I retired when I was 60, due to my contract finishing and I had 3 months off. Thinking this is the life, my wife Janet had other ideas, and she said you have been home long enough it’s time to look for a part time job!!!I applied for 58 jobs and only got 2 replies, […]
My name is James but people who know me call me ‘JS’ a lifelong nickname which I like. I have been a volunteer with Cancer Support Yorkshire for almost 3 years. I originally worked in the Cancer Information Centre at the Bradford Royal Infirmary. Due to construction I was relocated to Cancer Support Yorkshire Head […]
My name is Caroline Lewis and I am the Events Fundraiser for Cancer Support Yorkshire, I have worked for the charity for 6 years and can safely say that my time here has flown. Every day is different, sometimes challenging but always interesting.I have had many roles at Cancer Support Yorkshire and I definitely win […]
I first got involved with Cancer Support Yorkshire through my mum who works there, she got me involved in lots of fundraising activities when I was younger like bucket collections and supermarket bag packs it was lots of fun and opened my eyes to what can happen to people when they get diagnosed with Cancer.Meeting […]
My story begins quite differently. I have never suffered the trauma of a cancer diagnosis and that was the reason why I wanted to help people who have.I qualified as an EFT Practitioner in 2007 and in May 2008 I contacted Bradford Cancer Support (as it was known then) to offer my skills as a […]
It was the loss of my father, Harold, to cancer in 1991 and my decision to quit smoking – that prompted me to start fundraising for Cancer Support Yorkshire. I have always been keen to help smaller local charities because you know that the money you raise is being used locally.My training began at the […]
In November 2014 I was diagnosed with Angina and I was sent for an angiogram on December 1st. I was admitted to Airedale General Hospital until December 23rd where I was transferred to the LGI. This had a huge impact on me as I felt I’d been kidnapped. I had a double heart bypass on […]
When Sarah was first diagnosed with Skin Cancer she was at absolute rock bottom but with help and support from Cancer Support Yorkshire she is starting to feel like herself again…On 17th August 2016 I went to the Dr with a growth on my ear, I was told on a scale of 1-10 for Skin […]
When Kate was diagnosed with Cancer for the second time she was determined to do things differently, with a little bit of Hope and some support from Cancer Support Yorkshire she did…My journey with cancer began when I was diagnosed with Myeloid Leukaemia at the age of 12. I am incredibly grateful for the treatment […]
When Andy’s partner was diagnosed with Cancer he really needed someone to talk to. Cancer Support Yorkshire was there to help, support and to offer a little bit of Hope…My journey with cancer began when I found out that Kate (my partner) had breast cancer. To begin with I was OK, but when it really began to […]