I turned 50 in September and, as well as presents and good wishes, I received an invitation to attend my first mammogram. I’d registered a few months before and was pleased to have the chance to get m

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At the end of the road I live on in Herne Bay in Kent, there’s a bench. It overlooks the sea and is a place I often go when I want to clear my mind. I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve sat the

Sitting beside the hospital bed where my 15-year-old daughter Leoni lay, I clutched her hand. ‘It’s cancer,’ I said, fighting back tears. Seeing her bewildered face staring back at me, my heart broke.

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The year 2026 marks three decades since I ...