October 13th is World Hospice and Palliative Care Day. This year’s theme is ‘Palliative Care – Because I Matter’. Please don’t ignore this blog if you’re thinking ‘this isn’t for me’. Our editor Liza explains here just what palliative care is, and how it might be helpful for you or a loved one.
So, what is palliative care?
You may think that palliative care is just…
This year, World Mental Health Day focuses on young people’s mental health in a changing world. In this blog, content channel editor Tania talks about the challenges faced by young carers and some ways to look after yourself if you are a young carer.
If you are under the age of 18, and you spend time looking after someone who has cancer, then you are a young carer. Being a young carer can affect your life in many…
This week is National Braille Week. It is a time for raising awareness of people with sight loss across the UK and celebrating Braille as a tool for independence. This week, quality and evaluation officer Rachael explains what Braille is, and how we're using it as part of a range of resources to help make cancer information available to everyone.
Braille is a code that uses bumps and indentation on a surface to represent…
October is here and we are thoroughly bedded into this school year; new stationery, new shoes and new challenges! Today is World Teachers’ Day. Editorial assistant Eilís reflects on the brilliant job that teachers do and the specific challenges they face when a colleague, pupil or pupil’s relative has cancer.
Working as a teacher is both rewarding and difficult. The demands are varied and numerous:…
As autumn closes in, some of us start to think about staying in more often and eating fewer salads... but World Heart Day on September 29th reminded us that small changes can have a big impact. It’s the day where organisations around the globe encourage us to take better care of our hearts. It’s a scary fact that heart and circulatory diseases kill 1 in 4 people. But there are steps that we can all take to look after our…
