Personal Stories – Blogs

Here you will find blogs from patients, carers, friends and family wishing to share their story to help others. We are very grateful to all.

A Journey of Strength and Survival

A blog by Pete Webester: Hello, my name is Pete Webster, I am a Personal Trainer (PT). Thank you for taking ...

Many of us have considered or do take supplements. However, what evidence is there to support taking them? We ...

A blog by Hazel Jackson - Kidney Cancer UK Health Care Professional Nurse On Monday 8th July, 2024, I had the ...

A blog by Phil Richards MBE - June 2024 Firstly, thank you for taking the time to read my story and I hope you ...

By Hazel Jackson Kidney Cancer UK Healthcare Professional Nurse A Renal Artery Embolisation simply means ...

Taste changes are common with a kidney cancer diagnosis, this can either be down to treatment or the cancer ...

A blog for Kidney Cancer Awareness Week 2024 by Niki Ridge DIAGNOSIS My story starts in the latter part of ...

A blog for Kidney Cancer Awareness Week by Alyson Murphy ROUND 1 At the age of 20 I emigrated to South Africa with ...

A blog for KidneyCancer Awareness Week 2024 by Andrew Luff June 2015, all seemed to be going well. I was 54 ...

A blog for Kidney Cancer Awareness Week 2024 by Louise Gartside Cancer! Such a scary word. I didn’t know ...

A blog for Kidney Cancer Awareness Week 2024 by Carol Ann Smith-Canavan “I can't leave my kids without their ...

Living with a rare disease can be challenging enough, especially when it impacts you physically. But for those ...