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From creative writing to Education Lead, Ben Elliott from Transformational Learning reflects on 18 years of learning, writing and developing Live Well with Cancer’s educational resources and workshops.

Ben Elliott reflects on the Live Well Fashion Show and Catwalk Cabaret, celebrating community, fundraising, and living well with cancer together.

Join us for two Live Well with Healthy Habits Masterclasses at the Live Well Hub! Open to patients and professionals.

The theme for this year’s World Cancer Day is “United by unique”, with the aim of placing people at the centre of care and their stories at the heart of the conversation. While I am lucky in that I haven’t received a diagnosis, cancer has been a part of my story for as long as I can remember. For more than 30 years, my mam worked as a cancer nurse in various roles and hospitals, supporting patients and their loved ones at all stages of their cancer journeys. While my mam did

2026 began beautifully when we learned that we had successfully applied for two grants from Northern Cancer Alliance, totalling £10,370 , to host weekly exercise classes, monthly prehabilitation workshops and two Live Well with Healthy Habits Masterclasses. Keep reading to learn more about prehabilitation and our plans for the year ahead. The Prehab Hub During my late 20s, I slipped a disc in my back, resulting in months of pain and rehabilitation. As time went on, I foun

As 2025 came to a close, I felt compelled to delve into my growing shelf of finished journals in search of wisdom to help me move forward with purpose. While I rarely look back at what I’ve written, my hope was that my reflections and intentions from the past might shine a light on the path towards a brighter future. Starting as I meant to go on My first port of call was 1 st January 2025 and a look back at Day Zero of a 31-day journal that I intended to set me up for a tran