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Self Care Essentials When You’re Experiencing Cancer by Craig Meadows

Self Care Essentials When You’re Experiencing Cancer by Craig Meadows

A guest blog post from Craig Meadows, former cancer patient and founder of Surviving Day One. When you have a cancer diagnosis, medical care become...

Meet Sue Bond - A Jennifer Young Training School Graduate

Undergoing or recovering from cancer treatment is often the time when extra indulgence and pampering is required the most. However, the demoralisin...

Self-care for carers, friends, and family

When someone is diagnosed with cancer, the focus is understandably on them. However, loved ones, especially those who are in a position of providin...

How do I get my doctor to listen to me?

Doctors are busy people, and most of us have enormous reverence for their profession, especially in the NHS - rightly so. However, when you’re face...

My Little Box of Joy by Sam Reynolds

Sam is a mother, breast cancer patients and blogger, and a good friend of The Jennifer Young Team. When Sam was first diagnosed with breast cancer,...

Flat Parsley, Carrots and Fish Finger Sandwiches: A Post-Diagnosis Treat by Penny Mitchell

Lockdown lunches and delicious dinners were on the menu everyday, when Penny was diagnosed with cancer at the beginning of lockdown, 2020, at the ...

Gift ideas for someone who has just been diagnosed with cancer

When someone has been diagnosed with cancer, the natural inclination of loved ones is to want to show care. One of the ways we do that is through g...

'I got you under my skin' by John Hanley

The glare of the pandemic has been on full beam for almost eighteen months now, whist the ever present spectre of cancer has been lit up like a mi...

My Summer of Self Love by Penny Mitchell

Hello, my name is Penny, I live in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and I am 48. I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the beginning of lockdown, 20...

How mental health can be affected after a cancer diagnosis - how do you cope? by Sam Reynolds

I have come to realise that being given a breast cancer diagnosis can be less about the physical challenge and more about the emotional resilience....

Physically, Mentally, Emotionally & Spiritually: Taking a look at our energy levels by Gail Donnan

Guest writer, Gail Donnan author of The Gateway: A journey to reclaim your power from stress and anxiety, writes about taking a look at your energ...

Cancer Patients talk spa, massage and mental health during treatment

We know that mental health and physical health are inextricably linked, and in the case of cancer patients, nurturing touch therapies have the capa...

Hero

We have created a limited edition Hero product to celebrate the Heroes of the past 12 months. A true skincare ‘Hero’ in the form of a multi-purpose...