Future Dreams Magazine - 29 inspiring stories in the fight against breast cancer

FUTURE DREAMS FOR THOSE TOUCHED BY BREAST CANCER

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CONTENTS AUTUMN/WINTER 2019

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PLUS 29 INSPIRING STORIES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST C ANCER

Melissa Odabash swimwear collection, photographed by Wendy Carrig for Future Dreams Magazine

ON THE COVER 27 MELISSA ODABASH Take one superstar designer, add four very glamorous Future Dreams Ambassadors and some beautiful swimwear and what do you have? Lifesavers on and off the beach.

FUTURE DREAMS 13 WHAT WE DO Future Dreams raises vital funds for breast cancer support, awareness and research — learn more about our campaigns and how to get involved.

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Lifesavers on and off the beach 15 AMBASSADORS Our charity is privileged to have unconditional support from a wide range of brand and celebrity Ambassadors.

25 TRUSTEE UPDATE A ground-breaking year across our support, awareness and research projects.

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HEALTH AND WELLBEING

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55 ESTÉE LAUDER The legendary beauty company is funding vital research to help doctors understand how to best advise breast cancer patients making decisions after diagnosis.

51 FAY RIPLEY The Cold Feet actress on why it was important to introduce a breast cancer storyline into the much-loved series – and how it has saved lives.

63 SOUND ADVICE: SURGERY Breast cancer surgeon and Future Dreams Ambassador Joanna Franks on her mission to smash the stigma that it’s vain to worry about your post-op body.

59 DANIELLE LIVESEY After a life-changing diagnosis, Danielle was determined not to let life slip by. So she reinvented herself and is now enlisting the help of a global star to raise awareness.

69 CANCER: ONE CONDITION,

TWO PERSPECTIVES Oshi Abeyakoon examines the difference between Eastern and Western approaches to cancer – and wonders if there’s a way to have the best of both worlds.

107 BILLIE BACALL A double tragedy would have reduced most people to life in the shadows. Billie Bacall is shining a light on the suffering of others and helping them find a way forward.

77 HAIR LOSS PREVENTION A £1 million project is researching new ways to prevent hair loss after chemotherapy. Plus the donation of a cooling cap machine to a hospital in need.

81 COLD CAP CREATORS How one family’s bereavement led to the creation of the world’s leading cold cap machines – and how they remember their lost loved one every single day.

99 SARAH FOGEL TATTOO If you didn’t know better, you would never believe the nipples on this page had been tattooed on – introducing the amazing work of Sarah Fogel.

125 LYNN RAE How her own breast cancer journey led her to a new massage career – and a way to help others having treatment.

113 JEANY CRONK: DREAMING OF PROVENCE Not everyone has the courage to change their lives and start again in a strange country to make their family’s life happier.

Jeany Cronk on her biggest decision.

LIFESTYLE 101 SELF CARE CO After suffering from crippling anxiety, Nicole de Leiburne discovered a way to help herself – and others. She tells how her candle company is supporting Future Dreams.

105 LIHA Liha Okunniwa on the skincare company that is making a difference by raising funds for our charity and awareness of breast cancer in the black community.

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109 YVONNE ELLEN The celebrated queen of ceramics has designed a set of mugs for Future Dreams with the message Hello Gorgeous. She tells us why the cause is important to her.

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Hannah Waddingham and Emma Moore perform These Dreams of Ours at A Decade of Dreams

127 HOW TO SPEND IT From fragrant bouquets to glamorous jewellery and fabulous body scrubs, there’s a product for you – and each one raises money for Future Dreams.

FUNDRAISING 35 A DECADE OF DREAMS It was a night that none of us will ever forget.

Discover how the passion of one man – and a host of stage and screen stars – helped raise the roof at the London Palladium.

117 C ATWALK STARS Our breast cancer volunteers were strutting their stuff to swell the FD funds and, in their gorgeous Lili Grace designs, they could not have looked more glamorous.

119 FIGHT NIGHT: ROUND THREE With pink gloves raised, this raucous night was filled with white collar boxing, auctions, cheer and FD supporters raising an incredible £485,000.

123 GOLF DAY Our awesome golfers turn the greens pink, over two amazing golf days, raising £55,000 for Future Dreams.

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BEAUTY 85 TREVOR SORBIE Hairdressing superstar Trevor Sorbie understands what it means to a woman to lose her hair – and he is determined to do something about it.

91 AP WIGS Celebrity wigmaker Ali Pirzadeh is used to advising the showbiz set how to look glamorous in a hair piece. Now he’s helping breast cancer patients too.

95 RAISE A BROW Beauty director of the Sunday Times’ Style magazine, Sarah Jossel on the best products and treatments to go for when chemo makes you lose your brows.

SUPPORT 45 MEET TITTY GRITTY TV executive Helen Addis was determined to use humour to help her through her own breast cancer journey. And now she’s hit on a way to encourage others to self-check.

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195 LUNCH & LEARN Knowledge is power. Here’s how to sign up for our new workplace lunchtime sessions, where you can find answers for every single breast cancer question you ever had.

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198 FLAT FRIENDS Introducing the UK’s only charity to support women who have had, or are facing, mastectomy without reconstructive surgery.

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If you’d have met Future Dreams founders Sylvie and Danielle you would know they radiated power, warmth and positivity. Being with them was like spending time outside on a glorious summer’s day. This year, it has felt like we have had some of that sunshine in our hearts, with so many amazing collaborations, events and partnerships.

I never fail to be amazed at the generosity and kindness of the people I meet as a trustee of the charity.

One of our highlights this year has been the launch of our fourth swimwear collection, designed by our special ambassador and designer to the stars, Melissa Odabash. We celebrated its arrival at the AllBright private members’ club for women, alongside our brand partners, Amoena. This collection of post-surgery bikinis and one pieces was modelled by Vera Ora, a breast cancer survivor, medic and mum. Vera is not used to the spotlight – unlike her famous daughter Rita, who recorded a very moving video paying tribute to her mum’s courage during her breast cancer journey.

Vera was a natural in front of the lens, to such an extent you will have seen her on the cover of this magazine with Jacquie Beltrao, Amanda Hanison and Merline Small (all breast cancer Melissa and her models at the survivors) modelling next year’s range. We are swimwear photoshoot thrilled to have Vera’s support as our new Ambassador and look forward to telling you more about this new collection in coming months.

We also held our third Future Dreams boxing event, Fight Night 3, with six bouts of white-collared battles between both men and women, all stepping into the ring to beat breast cancer. We smashed our fundraising target, raising nearly £500k, and we’re now busy signing up our new volunteer boxers for Fight Night 4, to be held next March.

