Milton Keynes Cancer Patient Partnership

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Please support MK’s Esther Hutson for London Marathon!

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Let’s hear it for Esther Hutson, daughter of MKCPP member and throat cancer survivor Trevor Hutson and his wife/carer Sally. Esther is running the London Marathon this year to raise money for laryngectomy patients nationwide. Trevor is also a member of Head & Neck Cancer – MK and of Milton Keynes’ new group for head and neck cancer patients, The Swallows.

Trevor explains the background

Please support MK's Esther Hutson for London Marathon!
Trevor and Esther Hutson

“I know this is not really 100% relevant but we have a really great and long standing charity for lary’s called NALC – National Association of Laryngectomy Clubs. They are an organisation that provide information for larys and their carers. They help support Clubs and groups. They provide lots of free important accessories such as emergency wristbands, emergency cards, contacts , dvds, car window stickers etc.

Please go to their website to have a look (as they do ship worldwide) http://www.laryngectomy.org.uk/ and they are always pleased to help us all.

Our daughter Esther, on hearing their desperate plight for funding decided to run the London Marathon on behalf of all us larys who are unable to endure a twenty six mile run! We are hoping it will increase awareness of neck breathers and their plight. [Read more…]

New Head and Neck cancer support group launches in MK Feb 14th 2018

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“The Swallows” – the nationwide Head and Neck Cancer Support Charity – is opening its Milton Keynes branch on Valentine’s Day, February 14th 2018, at the Mercure Hotel at Abbey Hill, north-west MK.

New head and neck cancer support group for Milton Keynes
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Known as ‘The Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Support Group’ because of difficulty a lot of people have with swallowing, this group is designed to help provide information for both patients and their carers. It was formed by like-minded cancer patients to help and support fellow sufferers and their carers. [Read more…]

In London on December 11th 2017? Please support Look Good, Feel Better’s charity carol concert

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We are lucky enough to enjoy the fabulous Look Good, Feel Better (LGFB) workshops here in Milton Keynes, so let’s support their national organisation’s carol concert in London on the evening of December 11th – if we can.

In London on December 11th 2017? Please support Look Good, Feel Better's charity carol concert
As you know, LGFB run monthly workshops for women with cancer at the Peartree Centre in MK. They have been going for two years now, headed up by the amazing professional makeup artist Gail Spooner, and bookings are already filling up for 2018. [Read more…]

Macmillan coming to meet us in Milton Keynes and Aylesbury this November!

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Meet Bertie, Macmillan’s big green bus that’s coming to three locations in our area very soon.

Macmillan Bertie the Bus on the road
Meet Bertie The Big Green Bus … coming to answer your questions about cancer this November, in Milton Keynes and Aylesbury

It’s a great opportunity to have an informal chat about any concerns you may have about cancer…

On the bus are Macmillan staff, some health professionals, and representatives of local cancer support groups (including, where possible, members of the MKCPP). Everyone there will be happy to provide you with as much information as you want, and details of where to find even more information if you need it. [Read more…]