On Thursday 25 April Lymphoma Action will be holding an in-person Live your Life workshop for anyone in Exeter who has been affected by lymphoma, a type of blood cancer.
Lymphoma Action’s Live your Life workshops have been developed to support people who have come to the end of their treatment for lymphoma, or who are being monitored by their healthcare team as their lymphoma doesn’t need treatment straight away (also known as ‘active monitoring’ or ‘watch and wait’).
These unique and interactive workshops are led by someone with a personal experience of lymphoma, and...
Leading UK leukaemia charities launch memorable new campaign to get people “parroting on” about the symptoms for Blood Cancer Awareness Month in September
People in the South West are being urged to take notice of the symptoms of leukaemia, as new research published today shows that none of those surveyed in the region were able to identify ALL four of most widely reported symptoms - fatigue, bruising, unusual bleeding and repeated infections.
Leukaemia is a form of blood cancer affects people of all ages and 28 people receive a leukaemia diagnosis every day in the UK –...
Exeter man Jamie Lynde is joining forces with Brett Grist from Teignmouth to host the ‘Exeter Walk’, a beautiful 10-mile walk along the Exe Estuary Trail next month (Sunday 15 October) for blood cancer research charity Bloodwise. After meeting at last year’s walk, the duo - who were both diagnosed with leukaemia in 2014 - have gone on to spearhead the 2017 event, which will raise money for research into blood cancers such as leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma.
Jamie Lynde, 36, was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia in March 2014 after experiencing lower back pain but few other...
This June 5th, join people all over Devon, put the kettle on and join in the ELF CREAM TEA! Come along and find our more about ELF. Money raised through the ELF cream tea may go to our new ELF @ Home service engaging with volunteers to support patients in their homes. This will enable patients who are isolated by their condition to quite literally have a cup of tea with someone.
A mother from Exeter who has leukaemia is appealing for people to register online as potential blood stem cell donors with Delete Blood Cancer UK.
The appeal is being made by 36-year-old mother of three Kate Barnett, who needs to find a matching donor to save her life. If a matching donor isn’t found for her, she will have to resort to receiving blood stem cells from her 17 year old son who is not a perfect match for her, which is a higher risk procedure than receiving blood stem cells from a perfectly matching donor.
Kate, who is from Whipton and works at Tesco, has three...
A mum-of-three from Exeter is urgently searching for a stem cell donor to help cure her leukaemia. Kate Barnett was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in October 2015.
Following a round of chemotherapy, doctors discovered she also has myelodysplasia, which prevents her bone marrow responding properly to treatment. The hairdresser and customer assistant is now searching for an unrelated donor for a stem cell transplant, which represents her best hope of a cure. "I was devastated and went into shock when I was diagnosed. I hadn’t even felt ill, just tired and thought I was doing...