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Editors

LETTER I think our happiest event to date took place thanks to our Ambassadors and fashion gurus, Sasha and Linda from Lili Grace Boutique. Their first catwalk show in aid of Future Dreams back in 2016 was a huge success and they wanted to do it all over again. Both women and men – all with their own experiences of cancer – took to the catwalk with a united mission, to enjoy every moment in the spotlight, raise awareness and money for pioneering equipment to help breast cancer diagnosis at the earliest stage. The £80,000 raised will go towards the new hyper-polarised, state-of-theart MRI unit at UCLH. This magazine is sprinkled with inspiring and uplifting stories and I do hope you enjoy them. Each feature is handpicked by our magazine team with a strict Future Our models enjoyed every Dreams criteria: positivity and hope. My personal favourite is moment in the spotlight the Paxman family story and our joint cold cap launch at The North Middlesex hospital. It was a very special day and we’ve already had great feedback from the women who now have a chance of keeping their hair while undergoing chemotherapy.

Last year we announced we had found the site for Future Dreams House, home of London’s Breast Cancer Haven in Kings Cross. This year we can proudly share that the doors will open in Autumn 2020 and that 1,200 women and their families will cross the threshold in the first year.

We would be unable to achieve this landmark project without the generous and unconditional support of all our event guests, Future Dreams Ambassadors, loyal and new donors of precious time, expertise and finances and our corporate sponsors.

Thank you. Together we are making a difference to those touched by breast cancer.

Sam Jacobs – Future Dreams Magazine Editor

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FUTURE DREAMS MAGAZINE DESIGN AND PRODUCTION TWO BOYS Jamie Brown Connie Beddow Nicola Jessop Tony Van Colle

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CONTRIBUTORS LOUISE COURT Louise became involved after hearing the stories of Future Dreams’ founders Danielle and Sylvie. ‘As an editor and journalist I have worked with many charities but the fact that I have witnessed too many friends fighting this cruel disease meant I wanted to do more with FD. The dream is to ensure nobody goes through this alone – spreading the word feels like the least I can do.’

JODI MEYERSTONE ‘I’ve worked in PR for over 13 years but when the opportunity arose to join Future Dreams I knew I’d never look back. The past two years have opened my eyes to so many incredible people. Although I never met Danielle and Sylvie, they truly inspired me and I want to help continue their legacy.’

MICHELLE HATHER ‘It’s been almost 10 years since my own treatment for breast cancer and I’m very grateful to still be here! As a journalist, helping to produce this magazine is one small way to say thank you to those friends and members of the medical profession who saw me through the experience.’

WENDY CARRIG 'Being surrounded by women with such positivity and commitment is completely uplifting and makes you believe Future Dreams will make a difference,' says Wendy, who was the perfect choice to shoot our swimwear story. Wendy says her work has to have 'belief, emotion and hopefully move people too'.

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Future Dreams is a charity helping women diagnosed with breast cancer to step beyond their diagnosis and move forwards with their lives.  Future Dreams aims to help all women touched by breast cancer and ensure that nobody should have to face this illness on their own.

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future dreams FUTURE DREAMS RAISES VITAL FUNDS FOR BREAST C ANCER SUPPORT, AWARENESS AND RESEARCH Future Dreams has been working hard with Breast Cancer Haven to open Future Dreams House in Central London in 2020. We have also been partnering with Breast Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Now to raise awareness and funds to help them achieve their aim that, by 2050, everyone who develops breast cancer lives – and is supported to live well.

We are very proud to collaborate with Breast Cancer Haven which is the UK’s leading charity specialising in vital practical, emotional and physical suppor t for anyone affected by the illness. Future Dreams House in Kings Cross will be the new home for Breast Cancer Haven in London. It will offer even more women and their family’s access to complimentary services addressing the many side-effects of a breast cancer diagnosis.

In the meantime, we have been funding a weekly Breast Cancer Haven Outreach Service offering those core services to women at The Whittington Hospital, Archway every Friday.

‘My oncologist encouraged me to use the Outreach Services. The support group was very helpful and being with other people who know what you are going through is very important. No one is judging you, only helping you’ – Gisele, Outreach Support visitor.

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Other exciting news for next year is that Future Dreams will be launching our first service in the community. Breast cancer awareness, encouraging women to check themselves so they can get early diagnosis has always been one of our priorities. The Future Dreams complimentary Lunch & Learn sessions will take the stigma away from self-checking by encouraging and explaining the importance of checking your breasts and knowing the changes to look for. They will be held in workplaces and will show how important it is to discuss health issues in corporate and business life. It is a great opportunity for companies to show they care and the sessions will be both informative and entertaining.

We are thrilled to be working with The Titty Gritty, otherwise known as Helen Addis who is head of Features for the Lorraine Show and was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. She has launched a brilliant awareness campaign called Change and Check, see page 45, which Future Dreams is suppor ting. It encourages women to check themselves when they are in changing rooms in gyms or out shopping.

In turn Helen will be joining us at some of our Lunch & Learn events, bringing her fabulous sense of humour to the proceedings.

If you would like us to come to your workplace please contact amanda@futuredreams.org.uk or kari@futuredreams.org.uk

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NIKKI TIBBLES Wild At Heart

PHANELLA MAYALL FINE Executive coach

LOUISE COURT Media consultant and journalist

MELISSA ODABASH Swimwear designer ‘Understanding the effects of breast cancer and the vulnerability that women can feel when affected, I have collaborated with Future Dreams for the last five years and designed exclusive swimwear for women to empower themselves to feel good and confident about themselves post surgery.’

NINA MAE FOWLER Artist and journalist

SUSAN GERRARD CEO

STUART SWEETING Artistic director ‘I am honoured and proud to be an Ambassador for Future Dreams, a charity very close to my heart. I feel truly blessed to have had Sylvie and Danielle in my life and I know their legacy will live on for ever.’

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SASHA HARALAMBOUS AND LINDA MARKS Lili Grace

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NIKKI GEWIRTZ MBE Founder Lola Rose jewellery ‘Since 2008, my relationship and work with Future Dreams has continued to grow stronger. It is such a vital cause that is close to my heart, and my special memories of Sylvie and Danielle compound my commitment to the charity.’

PAUL TOEMAN Photographer

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KELLY HOPPEN MBE Interior designer

ARLENE PHILLIPS CBE Choreographer

PATSY KENSIT Actress

MELISSA HEMSLEY Cookbook author ‘The Future Dreams family are some of the most kind, energetic, inspiring and loving people I’ve ever had the pleasure to meet. They are real go-getters, they make things happen for others and they are committed to constantly raising awareness and giving care to those who need it the most. I am over the moon to be able to do my part in making this happen.’

GABY ROSLIN Television presenter ‘Sylvie and Danielle stole my heart.

Their love for life and for their families was so deep and they filled everyone’s hearts with love and kindness.’

MELANIE C Songwriter ‘Future Dreams is a dynamic charity with an ambitious challenge to support women through their breast cancer journeys and to raise money for breast cancer support. Together we can achieve something incredible.’

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STEPH HOUGHTON MBE England women’s football captain ‘I have personal experience with my family being affected by cancer and I strongly want to support a cancer charity. That’s why I got in touch with Future Dreams.’

