“Above all, what matters is not to lose the joy of living in the fear of dying.”
Maggie Keswick Jencks, Co-Founder of Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres

“Maggie’s is the one place where I don’t feel as if I should ‘pull myself together & behave as if cancer doesn’t have an effect on me.”
Janet McDonald is being treated for bowel cancer

“People here understand, they have a darn good idea what you are going through.”
Harry Coldman is caring for wife Lucy

“At Maggie’s you can say what you want without fear of upsetting family or friends.”
Rodger Tyne is receiving treatment for bowel cancer

“Maggie’s has helped me to make positive choices about my treatment and how I live with my diagnosis. This has meant the changes imposed on me by cancer have become more manageable and less overwhelming.”
Rita James Is being treated for breast cancer

“Maggie’s is a wonderful place where patients are turned back into people.”
Mary Reid whose husband is being treated for brain tumour

“Keeping positive about life is the hardest bit about having cancer. So much of coping with the disease is a mind game and Maggie’s Centre was there to help me win that game.”
Gwen McMahon is receiving treatment for breast cancer