'We are aligned to give the best care to people, and everyone is treated the same. Everyone is valued and supported.'
“Our job is to normalise cancer. We run a whole range of therapies, all evidence-based, including drop-in relaxation classes, one-to-one sessions, stress management courses ... and everything is open to friends and family members too, not just those with a cancer diagnosis.”
“I left the NHS because I recognised my job was more about the cancer than the person, and I wanted to do something that would help me understand the people more. What we do here, in fact.”She adds: “Sometimes, the language surrounding cancer can be unhelpful – people talk of having to be ‘brave’, or to ‘keep fighting’ – but people don’t always feel brave. They feel angry, or sad, or in disbelief.
She drew up the blueprints for the original centre in Edinburgh in the months running up to her death in 1995.
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