Stories
Stories are at the heart of everything we do. Whether you're sharing your story around the kitchen table in a Maggie's centre, online or in the press. These stories bring people together, break down stigmas, open up conversations and build communities.
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Date: Monday 19 August 2024
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Date: Wednesday 14 August 2024
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"My life is better because I swallowed my pride and reached out" - Patrick on accepting support
Date: Thursday 16 November 2023
Patrick shares what a difference support from Maggie's made after his second cancer diagnosis
"What felt even better than connecting was being able to help somebody" - Eddie on the power of sharing stories
Date: Wednesday 08 November 2023
After Eddie's tongue was removed, he had to learn how to eat and speak again. Then, he helped someone else to do the same.
Colton's story – Maggie's helped us through our darkest days
Date: Saturday 15 July 2023
Colton shares how Maggie's helped him and his teenage daughter Saffron deal with grief.
“The Camino was at the heart of our relationship” – Su-a on walking in celebration of her husband
Date: Thursday 01 June 2023
Su-a shares her experience of being introduced to Maggie's by her late husband Gordon who she first met when he was living with cancer.
“I’d missed out on two years of life” – Ollie on coming to terms with cancer as a young man
Date: Thursday 01 June 2023
Ollie shares how the experts at Maggie's supported him following his cancer diagnosis aged 17.
Hannah and Charlie's story – our way to live with cancer is with brilliant support
Date: Thursday 01 June 2023
Hannah, diagnosed with stage 4 bowel cancer, and her fiance Charlie, both found the support they needed at Maggie's
Rebecca's story – my way to live with cancer is knowing my family have somewhere to come
Date: Thursday 01 June 2023
Rebecca shares how Maggie's was there for her whole family.
"You see what living with cancer means" - Laura and Linda on finding support with a purpose
Date: Wednesday 10 May 2023
Maggie's was there to help Laura and her mum, Linda, live with Laura's incurable cancer diagnosis.
"I’m back in the saddle" - Carole on coming to terms with living with cancer
Date: Wednesday 10 May 2023
Carole's sessions with a Maggie's psychologist helped put her feet back on the ground after a second cancer diagnosis.
"Acceptance has taken a long time to find" - Alyson on adjusting to a different life and body after cancer four times
Date: Tuesday 09 May 2023
Major surgery has changed Alyson's life beyond belief. She shares how Maggie's helped her family to keep some normality.
"It’s difficult to see someone in the mirror who doesn’t look like you" - Laura on how self-care helped to heal after cancer
Date: Thursday 27 April 2023
After a miscarriage and a breast cancer diagnosis, Laura shares how Maggie's and beauty helped her feel like herself again.
"It has been a bit like a rebirth" - Mark on confidence after cancer
Date: Friday 10 March 2023
Mark's stammer used to make him feel self-conscious. He shares why, after cancer treatment and having a stoma, that has changed.
"Without Maggie's, life would have been a lot harder" - Hannah on losing her mum
Date: Monday 27 February 2023
Hannah shares how raising money in her mum’s memory was an important part of her grieving process
"I don’t need to sugar-coat anything I say" - Beatrix on using Maggie's centres in two countries
Date: Monday 30 January 2023
After Beatrix's husband Chris died, both Maggie's in Tokyo and Edinburgh were there to support her.
"Having Maggie’s makes the world of difference" - Jo on cancer with and without Maggie's
Date: Wednesday 11 January 2023
Jo shares why she is glad she came to Maggie's after her cancer came back
Vicky's story – telling my sons was so hard
Date: Friday 06 January 2023
Vicky tells us how Maggie's helped her understand what was happening and prepare her family for what was ahead.
"I just kept waiting for my real self to come back" - Alice on the menopause after cancer treatment
Date: Thursday 06 October 2022
Alice shares why she found the menopause even harder than cancer
"My diagnosis really floored me" – Captain John on the mental impact of cancer
Date: Wednesday 05 October 2022
John shares how his perspective on having cancer changed after support at Maggie's.