Just over 5 years ago, my Mum Kim was diagnosed with an unknown primary cancer that most probably started in her lungs.
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Hello, I’m Fiona, a Primrose patient and the Chair of The Primrose Foundation. I recently attended a breast screening appointment at Plymouth’s Guildhall, which is one of The West Devon & East Cornwall screening locations available, as well as their mobile breast screening unit and the Primrose breast care centre at University Hospitals Plymouth.
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Sue Earle was 62 when she found a golf ball sized lump deep in her armpit in November 2008.
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Hello, my name is Birgit and this is my story.
On Saturday 6th February 2021 whilst I was having a shower, I suddenly felt a lump in the upper part of my left breast.
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On the 21st May 2022, Sam Maddock of Plymouth arranged the Princetown to Plymouth Primrose plod.
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We are Michelle Hull, 49, Gill Hardy, 41, Hellen Baker, 46, Marie Bryan, 53, Kathryn Short, 46, Catherine Loft, 72, Sally Thompson,55, Fiona Osmaston, 57, Denise Holgate, 54, and Wendy Deane, 63, and together we are - Dare 2, which is a group of local ladies who have all received a breast cancer diagnosis.
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Hi, I’m Sam and just over 5 years ago, my Mum Kim was diagnosed with an unknown primary cancer that most probably started in her lungs.
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Connie Davidson, from Looe was diagnosed with Grade 2 invasive breast cancer which required a bilateral mastectomy, aged just 62.
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Thanks to the work of its incredible fundraisers, Derriford-based charity The Primrose Foundation has been able to fund a fixed-term clinical psychologist for the Primrose breast care centre at Derriford Hospital - and one Plymouth woman has been speaking about how the support offered helped her to cope with a shock diagnosis.
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Cath Williams has been providing quality care to patients and their families as a nurse at Derriford Hospital since 1999.
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Hello, I am Ann, and this is my story.
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Alex Shute from Liskeard was diagnosed with Triple Negative Breast Cancer back in December 2019 after finding a lump earlier that year.
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Three and a half years ago I'd never even heard of The Primrose Foundation however following a routine mammogram I was recalled back into Primrose as something suspicious had caught the Radiologist’s eye and that was the start of my road-trip to breast cancer, mastectomy, reconstruction and recovery.
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Hello, my name is Paula & this is my story.
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Hello, my name’s Sally & this is my story.
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Before reaching 30 I have been diagnosed with breast cancer twice, my 1st diagnosis was back in July 2017 with Stage 1, grade 2 invasive breast cancer and my 2nd diagnosis was in September 2018 with High Grade DCIS.
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Hello, my name is Michelle and this is my story.
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Lorna, 55 from Kingsbridge in Devon was diagnosed with Cancer three times and has amazingly lived to tell the tale.
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