VERA ORA Psychiatrist

HANNAH WADDINGHAM Actress and singer ‘It’s been my absolute pleasure to be involved in the Future Dreams show. Sylvie and Danielle, we will continue the extraordinary work you started with so much love.’

CAMILLA KERSLAKE Singer

NICOLA ADAMS OBE Boxer

JACQUIE BELTRAO Sky News presenter 'The fundraising work that Future Dreams is doing is giving women the opportunity to have a place where they can connect with other people who have been affected by breast cancer and feel safe, knowing that they will be supported through their toughest times.’

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This has been an incredible year for Future Dreams and your much-appreciated donations have allowed us to help breast cancer patients to face their illness. There have been three major highlights that we would love to share with you.

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This year, Future Dreams achieved its long-term goal in finding a perfect location for Future Dreams House, the London home to Breast Cancer Haven. And we’re delighted to say that work has already started to turn the 6,000sq ft site in Kings Cross into the only complementary breast cancer support centre in the capital.

It has been our biggest fundraising drive to date and, with your incredible support, we are hoping to open the doors of our new House in Autumn 2020. We expect at least 1,200 women to find warmth, inspiration, practical help and support in the first year.

We will be committing to funding this for at least a decade.

We are excited to be working together with Breast Cancer Haven, the UK’s leading charity specialising in one-to-one physical, emotional and practical support.

Women and their families will have access to their complementary services during and after their treatment.

Future Dreams House will be a safe space where patients will be supported by clinicians and professionals and be alongside women, and men, going through a similar experience.

Visitors can seek support during and beyond their clinical treatment, and receive free therapeutic and psychological help from professionals working closely with the NHS, private health care, GPs and hospitals. The new location, a few minutes’ from Kings Cross station, will increase visitor numbers by 50 per cent, compared to the previous Haven centre in Fulham.

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Future Dreams is launching its first awareness service – Lunch & Learn. It will focus on employee wellbeing by presenting workplace Lunch & Learn sessions, kicking off in London, before expanding across the country. Our aim is to spread breast cancer awareness and discuss simple and safe selfchecking, reducing any stigma by vocalising and normalising the importance of checking your breasts and knowing the changes to look for.

The presentations will be followed by a Q&A with a member of the team who has been touched by breast cancer. Turn to page 195 to see the signs to look for.

If you feel your company or workforce would benefit from a Lunch & Learn Session, please contact amanda@futuredreams.org.uk and get one booked in, free of charge.

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Future Dreams will always be dedicated to supporting research – especially research into secondary breast cancer, which affected our founders, mother and daughter Sylvie Henry and Danielle Leslie. We are in our final year of funding a pioneering research programme with Dr William Brackenbury for Breast Cancer Now, with whom we have a long-standing relationship.

We committed to funding this lab for three years, starting in 2017, and we are helping Dr Brackenbury and his team to discover more about secondary breast cancer.

Future Dreams has also funded a further research project with UCLH for a dedicated Breast Coil to perform Hyperpolarised imaging, which will allow doctors to examine breast cancers in far greater detail. Some cancers are more active and aggressive than others, so hyperpolarised imaging potentially allows the team to identify the most aggressive cancers earlier on in a patient’s treatment trajectory.

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‘I L OV E BRIGHT COL OURS.T HE RASPBE RRY IS GORGEOUS’ – MERL INE

TAKE THE GENIUS OF THE WORLD’S LEADING LUXURY SWIMWEAR DESIGNER AND FOUR INSPIRING WOMEN READY TO BARE ALL. THE RESULT? FUTURE DREAMS’ NEW GLAMOROUS FUNDRAISER words LOUISE COURT photographs WENDY CARRIG

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We are thrilled to give you an exclusive preview of our fourth Melissa Odabash collection with Amoena, designed specifically for women who have had breast cancer surgery.

Future Dreams is incredibly lucky to have the constant support of Melissa, Hollywood’s swimwear queen. Her new Confidence Collection will be on sale next spring and, like all her previous lines, takes into account the many different challenges women face post treatment.

Melissa wants women wearing her swimwear not to worry about lack of support, scar tissue or discomfort.

Inspired by her sister Jamie, a breast cancer survivor, she has spoken to women with various breast cancer journeys and heard their worries about hitting the beach. The collection is in two key colours – a classic black and a beautiful raspberry blush. It is modelled by Future Dreams supporters, Sky

‘ TRUST ME , YO U CA N W EAR ME LISSA’S DE SIG NS K N OW IN G E VE RYTHING WILL STAY IN P LACE . AND I LOVE T HE B LAC K BIKINI – IT MAKE S ME F EEL LIKE A BOND G IRL’ – J ACQ UI E news broadcaster Jacquie Beltrao, Vera Ora, psychiatrist and mother of pop star Rita, Amanda Hanison who runs our Lunch & Learn programme, and Merline Small, a professional cake maker and school lunchtime supervisor. All four have had very different breast cancer and reconstruction experiences but said the swimwear was extremely comfortable, making them feel body-confident and stylish.

The range, which will retail in stores and online at Amoena, starts at £29 with 20 per cent of profits going to Future Dreams. It can be worn by women who have prosthesis and single and double mastectomies, with and without reconstruction Amoena’s Europe North general manager, Michael Davidsen, said the long-standing three-way relationship

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Melissa Odabash lines up with her Future Dreams models

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Jacquie (left) and Vera causing a ripple in on-trend raspberry

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‘ T HE S W IMS U IT ’ S SO ELEGAN T AN D S T YLIS H. I C AN ’ T WAIT TO HIT T HE B EAC H’ – A MA NDA

has been inspirational. ‘The collaboration between Melissa Odabash, Future Dreams and Amoena, shows what can be accomplished when industry and charities work closely together for an important cause,’ he said.

‘Being able to extend the Amoena Swimwear range with the Confidence Collection, hopefully gives women one less thing to worry about, and even more beautiful choices to help them feel confident and enjoy going to the beach and exercising in the pool. We know that it can be difficult to regain confidence after breast cancer treatment, and having ambassadors with the courage and passion to speak out about their own journey is truly

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inspirational. The collaboration spans many countries and the collection is even available in the Faroe Islands. Together we have raised more than £200,000 for breast cancer research and support, which will continue to benefit women diagnosed with breast cancer in the future.’

F EEL CO N F I DE NT IN COLOUR Emily Bendiksen, Amoena’s senior marketing director, explains the choice of the two key colours.

‘Black and hot pink are going to be very strong next year and they will feature in evening and daywear,’ she says. ‘Black is a luxurious, classical and elegant colour that never goes out of fashion. Raspberry is not just a great contrast to black but if feels very summery, like raspberry ripple ice cream.’

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‘A F TE R BRE AST CA N C E R, IT’S SO I M P ORTANT TO HAV E SWIMWE AR YOU TRU ST. TH IS SWI MSU IT LE TS M E MOVE WITH CONFIDE NCE ’ – VERA

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TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY

A DECADE

of Dreams A PACKED HOUSE AT LONDON’S FAMOUS PALLADIUM THEATRE, PLUS AN INCREDIBLE LINE-UP OF STARS, RAISED £750,000 FOR FUTURE DREAMS...

