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Advance Care Planning With Demi Brooks In last week’s blog, I talked about difficult conversations and the importance of having them with your loved ones. This week, I want to discuss how you can make a record of these conversations. In doing so, this will enable your loved ones and
A focus on the news By Kerstin Felton Currently, many people will be focusing on the news due to the developing situation with coronavirus. In many ways, we are fortunate that the news is so easily accessible – on television, the radio, in print and directly through our mobile phones.
Having difficult conversations With Demi Brooks This week in my blog, I want to explore having difficult conversations; why we should have them and how to have them. In the current climate, it is important to have conversations about what you or your loved ones would want should you become
Learning at Home With Simon Gooch “I’m going to learn a foreign language, or maybe I will start a new hobby. Perhaps I can go back to college or learn how to mend a flat tyre.” Does this sound familiar? It’s something that probably rings true for many people. And often the
What is Palliative Care? With Demi Brooks As the Palliative Care Education Coordinator for Big C I feel privileged to be educating others and ultimately improving palliative and end of life care for people within Norfolk and Waveney. In light of the current Covid-19 pandemic, I thought it would be
March was Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, dedicated to raising awareness of ovarian cancer which is one of the most common cancers for women. We spoke with Celia Lancaster, a service user at our Big C Centre in King’s Lynn, to hear about her experience with ovarian cancer. This is her
The Importance of Structure With Kylie Sutton Lack of structure can easily make us feel unmotivated and distracted. I find life without a daily routine can become quite chaotic and overwhelming, so adding some structure to my day is essential to help alleviate stress, improve productivity and create stability. During these uncertain
In 2018, Tiffany Peel was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, a cancer of the white blood cells. This is her story… When you have cancer, your life suddenly becomes a different normal, a new normal. A couple of years ago Tiffany Peel was a carer for people with dementia; she
We asked Jenny, Big C’s Cancer Information Clinical Nurse Specialist, some common questions regarding Cervical Cancer and how Big C can help not only those who’ve been diagnosed, but even people afraid of having their cervical smear. Jenny Daly, Big C’s Cancer Information Clinical Nurse Specialist Q: How does cervical
Welcome to the newly launched Online Support Centre – helping to provide Big C cancer support and information online. The new website, which is a hub of online cancer information, resources and support aims to make Big C’s Cancer Support and Information services more accessible to those who cannot, or
Find out how Big C can support you and your family if you’ve been affected by cancer.
We can help to improve your quality of life, physical health, and mental wellbeing.
Some people take to the skies, run, jump, walk, swim and cycle whilst others make tea, bake cakes or shave heads.
What will you do to make a difference?
Two men from Norfolk who found themselves with cancer and having to travel for treatment, vowed local people would have access to the best treatment and support … and in 1980 the Big C Appeal was formed.
Big C is the working name of The Big C Appeal Ltd. Registered charity, number 281730 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in England & Wales, number 1521441. VAT Registration number 688 7342 76. Registered office: Big C, Centrum, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UG.
