new sponsored walking event, SWALK on Sunday 19th May. “Being diagnosed with cancer was such a shock. When the diagnosis was confirmed, I felt like I had been hit... View Article
Read the storyTina’s mother was one of the first beneficiaries of Look Good Feel Better, after the charity first started offering free workshops for people undergoing treatment for cancer in the early 90s. In 2023, Tina herself attended a skincare and make-up workshop. “I remember when I was a young woman, in 1995, my mother attended a... View Article
Read the storyCaroline Sivyer, from Tavistock in Devon, found out she had bowel cancer in late 2022, after taking part in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. Further tests taken by her doctor around the same time also confirmed the presence of a tumour in her colon. Throughout 2023, Caroline underwent an operation and attended several chemotherapy... View Article
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