THANKS TO ONE MAN AND INCREDIBLE TEAMWORK photographs PAUL TOEMAN

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As the house lights in the London Palladium came on, the applause died down and the voices of the audience buzzed with everything they had just seen on stage, Stuart Sweeting could finally breathe.

As artistic director, Stuart was the driving force behind last year’s starstudded A Decade of Dreams, raising £750,000 and marking 10 years of Future Dreams’ inspired charity work.

While Stuart would be the first to insist it was down to team work and a shared vision to help support those diagnosed with breast cancer, he was the person responsible for ensuring 20 amazing acts hit the stage with memorable performances that came as much from the heart as their professional heads.

A Decade of Dreams was the most ambitious production Future Dreams had ever staged. It starred Paloma Faith, All Saints and Melanie C, performing alongside West End stars Bonnie Langford, Alexandra Burke, Duncan James and the casts of Dreamgirls, Mamma Mia! and Chicago. The show, in September last

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year, was hosted by Ben Shephard and Gaby Roslin, with Victoria Derbyshire, Patsy Kensit and Edith Bowman sharing presenting duties.

Comic Jon Culshaw, classical ballet dancers from the Royal Ballet and ventriloquist Paul Zerdin also shared the impressive bill. Kylie, Cuba Gooding Jr and Dame Judi Dench pledged messages of support while Jennifer Saunders and Harriet Thorpe had the audience in stitches introducing the absolutely fabulous drag queen La Voix. Finally, a choir of breast cancer survivors sent goosebumps around the auditorium with a moving version of Over The Rainbow, led by classical singer Camilla Kerslake, whose mother was in the choir.

Stuart, an acclaimed West End dancer, choreographer and artistic director who also spent a season at the RSC (Royal Shakespeare Company), was determined to create a true variety show fit for one of the world’s best-loved theatres.

He first worked with the charity’s founders Sylvie and Danielle at their summer dance schools and couldn’t say no when they first asked him, back in 2008, to help turn their ambitious vision of a West End extravaganza into reality. Sylvie and Danielle wanted to take over the Savoy Theatre, showcasing a variety of talent to raise money for their newly-established charity, which at that point had only £100 to its name.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Amy Leslie, daughter of Future Dreams founder Danielle Leslie; Bonnie Langford and friends take to the stage; Hannah Waddingham performs her moving duet with Emma Moore; the cast of Dreamgirls; ventriloquist Paul Zerdin and impressionist Jon Culshaw bring laughter to the Palladium; Stuart Sweeting, artistic director with Ian Townsend, musical director

‘They told me, 'We want to put on a variety show but we have no money to do it!’ says Stuart. 'This was in February and the show was to be held in November – which left just eight months to do it all.

‘I thought 'Am I mad?' I was terrified that people wouldn’t turn up but not one person dropped out.

We raised £300,000 and people like Kylie, Ant & Dec, Denise van Outen and Cat Deeley all supported the show. It was Sylvie and Danielle’s

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passion and they put their trust in me so I couldn’t let them down.’

Two more successful and emotional shows followed and then, six years later, Stuart was asked to create A Decade of Dreams. His first reaction was to decline.

‘I said no, then no again,’ he recalls. ‘Since we had last worked together, Sylvie and Danielle had both passed away and I asked myself, could I really do it again?’

‘EVERY ACT WE WISHED FOR WE GOT. IT FELT LIKE SYLVIE AND DANIELLE WERE WITH US, GUIDING US ON OUR JOURNEY. THE SHOW BECAME BIGGER THAN WE EVER IMAGINED’

The deciding factor was having his husband, musical director Ian Townsend whose credits include Chicago, Barnum, Mary Poppins and Jerry Springer The Opera, agreeing to do the project by his side.

Working with trustee Sam Jacobs, they dedicated the next 18 months to persuading top talent to put themselves in their hands, with minimum rehearsal time and no fees.

Stuart called in help from long-time

ABOVE: Mel C brings girl power to proceedings, while (RIGHT) Duncan James and the Chicago cast jazz it up

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collaborators Arlene Philips and fellow choreographer Anthony Van Laast.

support the charity and sadly they all know people who have had breast cancer.

‘We needed to have the trust of the performers and their managers,’ says Stuart. ‘We knew we couldn’t let any of them down and that we had to ensure they would be able to do a performance they would be proud of.

‘At 6pm the night before the show one of the musicians dropped out. We managed to replace him and then Ian and I just looked at each other and said 'We can’t do any more'. We just had to hope that everyone else would turn up – and they did! It was incredible.

‘The band was made up of brilliant musicians, but they didn’t have a chance to play together until the day. Each performer had just one 20-minute rehearsal to get a feel of the stage, to work with the orchestra.

‘In the end the stars turned up to do it because they wanted to

‘My highlight was the duet, These Dreams Of Ours, between Hannah Waddingham and Emma Moore, with lyrics written by 11-year-old Jasmine Fine, who lost her mum to breast cancer. To hear it sung by them in the setting of the Palladium was amazing.

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‘For the previous 18 months we honestly had felt guided in everything we did by Sylvie and Danielle. It felt like they were on the journey with us.

‘Every act we wished for we got.

From the Dreamgirls cast to the Royal Ballet performing Romeo And Juliet. Afterwards we felt very proud.

It became bigger than we could ever have imagined.

‘As the curtain came down Ian and I just hugged each other and cried. I had watched the show from the wings and I just ran onstage.

His suit was drenched from the performance but I was so proud of him. It was the first time we had worked together and we didn’t know if it would work, but we didn’t

have one conflict. There were lots of late nights but no cross words. I respect his opinion and expertise.

For a year and a half every Sunday we had been immersed in Future Dreams. And although Ian had never met Sylvie and Danielle, he now says he feels he knows them.’

So what is next? ‘On 19th November 2020, we are holding a gala at London’s Roundhouse and it will be more ambitious than anything we have ever done!’

Any clues? ‘Support is a key thing Future Dreams offers to women, and men who are diagnosed, and to their families. This show will say thank you to all the people who have supported the charity. Make a date in your diary now.’

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FUTUREDREAMS PRESENTS

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HELEN ADDIS

ME ET

TittyGritty INTRODUCING THE WOMAN MARCHING INTO CHANGING ROOMS TO SAVE LIVES...

AND HAVING A FEW LAUGHS ALONG THE WAY

Encouraging women to check their boobs is a challenge. We all know we should do it, but how many of us make it a priority?

Helen Addis, head of features on ITV’s Lorraine show and a 40-yearold mum of three, is on a mission to change that – and she has a very personal reason for doing so.

It all started the morning she was rushing to get ready for work and spilt body moisturiser down her front. Running her hand across her skin to wipe away the lotion, she found a lump in her right breast.

