People’s
Stories
Peter’s Story
15th June 2015
The transformation in me since starting my treatment at the Cavendish has been amazing. I feel so much better - I’m sleeping well, I’m less anxious, I’ve got more energy, more enthusiasm, and more confidence.
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Holly’s story
20th March 2015
Holly, 23, is a midwife from Sheffield. She was a carer for her Nan, who sadly passed away from cancer in August 2014.
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Phil’s story
16th May 2014
was 53 years of age in Dec 2005 when the diagnosis was made. I was a man’s man and when my wife found a lump on my neck I didn’t want to bother the GP but my wife insisted. I had served as a Fire Officer with South Yorkshire…
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Louise’s story
16th May 2014
The difficult thing is coming to terms with the fear of it coming back. That’s where Cavendish can help. Louise worked for Cavendish for 8 years as a therapist, offering Reiki and reflexology. In 2012 she was diagnosed with bladder cancer and became…
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Kurt’s story
16th May 2014
On the 10th December 2009 my world came close to ending. My best friend, my buddy, my wife to be was in theatre at Sheffield Royal Hallamshire Hospital having a major operation to remove a cancerous tumour from her abdomen. To get all technical it was a retroperitoneal sarcoma,…
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Dallas’s story
16th May 2014
I’m a talker, from a family of talkers, but I just couldn’t find the words to say how I felt. Dallas was diagnosed with breast cancer on April 11th 2003 aged 33. At the time she was working as a primary school teacher.
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Margaret’s story
13th May 2014
They helped me realise its not always about ‘being strong’ – you have to open up. In 2006 Margaret was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer age 57. Several years before, her husband Don had been successfully treated for bowel cancer.
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Elizabeth’s story
13th May 2014
My first impressions of The Cavendish Centre were positive and I was able to have an appointment very quickly. I felt at home from the start and I had an extremely helpful assessment with a lady called Gillian. Just knowing you can pick the phone up and talk to someone is incredibly reassuring.
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Nick’s story
13th May 2014
"I just wanted my life back. That made me more and more determined. That drives you on. "
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