Stories are at the heart of everything we do. Whether you're sharing your story around the kitchen table in a Maggie's centre, online or in the press. These stories bring people together, break down stigmas, open up conversations and build communities.
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Date: Tuesday 30 September 2025
Maxine, 48, a schoolteacher from Airdrie, was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2024. She came to Maggie’s for support following a referral from her breast cancer nurse.
Date: Monday 29 September 2025
After gruelling treatment to shrink his brain tumour and surgery to save his eyesight, Sam has found support from people his own age at Maggie's.
Date: Friday 26 September 2025
Having visited Maggie's with her parents in the past, Priya found herself needing support to deal with her own diagnosis.
Date: Thursday 25 September 2025
After Rebecca was diagnosed with a hormone sensitive breast cancer, her treatment put her into early menopause with sudden and debilitating side effects.
Date: Friday 19 September 2025
Sandy talks about how coming to Maggie's helped changed his focus from not having long to live to how to live well.
Date: Friday 19 September 2025
At the age of 32, Nicola was diagnosed with stage 3 bowel cancer. Here she shares how Maggie's helped her to look forward.
Date: Thursday 04 September 2025
After the whirlwind of hospital appointments and treatment had ended, Ruth struggled to adjust to life after cancer. That was until she came to a Look Good, Feel Better workshop at Maggie's.
Date: Monday 01 September 2025
After running the Great North Run before her cancer diagnosis, Claire was determined to run it again and fundraise for Maggie's.
Date: Thursday 28 August 2025
When Lauren had a rare incurable cancer recurrence, she adopted a glass-half-full approach to life with a commitment to living with cancer, not dying with cancer.
Date: Wednesday 27 August 2025
Amy talks about how getting emotional and psychological support at Maggie's helped her throughout university, from making the decision on where to study to coping with grief while away from home.
Date: Wednesday 27 August 2025
When Lucy was diagnosed with head and neck cancer, she had to start treatment straight away. After losing her baby, as well as the ability to eat and speak, Lucy started a long journey of recovery.
Date: Monday 14 July 2025
Ian and Ken talk about the support they received after Ian's cancer diagnosis, and how talking can help.
Date: Tuesday 27 May 2025
Anthony talks about how his health kick led to his bladder cancer being discovered, and how Maggie’s gave him confidence going into his treatment.
Date: Thursday 17 April 2025
Andrea works as a flight attendant and has been training for the London Marathon whenever and wherever she lands across the globe in memory of her mother and to raise money for Maggie's.
Date: Wednesday 26 March 2025
Lynn found out her cancer was not operable but she has had chemotherapy and immunotherapy and may get more immunotherapy treatment this year.
Date: Tuesday 18 March 2025
Dot (66) from Blantyre in Scotland had her first diagnosis of ovarian cancer in 2015 when she was 57 and then had a recurrence in 2020.
Date: Friday 07 March 2025
For the last 30 years Dame Laura Lee, DBE, has been the driving force behind Maggie’s. She has built the charity from one centre in Edinburgh, to 24 across Great Britain, with more in development. There are also four overseas centres.
Date: Tuesday 04 March 2025
Numan, who works as a Chaplain at Royal Oldham Hospital, first heard about Maggie’s through his work. He accessed the centre after he was diagnosed with gallbladder and liver cancer.
Date: Wednesday 26 February 2025
Tony, 65, was diagnosed with prostate cancer three years ago. He found support through Maggie's in Glasgow, connecting with others too.
Date: Wednesday 22 January 2025
Primary school teacher Cara was diagnosed with cervical cancer at just 33 years-old. Treatment was gruelling, leaving her with two stoma bags and such terrible sickness. She turned to Maggie's and describes the support as "exactly what I needed".
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