‘The lump was sitting smugly about 2in below my nipple and was the size and shape of a chickpea,’ she recalls. ‘I couldn’t stop feeling it.’ Helen went on to be diagnosed with grade 3 breast cancer, but she

is forever grateful that she found it when she did. It made her think about the women who could be missing out on diagnosis, leaving treatment until it was too late.

‘I met someone early on in my breast cancer journey who didn’t go to the doctor as quickly as I did and her outlook is very different,’ she says.

‘It is so important to find it early and report it. Too many women don’t do anything immediately – they don’t make themselves a priority.

‘I began banging on to friends and family that they had to check themselves. But many of them said 'I can’t bear to touch my boobs' or 'there is never a good time'.

‘I asked myself, when is a good time? Then it came to me – when

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‘For each of my chemo rounds I invited different groups of friends for gossip, games and snacks,’ says Helen. ‘Doing something stupid put them at ease.’

you’re in a changing room. Whether it’s in a shop or the gym, you’re stripped off, you’re looking at yourself, you have a few moments and there’s nobody around.’

Helen, whose blog about her cancer journey is called The Titty Gritty, devised a plan to put Change & Check reminder stickers in as many of the UK’s changing rooms as possible. The idea was immediately backed by her bosses and friends on Lorraine and a growing number of retailers and gym chains are now on board. ‘I have always tried to see the funny side of life,’ says Helen.

‘HUMOUR MADE ME LOOK AT THE POSITIVES . LIFE’S TOO SHORT NOT TO HAVE A SMILE ON IT!’ ‘I’ve also found that it helps to get the message across without people feeling sorry for me. Plus, life is too short not to have a smile on it!

‘Humour has made me look at the positives in my situation. I did something called Come Chemo With Me during my treatment, where I invited a different lot of friends to each of my 16 chemo rounds. I asked them to bring a prop, some gossip, a game and snacks. I then rated them,

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Come Dine With Me style like on the TV show, on how good a chemo buddy they were. I found it put them at ease to do something stupid while I was sometimes in a lot of pain.’

Her persistence has engaged political support, with interest from the former PM Theresa May, who was introduced to the campaign by MP Craig Tracey. This month Helen is holding a parliamentary launch, with MPs invited to join the cause. ‘I’ll ask them to get on board and to rally their constituencies,’ she says. ‘The hope is it’s rolled out to council-run businesses and independent shops.’

Which is where Future Dreams comes in. We are thrilled to be

funding thousands of stickers to help Helen spread the word.

We are also working with Helen on a series of Lunch And Learn events, in which her team will visit big businesses to remind female employees of the importance of checking their boobs and to hand out Change & Check stickers for the company loos and changing rooms.

The lively lunchtime sessions will be a chance to chat about all things breast cancer and boobs in an easy, non-scary way.

If you want a Lunch And Learn free session at your place of work, contact Amanda@futuredreams.org.uk

‘BEING BREAST AWARE COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE,’ SAYS LORRAINE KELLY, HELEN’S FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE ‘Of course, our boobs are all different. What is normal for you might not be normal for me. And that’s partly why the medical advice on how to look out for the signs of breast cancer has now changed, which is something we hope to highlight.

Doctors used to advise women to check their breasts once a month, but they don’t do that any more. Doctors can offer the best treatment, and you can try to stay healthy and positive, but being breast aware and catching the disease early is vital.

It’s something we can do to protect ourselves. As Helen says, 'In the time it takes to try on a top or bra, you could have a feel of your breasts, and take a little look.' Just doing that could save your life.’

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‘WHEN LIFE TAKES YOUR RIGHT BOOB AND DROPS THE CANCER BOMB ON FAMILY LIFE’ From funny tales about her children, to the effects of chemo on her sex life, Helen covers it all in her brilliantly witty and inspiring blog, The Titty Gritty. Here’s an excerpt...

4 May, 2018 DEAR BREAST CANCER, So you decided to rock up 10 days ago and, while you initially shook my world, you brought the gift of overwhelming love and life for which I will always be eternally grateful.

I’d normally be rushing to work and taking the kids to their clubs but you put that on hold. This week you’ve brought me mammograms, biopsies, MRI scans, radioactive injections and today surgery – but you also brought me perspective.

Now I wake up and look out the window. I haven’t rushed anywhere. In fact I’ve slowed right down and savoured every step while holding the hands of those closest to me. You’ve made me realise that it’s OK to spend an hour seeing how many Barbie outfits one can make out of kitchen roll (it’s quite a few if you’ve got the robust stuff) and it’s OK to do the floss at high speed with your kids while waiting to pay for said kitchen roll.

While I’ll not be sorry to see you go, I can’t help but feel some gratitude that you’ve opened my eyes to life and to love in a new shiny way.

Oh, and don’t bother calling into see any of my family and friends. I’d give my right boob to tell them what you’ve taught me – in fact that’s what I’ve done (who needs two anyway). I hope they all read this and that they hold everyone around them a little closer, do the floss dance if they so desire and check themselves for any signs of you. Thank you for stopping by to show me that my life is ace. Now bugger off.

Find Helen at www.thetittygritty.com or follow her on Instagram @thetittygritty

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Jenny’s story

HAS SAVED LIVES INTRODUCING A BREAST CANCER STORYLINE INTO A HIT SHOW LIKE COLD FEET WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE TOUGH. BUT, SAYS ACTRESS FAY RIPLEY, THE PUBLIC’S AMAZING REACTION HAS SURPRISED EVERYONE... photographs Nicky Johnson/Big Talk/ITV

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As bold-as-brass Jenny in Cold Feet, Fay Ripley knew she had to play the role of a woman diagnosed with breast cancer in an authentic way.

But she was also very aware that she had a huge responsibility to make every part of her character’s journey as realistic as possible for all the women, and their families, watching the show for whom it was a reality.

‘Unfortunately it is the one storyline women my age don’t have to research,’ she admits. ‘The odds are you are pretty much surrounded by people who are going through, or have been through, their version of it.

‘When the scriptwriters said 'Will you do this?' I had some reservations, but I had lots of real-life stories to draw on. I had been holding people’s hands for a while. My main role was not to let anyone down, to do the storyline justice and be truthful.

‘You can’t tell everyone’s story as each person’s treatment and reaction is different. I knew I would get some backlash but for the most part we seem to have been able to tell the story with enough truth.’

To make sure of this, the show’s makers consulted doctors, nurses, patients and the charity Breast Cancer Care. The experts advised on set during filming to make sure the storyline was as accurate as possible.

‘There was criticism that Cold Feet is

meant to be about entertainment,’ says Fay. ‘But there was a point of view saying, how can we ignore it in a bunch of people who are in their fifties? Cold Feet is not a documentary but at the same time we can’t pretend we are living in a Disneyland.

‘I felt it was alright to tackle it as long as we did it with truth, heart and humour, in the way all the people I know are trying to do in real life.’

For years, Fay has been recognised while in supermarkets and walking down the street. Before, people would say hello, or ask for a quick selfie. But this role has changed the way they react.

