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Real stories from our patients, staff and supporters

Group photo - Peer support weekend with Teenage Cancer Trust at Crieff Hydro

Finding Strength Together: A Peer Support Weekend at Crieff Hydro for Young People Living with Cancer

For young people living with cancer, life can feel isolating – friendships disrupted, routines turned upside down, and even a sense of who they are beyond their diagnosis becoming harder to hold onto

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Chiara Christmas appeal

Chiara’s Story: Helping patients feel less alone this Christmas

Across Edinburgh and the Lothians, the magic of Christmas is beginning to appear in every corner.

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board games at canaan ward, royal edinburgh hospital

Keeping patients connected with board games

Simple classic board games such Chess, Draughts, Dominoes, Scrabble, Ludo and Snakes and Ladders are having a big impact on patients in the later stages of dementia.

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Moray Law and Sam Slight from the Transplant Trekkers at Edinburgh Kiltwalk

Moray’s Story: From Patient to Volunteer to Fundraiser

When Moray Law, his son, Alasdair, and friend John Mortimer, signed up to take part in the Big Stroll at the 2025 Edinburgh Kiltwalk, their goal was simple: to give back to the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh’s Transplant Unit – the team that had changed their lives.

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