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In 2018, Huei was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer. On her last day of treatment she found Maggie's and it lifted her cancer experience. She tells us how joining the art sessions helped her to connect with others and reassured her she wasn't alone.

Years after Alison was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, Maggie’s supported her and her husband as they dealt with the long-term effects of the cancer treatment. Support sessions at Maggie's Edinburgh has given Peter the opportunity to talk and reflect.

Katherine was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer on the third day of the first lockdown in 2020. Here, she tells us how Maggie's played a crucial part in her treatment plan during such a confusing time.

Kirsty was first diagnosed aged 11, and has been living with cancer ever since. Now 30, and engaged, she looks back on her life so far, the lessons she’s learned, and shares a funny story along the way.

Coleen, who has been deaf since birth, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. She struggled with her diagnosis, which came during the pandemic, so she was unable to take anyone with her to appointments or to book a sign language interpreter.

Gillian was working in the fashion industry in Paris when she was diagnosed with a brain tumour aged 31. Her interest in nutritional therapy took on a new significance, and has now paved the way for her new life and career.

Losing my career and having to adjust to a very different kind of life hasn’t been easy, but Maggie's have helped me to continue to feel like myself.

Police Officer Elizabeth had little contact from her hospital team during treatment due to the pandemic. It led to a very isolating period, made worse by lockdown restrictions. Maggie’s enabled Elizabeth to navigate a way ahead in the time she needed.

Jane and Tim were supported by Maggie's in Yorkshire when Tim's treatment was stopped due to coronavirus. We were able to support them both through the challenges they faced, with diagnosis, a pandemic, changing treatment and loss.

When I finished treatment for cancer, Maggie's was a huge support. I became determined to raise money.

When I finished treatment for head and neck cancer I wanted to give something back. I worked with Maggie's to bring back the Heads2gether support group.

I was determined to get stronger against the odds, and Maggie's has helped me achieve that.

During treatment I would have been lost without Maggie's, so I decided to sign up for the Great North Run.

I turned to Maggie's when my partner Thena was diagnosed with cancer because we didn't know how we'd pay her rent.

When my doctor told me to join the head and neck cancer support group at Maggie's, I didn't think it would be for me. I couldn't have been more wrong.

Getting over treatment for mouth cancer was tough. My Maggie's support group really helped.

My wife Helen found a lump in her breast when our daughters were just 18 months and 5 years old. She was determined our whole family would have somewhere to go for support, and Maggie’s Edinburgh became a second home to us all.

I was at an all time low after treatment for prostate cancer but I joined a mindfulness course at Maggie's and made great friends.

The plans for Grant’s funeral were overturned by social distancing. But Christian still found a fitting way for friends and family to honour his partner.

Maggie’s supported siblings, Lynn and Grant at different centres in different ends of the country.