by Lisa | Oct 9, 2023 | Bright Red Hero's
I was ill recently.The people closest to me and most work mates are aware. Why bother anyone else? Why bother anyone else with my troubles. Would they even care?Then a friend of mine recently spoke up to make people more aware of mental illness. That sort of got me...
by Lisa | Sep 26, 2023 | Bright Red Hero's
Meet our Ambassador: Phil In 1999 my wife Eileen found a lump in her breast and had an appointment at Hexham Hospital to have it investigated, a little time later we went to see a cancer specialist who said I have some good news and some bad news, the good news is...
by Lisa | Sep 24, 2023 | Bright Red Hero's
In Mid-2021, a best friend of mine Stephen was diagnosed with T-cell Acute LymphoblasticLeukaemia (ALL) which is a rare and aggressive form of leukaemia in adults. After a period of feelingunwell that started earlier that year, his symptoms which turned out to be the...
by Lisa | Sep 17, 2023 | Bright Red Hero's
I was diagnosed with terminal Plasma Cell Leukaemia in June 2021. Following chemotherapy, I received a stem cell transplant at The Freeman Hospital and saw up close the invaluable work that the medical staff and Bright Red volunteers did for every patient. Sadly the...
by Lisa | Sep 11, 2023 | Bright Red Hero's
It feels important to support Bright Red because nearly 19 years ago on the 26th November 2004 I was diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia. I was young to be given this diagnosis as I was only 31 years old. It is typically a man’s disease over the age of 60....
by Lisa | Sep 7, 2023 | Bright Red Hero's
My journey with the blood cancer team at the Freeman Hospital began in March 2013 when I was first diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. This came completely out of the blue as I was to all intents and purposes a fit and active 53yr old. I spent the next few months...
