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  • Blog Post: Benefits webchat 13 December - transcript

    Last week, our Benefits Advisers Sarah Presto and Peter McLoughlin answered questions live in the chatroom about benefits for people affected by cancer. Sarah and Peter answered questions on subjects like travel costs, heating costs, Employment and Support Allowance and grants. Here are all the...
  • Blog Post: Friends and family webchat - transcript

    If someone you know has been diagnosed with cancer, you’ll know that the news can hit family and friends hard too. That’s why, last week, we held a live webchat for anyone with a loved one with cancer. Teresa, a specialist nurse from the Macmillan Support Line, answered questions on...
  • Blog Post: Keeping warm without the worry webchat – transcript

    Last week, our Welfare Rights Advisers Sarah and Janina were live in the chatroom with tips on how to cope with the cost of heating bills this winter. Keeping the house warm can be a really big worry for some cancer patients. When you are living with cancer, you can really feel the cold. However...
  • Blog Post: Benefits webchat 27 September - transcript

    Last week, we held a live webchat about benefits for people affected by cancer, with two advisers from our Welfare Rights Team, Sarah Presto and Caroline Payne. Money worries are the last thing you need when you’re facing the toughest fight of your life. However, many people who are diagnosed...
  • Blog Post: Lung Cancer Awareness: Transcript

    Last week nurses Jane and Heidi were available live in our chat room to answer your questions about lung cancer. Thank you to those of you who came along and asked questions, for those who didn't the transcript is available here. Please send this to anyone who you think might find it useful, and...
  • Blog Post: Your Biggest Issue: Transcript

    Last month we had a web chat with Rosemary, our new local campaigns officer, where you told her what your biggest issue is. The record of all of your issues is below, and Rosemary will be hosting a series of three monthly surgeries to teach you how to campaign at a local level to affect change. Please...
  • Blog Post: Skin Cancer Web Chat Transcript

    Hello everyone, Thanks very much to those of you who came along to our web chat with skin cancer nurse specialist Carol Goodman earlier this month. For those of you who didn't make it, here is the transcript which includes some really helpful information about staying safe in the sun for those...
  • Blog Post: Paul Burstow Transcript

    Hello everyone, Thanks so much to all of you who came to our web chat with Paul Burstow MP, we had an amazing turn out and the Minister really enjoyed himself. He really respected your honesty and found the standard of questions to be very high. Unfortunately because there were so many excellent...
  • Blog Post: Web chat transcript: Bengu Shail.

    Hello everyone, Thanks to those of you who managed to make it along last Wednesday to the web chat we hosted with Bengu Shail. Bengu spent an hour answering your questions on returning to work after a cancer diagnosis and also answered some questions which we received via email following the live...