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Sleep difficulties often start or are increased with a diagnosis of cancer, side effects and treatment. These practical tips and advice from our Merseyside workshop may help.

Cancer and its treatment can cause problems with your normal sleeping patterns. Here, we answer just a few of your questions about how to cope when sleep is disturbed.

Jenny Makinson, Psychologist at Maggie's Aberdeen, writes about supporting young people with cancer.

Ways to cope when you're told your treatment is delayed because of coronavirus.

Bryn Thomas, Centre Head at Maggie's at the Marsden talks about managing coronavirus vaccine anxiety.

This blog guides you through the benefits information that Maggie's offers and how you can get further advice and support support with benefits and other financial matters.

Part two of a three-part series looks at how employers can adapt and benefits help, when you are ready to ease back into work

The first in a three part series looking at how and when financial support from work and different benefits can change as you step out of work after a cancer diagnosis.

A look at further issues of the switch to UC and what it means for other benefits.

A look at the issues around the old "legacy benefits" system v the new Universal Credit one.

A catch up of what has changed since companion blogs - see in links below - were posted. While these have been updated separately, this run through of the latest changes may help as a quick catch up and updater.

Diving gracefully into the new normal

Writing a blog during a pandemic is probably a first for me. Normal life as we know it, for many of us, is in some sort of limbo.

know many of you who are self isolating are unable to get out for a walk at the moment...

I often talk or write about talking things a step at a time, breaking things down in to manageable chunks and giving yourself small tasks when you are feeling overwhelmed...

Lorraine, relaxation therapist from West London for these quick and easy ways to help release any build up of tension in these uncertain times.

A quick overview of benefits resources and advice available from Maggie's during coronavirus.

This, the third of a series of mini blogs by Lesley Howells Lead Psychologist at Maggie's, focuses on how routine can help when you are feeling overwhelmed....

This blog, the fourth in a series of mini blogs by Maggie's Lead psychologist Lesley Howells focusing on managing when you feel overwhelmed looks at pausing.....

This, the final blog in a series of five mini blogs by Maggie's Lead psychologist Lesley Howells focuses on how gratitude can help you to manage when you are feeling overwhelmed.