‘People would say they, or their mum or their sister, had breast cancer and the storyline meant so much to them. You can’t then just smile and say yes and wave goodbye. I would ask how they were and it all became much more relatable,’ she says.

‘The thing I hadn’t thought about was that by doing a storyline on a show like Cold Feet it could literally save lives. I heard that in certain areas of the country, multiple breast cancer clinics had a 300 per cent increase in people having checks.

‘Most of the time the jobs I do make somebody giggle. One woman literally told me, 'You saved my life'.

She was going in for treatment because the lump had been found

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in good time. Of course, when someone says something like that, it makes me very glad I did it.’

There was some public criticism from viewers who were surprised that Jenny did not immediately tell her husband Pete or her friends about her diagnosis.

‘But then a lot of people said they didn’t tell their partner or friends for ages, too,’ says Fay. And she has had a mixed reaction from her own friends.

The Cold Feet cast. ‘How can we ignore cancer in people in their fifties?’ asks Fay

‘A couple didn’t watch the show because it was too close to their treatment. They have said they will, but have to take their time. It is too painful for them. At the moment they want to watch football, anything but a cancer storyline,’ says Fay.

felt awful as I didn’t want to upset her but she did say some of it was exactly her story. Some bits weren’t, but she felt it was a recognisable truth. I felt so relieved as the last thing I wanted to do was to let her or anyone else down.’

‘Other women in my life really wanted to watch it because they wanted a version of their story to be told. They felt there were things in the show that they hadn’t quite said to their partners and felt they could use how the programme dealt with it to have that discussion.’

As to what happens next – filming started last month for the ninth series which will be broadcast in 2020.

Fay had a particular much-loved person who inspired her to tell Jenny’s story with warmth, integrity and honesty.

‘She has breast cancer and it was hard for her to watch,’ she says. ‘I felt really bad but she felt she had to see it and she would ring me in tears. I

Creator Mike Bullen said: 'I think we were overwhelmed by the amazing response to the latest series.

Jenny’s cancer in particular seemed to touch a nerve with viewers.'

Fay, who is sworn to secrecy said: ‘Normally there is a time lapse in the show as it has been going for so many years but I think people want to know what happens next without it jumping forward. It is, after all, such an important storyline.’

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Hopefully you’ll never need us

But if you do, it’s comforting to know that at The Wellington Hospital’s one stop breast care unit you can have: • • •

a breast examination appropriating imaging, and results all in a single visit

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T H E E S T É E L A U D E R C O M PA N I E S

Doctors

M UST R E M EMB ER H O W MUCH WE DON’T KNOW MEDICS ARE BEING HELPED TO COMMUNICATE BETTER WITH THEIR PATIENTS, THANKS TO RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE BREAST CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION AND THE ESTÉE LAUDER COMPANIES

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We all know the importance of the Pink Ribbon co-created by Evelyn H. Lauder in 1992 when she founded The Estée Lauder Companies Breast Cancer Campaign.

The Breast Cancer Research Foundation, which was also founded

by Evelyn Lauder, has raised millions of pounds since it was founded in 1993.

One of the projects The Estée Lauder Companies has funded has been looking at how doctors can communicate better with their patients about the risks of cancer recurrence and genetic testing.

‘The advances we’ve made in breast cancer treatment mean more women have a very realistic chance of cure, or of living longer and well with their disease,’ explains Dame Lesley Fallowfield, Professor of Psycho Oncology at Brighton and Sussex Medical School.

‘But perversely, because we’ve had so much amazing research, it’s made discussions about treatment options between patient and doctor extremely complex.’

Dame Lesley specialises in looking at the psychological responses of patients to cancer and its treatments at all stages of the disease.

‘Over the last few years we have developed two really major educational programmes to help doctors when they are discussing with breast cancer patients treatments designed to prevent recurrence, and options for people who carry the BRCA1 and 2 cancer genes,’ she explains.

The aim of both programmes is to ensure that patients with breast cancer understand the benefits, risks and harms

of treatments being offered. Patients’ initial reactions to either having breast cancer or knowing they carry a breast cancer gene may be to opt for the most extreme surgery and aggressive treatments to ‘be on the safe side’. But not all patients need chemotherapy and it’s important that doctors know the best way of explaining that.

‘Women with breast cancer often have to make many decisions within a short space of time,’ says Dame Lesley.

‘What surgery are they going to have?

What about radiotherapy, chemotherapy or hormone therapy? Such discussions

‘BREAST CANCER IS AN EMOTIONAL EMERGENCY. PATIENTS NEED REASSURANCE THAT MORE TREATMENT IS NOT ALWAYS BETTER THAN LESS’ are set against the backdrop of extreme fear and anxiety and, in the context of a life-threatening situation, patients often believe that having all treatments must be best, even though some of the harms can be substantial.’

She believes that if a woman can avoid unnecessary chemotherapy, not only does she escape the associated sideeffects but it means she can return to normal life much faster.

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Elizabeth Hurley discusses changes in the breast cancer field with the Royal Marsden’s Professor Mitch Dowsett

to that, many in the medical profession are so used to talking to other medics and scientists who understand all the terminology they can forget that the average patient may struggle to take it all in.

‘Many of our doctors genuinely try to help their patients understand options but they often fail to get back to the level of naivety about a disease that most patients are approaching it from,’ says Dame Lesley.

Celebrities in the media who have a family history of breast cancer and who opt for double mastectomies have heightened awareness of genetic risks – but this too has sometimes led to misunderstandings.

Dame Lesley cites one of their studies in which a woman who tested positive for the breast cancer gene was told that her chances of getting the disease were one in four. When asked if she understood what that meant for her, she said, ‘I’m the lucky one in my family, I think I will be alright. I have three sisters who

all had breast cancer, so I should be OK.’ Professor Fallowfield’s team always tests its unique training programmes.

The most recently published, recorded 65 UK doctors discussing risk of cancer recurrence scores and need for chemotherapy with actor/patients before and after the educational courses. The doctors’ communication was significantly better afterwards. The course has since been introduced in Scotland and England and there are plans to roll it out in America and Australia.

‘Breast cancer diagnosis is an emotional emergency,’ says Dame Lesley.

‘It is not a medical emergency, it isn’t like a heart attack. You have to treat the emotional emergency and calm the patient down – their future is not going to be compromised by waiting a week.

‘But we understand that many feel more treatment must be better than less and anxious patients can’t bear to wait.

‘Patients need to be helped to learn how best they can use that time.’

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THE EST ÉE L AUDER COMPANIE S ME SSAGE : ‘HO PE F O R A C URE UNITE S US ALL’ The Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland (ELC) has been a big supporter of Future Dreams and the vision to build the Future Dreams House in central London, but the work to eradicate the disease and fund vital research is global. To date, The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign has raised more than £65 million ($79 million) to support research, education and medical services, with more than £54 million ($65 million) funding 260 Breast Cancer Research Foundation medical research grants around the world. This year’s global message is ‘Hope for a cure unites us all’. In the UK, the company is this year aiming

to encourage young women to make a habit of checking their breasts from an early age. A survey of over 2,000 women found that 1 in 5 women aged 18-39 had never checked themselves. For many it was because they were scared or weren’t quite sure what they should be checking for. Some were also embarrassed to do so.

