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Find out what’s coming up across the Charity and fundraising events you can get involved in.

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Real stories from our patients, staff and supporters

Charlene Kay, PhD fellow funded by the Charity's Breast Cancer Institute

From Diagnosis to Discovery: How Your Support Is Changing Breast Cancer Care

Angela was only 51 years old when she walked into the Edinburgh Cancer Centre and heard the words no one […]

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Kelsey Hodgson, her husband David and their two sons facing the camera and smiling

Kelsey’s story: Taking on the Kiltwalk Big Stroll in Memory of David

Kelsey and her son Jack are taking on this year’s Glasgow Kiltwalk. It is a walk filled with love, memory, and the courage to keep moving forward after losing someone who meant the world to them.

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Alan McEwan walking the Camino de Santiago smiling for the camera in his NHS Lothian Charity t-shirt

Alan’s Story: Walking 100 Miles After Cancer Treatment

Travelling to the Western General for treatment, Alan noticed an advert for Walk 100 Miles in June. He realised that this was how he could reconnect with his love for walking and reclaim a part of himself whilst also giving something back to the people who had cared for him.

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Young adult renal support worker with patients in front of their exhibition artwork

How Donors are Helping Young Adults with Chronic Kidney Disease Feel Seen, Supported and Less Alone

For young adults living with chronic kidney disease (CKD), life can feel isolating. Hospital appointments dominate everyday life, plans are interrupted by fatigue, and many struggle to explain their condition or hide it completely out of fear of being treated differently.

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