Maggie's Yorkshire

"I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 44 and kept being told by the professionals that I was young. I am not at an age yet where I would be routinely checked and I have no family history of cancer so just did not see this coming.   "It is the first time in my life I have had the control taken away from me and not been able to do things I have wanted to. I have had times when I have been extremely upset and not been feeling me, not looking like me, not acting like me and desperate to want to get back to normal, but then learning I would not be the person I was before. I have been finding a new normal and now having to live a life where doings things is not quite the same as before and I have to manage various things post treatment while I get on with my life.     "I met a fantastic group of young women on the Where Now? workshop that I attended at Maggie's and we are still in contact now. Previously, I had not seen many younger people when going to appointments and for treatments. These ladies were going through similar things to me relevant to our age such as having to discuss fertility, going into crash menopause, dealing with losing their hair and navigating back into work.  "Maggie's is such a wonderful place with fantastic people and I do not feel that I would be in the good place that I am now without the support of Maggie's." For Emma, Maggie's was a space for her to meet other young women going through cancer treatment and feel less alone. Read the experience of more young people like Emma who are living with cancer here: https://lnkd.in/eaPggk6g 

“The hardest part is having the rug pulled out from under your feet, just when you are starting to get your life together and a future mapped out. "During my early 30s I would have liked to have been planning my career, a family, what my future house is going to look like... However, that seems to have all been taken away from me. "My advice: cry when you need to cry and laugh when you need to laugh. I am someone who finds that humour helps, so if that is the same for you then have fun during the dark times. "It’s tough. But take all the help you can from people that know what they are doing. "Have your bad days, have your good days, ride the rollercoaster, comfort each other when you are in the depths of despair, and celebrate with each other when you are able to.” For Ross, who was diagnosed with cancer at 31, Maggie's was a space to get support with the mental impact of his cancer diagnosis. If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with cancer, we're here with you. Just come in to speak with one of our experts, for free, no appointment needed.     #WorldMentalHealthDay 

We want to give a huge shout out to our Maggie's Yorkshire 5th Birthday Ball sponsors! Thank you to Zenith Commercial, Propaganda Agency Ltd, and Sentio Partners for their support and for helping to make the night so special 🧡

Do you feel confident in supporting your employees in the workplace who've been affected by cancer? Here at Maggie's we are offering local employers FREE training for 'Cancer in the Workplace'. This session has been designed for HR, line managers and employees to support colleagues affected by cancer in the best possible way. On Monday 14th October, we will be hosting the next workshop at Maggie's Yorkshire. To register and for more information please contact sadie.munro@maggies.org.

Hip hip hooray for the Maggie’s Yorkshire 5th Birthday Ball! 🎈 We celebrated our birthday with our amazing supporters. An enormous thank you to you all for being so generous and helping us to continue to support people affected by cancer form across Yorkshire. Thank you to our birthday sponsors, Sentio Partners, Propaganda Agency Ltd and Zenith Commercial for their incredible support. A special thank you to our amazing speaker Emma, our host Simon Howard, our auctioneer Richard Smailes, our drinks receptions singer Kayleigh and all the volunteers for making the night so memorable. There’s plenty more time to celebrate our birthday this Autumn. Keep a look out on our socials for more ball pictures and a big birthday announcement this week! 🧡

As we approach our 5th Birthday Ball this Saturday, we want to say a huge thank you to our amazing event sponsors for their support. 🧡 Thank you to Sentio Partners, Zenith Commercial Fleet Solutions (Glasgow) and Propaganda Agency Ltd. We are very much looking forward to great evening of celebration with all our guests. 🥂 Dave Irwin Martin Jenkins Julian Kynaston Caroline Pullich FIoD Amy Elver Samantha Murphy Sadie Munro Amanda Procter

We want to say a huge thank you to the Insider Media Yorkshire Property Awards 2024 for choosing to support Maggie’s Yorkshire at their awards ceremony last night 🧡 Congratulations to all the winners! 👏 #yorksprop #yorkshire #charity

Join us at Maggie's Yorkshire for our next Cancer In The Workplace session. The session will be taking place on 14th October at 9.30am. Cancer In The Workplace is a great opportunity for HR and Line Managers to learn how best to support employees and colleagues affected by a cancer diagnosis. If you would be interesting in attending this free session, get in touch with the team at amy.elver@maggies.org.

Join us at Maggie's Yorkshire for our next Cancer In The Workplace session. The session will be taking place on 14th October at 9.30am. Cancer In The Workplace is a great opportunity for HR and Line Managers to learn how best to support employees and colleagues affected by a cancer diagnosis. If you would be interesting in attending this free session, get in touch with the team at amy.elver@maggies.org.

Friday Fundraisers Luke and Sam conquered the Roc England challenge and raised £6,300 for Maggie's. 🏊The challenge included a 1500m swim in Lake Windermere, a 92km cycle through the Lake District and a 18.5km run scaling the highest mountain in England, Scafell Pike. Thank you to Luke and Sam for taking on the endurance triathlon in support of the centre. Are you ready to take on a unique challenge all while raising money for people affected by cancer? Talk to our team about how we can support your fundraising at yorkshirefundraising@maggiescentres.org.