As a result, ELC UK & Ireland has produced a self-check guide that will be available on beauty counters across the region from October 1st.

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WO RK I N G TO STOP BRE AST C A N C ER RE CURRING Breast Cancer Research Foundation and The Estée Lauder Companies have supported and funded the research of UK Profs.

Ian Smith and Mitch Dowsett, who work at the Royal Marsden Hospital and Institute of Cancer Research for 14 years.

They are studying cancers that require oestrogen to grow – oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancers. These are the most frequently diagnosed type of breast cancer and respond well to therapies that block growth-promoting effects of oestrogen.

Some patients have a resistance to this endocrine therapy, which is a significant clinical challenge, and is often the cause of cancer recurrence and breast cancer deaths. Profs Smith and Dowsett are researching why this is and how to prevent it.

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DANIELLE LIVESEY

‘ BREAST CA NC E R MADE M E

lose my fear’

IT WAS ONLY AFTER HER CANCER DIAGNOSIS THAT DANIELLE LIVESEY FELT BRAVE ENOUGH TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. A DECADE ON, SHE’S COUNTING HER BLESSINGS – WHILE MANAGING THE CAREER OF MUSIC SUPERSTAR JACK SAVORETTI

‘I know it is a difficult and, for some people, a surprising thing to say, but I truly believe cancer is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. Everyone’s experience of breast cancer is different. Mine was extraordinarily positive. For me it was a gift. I don’t want to be disrespectful or insensitive to people who have had other journeys as I know that I was incredibly lucky – I was diagnosed early, I have an amazing surgeon and I responded to treatment. But for those people who hear the words and are terrified and assume

the worst outcome, I want you to know that I came through the other side and it helped me lose my fear about life and failure.

‘I used to be afraid of everything but having faced cancer and what could have been, I can honestly say that not much scares me these days.

‘Cancer inspired me to change things radically. Life is short and it stopped me sweating the small stuff.

It stopped me being scared – living in fear is like being trapped in a pair of handcuffs. Now I try to make the most of every day and to be happy with who I am as a person. Breast cancer was 100 per cent the trigger that made me change my life.

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‘The desire for change started when I hit 40 and before I was ill.

‘I’d reached a point in my life when I wanted to do something different. I’d had my first child when I was 25. I was working in the fashion business before I became a mum but decided to do an interior design course when I was pregnant with my second daughter.

‘I worked during school hours and term times but the work didn’t excite me all that much and I felt I was going in a direction that just wasn’t me.

in my twenties and I’d always had regular check-ups ever since, so I immediately phoned my doctor.

I had quite lumpy breasts so it was quite hard to do breast checks but two days later I was in hospital diagnosed with stage two, grade two, breast cancer.

‘I had a quadrantectomy, which is a partial mastectomy, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy and was then put on tamoxifen.

‘Just after diagnosis, I had a call from Future Dreams founder Danielle Leslie. Her husband Spencer

‘FOR THOSE WHO ARE TERRIFIED AND ASSUME THE WORST OUTCOME, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I CAME THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE’ ‘I had always wanted quite a big career but I was 17 when I met my husband and I felt that, so far, I was yet to really fulfil myself. At the same time, I started to feel really tired and under par with a bad virus that I couldn’t shake.

‘Then one night I went to bed and woke up at about 5am with what sounded like a man’s voice telling me I had cancer. I know it sounds strange but it felt very real.

Looking back, I now wonder if it was my subconscious talking to me.

‘The next morning, I sort of fell out of bed with my hand on my breast and it felt like I could feel a pebble. I’d had a breast cyst

and I had been friends since we were 11 years old. Danielle had been diagnosed and gone through the treatment and she spoke to both me and my husband. She was absolutely amazing. She just picked us up and talked us through everything, she was wonderful.

‘Danielle made us both feel so much better about what we were facing.

‘My work with Jack Savoretti came about once I had recovered.

We had met a couple of years earlier after working on a project to bring together young people from different communities, inspired by the issues in the Middle East.

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‘Jack and I are very like-minded,’ says Danielle

‘We stayed in touch and were talking one day when he said he was in a difficult place with his management and career. I am good at getting things done and we are very like-minded. Jack eventually ended up asking me to manage him, alongside his best friend Niko, who was then his tour manager. ‘I thought 'why not?' What was there to be scared of?

‘I read a book on music management and hired a good music lawyer and away we went. It can be tough being a woman in this industry, but 10 years later, we have just sold out Wembley Arena, had a number one album and been on Good

Morning America. We have all worked really hard to get this success.

‘My life has really changed since I was diagnosed. I know when I was ill it was very hard for my family, and especially my two girls, but it was an opportunity to take a look at things through a new lens and work out exactly what I wanted to change.

‘I didn’t want to be defined by having had cancer and I’m not. Now I am Danielle, who manages Jack Savoretti and other great talents. I feel extremely fortunate.’

Jack Savoretti and Danielle supported Future Dreams with a performance at the Ladies Lunch in October.

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SOUND ADVICE

W HAT E VE RY WOM A N NEE DS TO KN OW A B OUT

breast cancer surgery

TOP BREAST CANCER SURGEON JOANNA FRANKS ON HER MISSION TO SMASH THE STIGMA THAT IT’S VAIN TO WORRY ABOUT YOUR POST-OP BODY words LOUISE COURT

Future Dreams is extremely fortunate to have consultant breast and oncoplastic surgeon Joanna Franks as a trustee to the charity.

Joanna’s working life is dedicated to helping women have the best experience they can in extremely scary and emotionally difficult circumstances.

Her priority is to make women feel as empowered as possible when, alongside life-saving surgery, they are faced with making challenging decisions about their body.

One of a small number of female breast cancer surgeons, she is in a rare position of truly understanding how women feel about the way they look, as well as being an expert in her field.

‘Women think it’s vain to worry

about how their breasts will look after they have had surgery, but it’s not vain, it’s imperative, and it’s up to us as surgeons to empower them to know what choices are available,’ she says.

‘I try to say to women, every cloud has a silver lining. If you have always wanted perkier breasts there is an option to give you that while we are operating on you. If you want, we can carry out reconstructions and symmetry surgery at the same time you are under anaesthetic to remove the cancer.’

Understandably, many women respond to the news of their diagnosis with panic and focus solely on wanting the cancer out of their bodies as quickly as possible. ‘I want women to know if you get diagnosed with breast cancer you can often

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take a deep breath and realise that, for the vast majority of cases, you do not need to be in a hurry to make a decision,’ says Joanna.

