Stories
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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Stephen on managing the side effects and mental impact of prostate cancer
Date: Thursday 23 October 2025
Stephen discusses 'cancer ghosting' and how getting social and professional support at Maggie's has helped him manage life after prostate cancer treatment.
Maxine on getting menopause support from other women at Maggie's
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.
Sam on joining the Young Person's Group
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.
Priya on joining the menopause workshop 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.
Rebecca on making the difficult decision to remove her ovaries
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.
Sandy on living with an incurable brain tumour
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.
Nicola on coping with challenges of bowel cancer diagnosis
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.
Ruth on rebuilding her confidence after cancer
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.
Claire on running the Great North Run for 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.
Lauren on being a young person living with a rare cancer
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.
Amy on going to uni after her dad's cancer diagnosis
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.
Lucy on learning to speak again after devastating diagnosis and baby loss
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.
Ian and Ken on talking to a cancer support specialist
Date: Monday 14 July 2025
Ian and Ken talk about the support they received after Ian's cancer diagnosis, and how talking can help.
Anthony on bladder cancer and joining a support group
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.
Andrea's story – training for the London Marathon around the world in memory of mum
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.
Lynn's Journey with Ovarian Cancer: Finding Strength and Hope at 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.
Dot’s Journey: living well after ovarian cancer
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.
Dame Laura Lee, DBE, on how Maggie's began
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.
Numan's story – the Muslim cancer community shouldn't suffer on their own
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.
It wasn’t as scary or intense as I thought it would be – Tony on prostate cancer treatment
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.
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