Live Well May Newsletter
- livewellwithcancer
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Where else to start but the wonderful coverage our charity received on Look North? We were delighted to see the Live Well Hub showcased on BBC, with our weekly Tai Chi and monthly Bowel Cancer Support Group captured wonderfully well. Thank you to Maureen, Jess and Emma for championing our charity on screen, and special thanks to Kerry, Andy and the rest of the team at Look North for sharing our story.
In Peter’s Memory
We’d like to say a massive thank you to Lisa, Jess, James and the incredible number of people who honoured Peter’s memory at his funeral, raising an amazing £1,700 for Live Well with Cancer. We’re so grateful to see Peter’s family and friends raising funds in his memory.
Thank you, Jenny!
Jenny Clark will be running the Great North Run for the second time for us, having been introduced to the charity by Peter, one of her dad’s best friends, when he was diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Thank you, Andrew!
Andrew Davies is taking part in the Wall, a 70-mile ultramarathon from Carlisle to Newcastle, in memory of Peter, who would be calling Andrew a “daft Mackem nutter” for taking on the challenge.
Live Well Lads
We’d like to say a huge thank you to Macmillan Cancer Support for awarding us a grant of £9,095 to support our Live Well Lads project! The funding empowers us to deliver a year-long programme of support and engagement activities with men who have received a cancer diagnosis, including weekly men’s drop-in sessions at the Live Well Hub and monthly group activities.
We are looking for men in our community to join us at 2:30pm on Tuesday 5th May for an introductory session to help us plan a year of activities for the Live Well Lads. Please email transformation@livewellwithcancer.co.uk for more information.
Healthy Habits Masterclass
We were thrilled to host our first Live Well with Healthy Habits Masterclass at the Live Well Hub! Thank you to Northern Cancer Alliance and Point North for funding the session, along with 12 regional prehabilitation workshops that will take us from North Shields to Berwick and Cumbria, with plenty of stops in between. Ben has already hosted sessions at Cramlington Health and Care Academy and Riverside Stadium, with sessions scheduled with Northumberland Healthwatch, Sage, VODA and FACT in the coming weeks.
Thank you, fundraisers!
We’re always blown away by the fundraising efforts of our community and the kindness and generosity of their families, friends and wider community.
Paw Pack 2026 | Newcastle City Male Voice Choir | Gwen’s Highland Walk |
Good luck to the Paw Pack team for their 26.6 mile walk along the Northumberland coast from Dunstanburgh Castle to Cresswell on Sunday 3rd May! | Thank you to the Newcastle City Male Voice Choir for choosing to support our charity with their fundraiser at St Cuthbert’s Church on 18th April. | We’re incredibly grateful to Gwen Thompson for taking on a sponsored run in the Highlands in recognition of the support we have given her grand-niece Kayleigh. |
Beyond the Diagnosis
We’ve been delighted to share the stories of our community with our Beyond the Diagnosis blog.
Kayleigh
A young cancer patient’s struggle to get diagnosed for her head and neck cancer, the signs and symptoms and Jess's Rule.
Shona
Shona shares the ups and downs of her journey from her cancer diagnosis to taking the stage at the Live Well Fashion Show.
Maureen
Our Founder and CEO reflects on 30 years as a cancer nurse and why post-cancer care still feels like a postcode lottery
The Live Well Community
Each month, we’re amazed by how much we get to share in our newsletter!
The latest episode of our podcast features our beloved trustee, Dr Jenny Johns, who shares her expertise on trauma-informed care. Stay tuned for episodes on Grief and conscious breathing.
Live Well Writers
Each Tuesday, members of our community get together to chat and write stories, whether fiction or non-fiction. In our first blog, we share a mini-anthology of our work so far.
Going the Eggstra Mile |
 Thank you to everyone who donated eggs and took part in our Easter egg competition. Congratulations to Sandra for her fantastic ET the Eggstra Terrestrial and Nerina for her delightful Eggtopus. |
As our charity continues to grow, we’re constantly amazed by how much our community does to support us. Sincere apologies to anyone and anything we’ve missed – it’s been a busy month!
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