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I took part in Maggie's Culture Crawl because Maggie's helped me get through the huge waves of emotion and bewilderment when my mum died.

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.

I wanted to take part in the Great Women's 10k because there was a time when I thought I might never be able to do it again.

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.

Laura and her mum, Linda, share how Maggie's has supported them both when Laura learnt that her skin cancer diagnosis was incurable.

Being diagnosed with cancer was a huge shock for Anne, but with one-to-one and group support at Maggie’s, she was able to cope with treatment, discover a new sense of self and look to the future.

Claire explains how she wishes she’d never met her friends from her bereavement support group, but is also glad she has – especially during lockdown.

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

Secondary breast cancer was never on my radar.

In 2020, Katya's mum, Jackie, died of breast cancer. Within six months, Katya was diagnosed with breast cancer, and so was her mum’s best friend, Kath. They share how Maggie's has supported them across two centres and their motivation for raising £16,000.

When Jo was diagnosed with cancer in 2016 there wasn't a Maggie's centre nearby. Fast forward three years and towards the end of her treatment, Maggie's Royal Marsden opens its doors – and the support Jo has received since then has been invaluable.

I found out I was pregnant for the first time in September 2020, but in December that year I suffered a miscarriage. My husband and I were devastated.

In January 2021, Stephen was diagnosed with his third separate primary cancer on his lymph node. Weekly visits to Maggie's helped him talk about his thoughts and feelings. Here, he shares why he took part in Nottingham's Culture Crawl to "do his bit".

It’s been an ‘interesting’ eighteen months in my life since May 2022 when, having lived 60 years as a healthy energetic & outgoing person, I was taken unwell completely out of the blue and diagnosed with ovarian cancer.

I’ve been married to my wife Margaret since 1979, and we have a son and daughter who are both grown up. We now also have two grandchildren.

The first time I was diagnosed with cancer was 23 years ago. At the time I worked as a lorry driver. I loved it; it was a big part of me.

There are a number of people who came into my life and contributed to the domino effect of diagnosing my cancer and saving my life when I was 35.

When Colton's wife, Amanda, died a year after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer, Colton was worried about how to help his teenage daughter, Saffron, as well as grieving himself. Talking to a Maggie's psychologist helped him to feel less overwhelmed.