Charity spotlight: the swallows

I was waiting to meet a very special person, but losing one too

Supporting NHS staff, patients and communities, and funding life-changing projects, the national charity transforms people’s lives every day

Sometimes, the course of your life can hinge on a single day. One such day in April 2023 was both my bleakest-ever moment, and the day my husband proposed. It was a Friday afternoon when the consultan

For many women who go on to be diagnosed with breast cancer, it’s usually feeling a lump or a change in their breast that sets alarm bells ringing and encourages them to get checked out. But, in the U

Desperate to get my life back, a call came which changed everything

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