How we fuelled a teenage cancer care revolution
They built the charity “little by little,” from one room, loaned to them by another business. “They paid the telephone bill, which was a great attraction,” says Myrna. “There were….
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‘My Alzheimer’s was being treated with donanemab – but now I’m in limbo’
Peter Almond, 78, is compiling his memoirs. A retired journalist, he writes in the conservatory at his family home in Esher, Surrey. As we speak on the phone he describes….
Growing up in Bosnia made me dedicate my life to banning landmines
When war came to Bosnia, Alma Taslidžan was watching it on television. Aged nine, she lived with her parents and two sisters in a comfortable new-build house in the central….
Being a Bletchley Park codebreaker was the best time of my life
But I must have passed because afterwards I was told to get to Euston station immediately and make my way to Bletchley. Of course I had no idea what Bletchley….
‘I took up running to cope with my dad’s death and to prevent Alzheimer’s coming for me’
It was the small things at first, says Stuart Lambie. His father, Ian, would ask a question and then repeat it, minutes later, seemingly with no recollection of it having….
You shouldn’t need to be a woman to relate to the John Lewis advert
On X (formerly known as Twitter), as ever, opinion was divided. “Fully grown men crying about the John Lewis Christmas ad only featuring women is better than any gift that….
The best beauty advent calendars of 2024
Beauty advent calendars we loved (but have sold out) Liberty London Beauty Advent Calendar, was £260 The Harvey Nichols Beauty Advent Calendar, was £250 The White Company 2024 Advent Calendar,….
‘Clinical trials saved my life. Every young person with cancer should have the chance I did’
The Teenage Cancer Trust unit became my sanctuary. When I first arrived on their ward from the intensive care unit (ICU), I felt overwhelming relief. Gone were the endless machine….
Cancer stole so much from me – but I never considered how it would affect my fertility
But it wasn’t just the storage costs that shocked me. I soon learnt that even if I kept the stored sperm, I’d only be able to use it through IVF,….
‘The war was a long time ago, but you remember when you try to lie down’
At the engineers’ depot at Longmoor in Hampshire, he was taught how to clear German booby traps. “We had minefields and detonators. The only thing is with mines – be….