‘Women often get in a dreadful panic and don’t take time to think about the long-term consequences of their decisions. It’s important to consider that you will have to live for decades with those choices.

‘There are lots of options and techniques and it’s about helping the patient find what will work best for them. It’s a very personal journey.’

Joanna says that these decisions are as relevant during NHS treatment as they are in the private sector.

‘Every woman should feel confident and safe that the team will look after you and that you all share the same goals for your therapy,’ she says.

‘You may not want to hear the news you are being told, but it’s important you believe it’s the right person telling you. Patients often find it hard to ask questions because they don’t feel they can. The decision must not be made about you, it must be made with you.

‘The woman needs to feel a connection with her surgeon, even if she doesn’t like what we have to say. The news can be unpleasant, but if possible women should feel strengthened by the choices they can make.’

Joanna says that many women don’t know that, at any point, they can ask for symmetry surgery (an operation to

make their breasts look balanced) – when they are first operated on or even decades later.

‘Some women are stuffing things in their bras for decades thinking there is nothing they can do about it,’ she says.

‘Women may not initially want surgeons to operate on the breast that doesn’t have cancer in it but they can change their minds years later.

‘Or their breasts may be symmetrical after surgery, but over time healthy breasts can change due to weight gain and gravity – a healthy breast will change due to hormones in a way that a breast that has had radiotherapy won’t.’

‘WOMEN HAVE BEEN STUFFING THINGS IN THEIR BRAS FOR DECADES THINKING THERE’S NOTHING THEY CAN DO’ ‘Some women go on to get pregnant after treatment, which will change the healthy breast. Some women’s breasts look great when they are 30 but totally different when they are 45. One day they may want to do something to change the way they look.’

Knowledge is power, believes Joanna, and most women want to know what treatments are available, even if they then go on to decide they don’t want to have any of them. ‘Patients often feel better knowing that they don’t want a procedure they have been told about

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rather than always thinking ‘What if?’

A choice of surgery is therefore so important.’

Joanna chooses to remove tumours from the breast by making the incision around the edge of the nipple on the pigmented skin and going into the breast that way. It means she can balance breast size rather than simply taking a lump out of one, which can leave scarring and an unsymmetrical appearance.

‘It heals very well and disguises the scar,’ she says. ‘I’m not just talking about young women. Grandmas enjoy taking their grandchildren swimming and of course they want to look like everybody else in the changing rooms.

‘It’s important that these things are treated as very real issues. They are not trivial. I want to help women who have been through breast cancer feel they are back to normal and able to fully enjoy their lives.’

Patients knowing they have the right to a second opinion is another issue close to her heart.

‘If you buy a car insurance you get more than one quote,’ she says. ‘‘It’s crazy that people don’t think they can ask for a second opinion from a surgeon on something as important as breast cancer surgery. Just ask your GP. Your original consultant will send any information across. You may want an opinion from someone else on the team or to see somebody else entirely.

‘Patients need to be educated so that they can ask the important questions. You can always get a second opinion privately or on the NHS and you don’t have to be treated in your local hospital.’

She says she understands that patients, from the moment they are told they have breast cancer, can feel extremely vulnerable.

‘They will be grateful to anybody who says they will be able to help them.’

‘IF YOU BUY CAR INSURANCE YOU LOOK FOR MORE THAN ONE QUOTE. YOU ASK FOR A SECOND OPINION’ Joanna adds, ‘Breast cancer isn’t just one treatment it is a journey and it is vital that patients get time away from the surgeons with the cancer specialist nurse so they can be their advocate and empower them.

‘I am the front face of the team working with patients but we are all working towards the best outcome. The pathologist who analyses the tissue on a slide or under a microscope doesn’t get a bottle of champagne to say thank you but she is the one who makes the allimportant diagnosis from what she sees.

We are a team working with you to give you the best outcome we can.’

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O S H I A B E YA K O O N

AS A DOCTOR WHO HAS HAD FAMILY DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, OSHI ABEYAKOON HAS WITNESSED A REAL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EASTERN AND WESTERN APPROACHES TO THE ILLNESS...

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Oshi Abeyakoon is a consultant radiologist, working at University College Hospital, London. Future Dreams recently jointly funded a breast coil, enabling Dr Oshi and the UCL team to develop a new technique that has the potential to identify aggressive breast cancers and improve future treatment.

‘A cancer cell is like a rude guest at a dinner party who takes over the polite conversation and causes much inconvenience to the host. When the diagnosis of cancer knocks on the door of an individual, their life – and the lives of loved ones – are changed for ever.

‘From a western medical perspective, when cancer cells grow, a person starts to notice symptoms such as a lump, pain, skin changes, fatigue and weight loss. It is often these symptoms that trigger a visit to the GP who will then assess the patient and refer them to the hospital for tests. The results are then discussed in a multidisciplinary meeting, where surgeons, oncologists, radiotherapists, radiologists, pathologists, and cancer nurses make a treatment plan. The principle is to offer the least toxic and disfiguring combination of treatment, based on evidence from the research world.

‘We are increasingly becoming aware that all breast cancers are not the same. Today the spotlight is shifting

to identify aggressive cancers early and avoid over treatment of indolent ones.

As researchers in science and western medicine focus on unravelling the complex web of cancer biology, their findings start to point in the direction of ancient wisdom.

‘From an ancient traditional medicine perspective, for example ayurveda, illness is not an inconvenient foe that one tries to get rid. It is instead a wake-up call that something in one’s life needs rebalancing. One looks not only to heal the body through a combination of getting rid of the symptom, but also realigning the body and its energy flow back to health and vitality.

‘When these two traditions are compared, some differences are thought provoking.

‘A typical GP consultation is 10-20 minutes in length. In ayurveda, an initial consultation is 45 minutes to one hour, minimum. In western medicine the attention paid to the family and social history of a person is a small portion of the medical history. It is centred on the complaint. In ayurveda, the main focus is a detailed enquiry of lifestyle.

‘Prescriptions look different too. A GP prescription is shorter; pills and advice. A typical prescription from an ayurvedic doctor is a few pages long.

It includes detailed energy practices, dietary changes, ayurvedic medicines (which sometimes have to be made

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fresh), and many lifestyle changes to correct the so-called imbalance.

‘Is it possible that the first approach cures the symptom while the latter creates a more profound change to restore wellness? Could the two together be the best option? Often before a patient came to me with cancer, there had been several smaller episodes of ill health and life stresses.

Could the rise of cancer we see in society be related to the increasing pressures of modern life and breakdown of our regulatory mechanisms, such as the immune system?

‘Chronic illnesses such as cancer, arthritis, allergies, diabetes, and heart disease, plague modern society. As we look for solutions for ourselves and our loved ones, how can we create a happy society that feels rested, refreshed, at peace with itself and the environment?

The modern world is a place of change.

The traditional methods of stability known to our grandparents no longer exist. How do we navigate this? I offer the reader my approach, which has also been defined by three loved ones who have walked the journey of cancer.

‘Life is sacred and a gift. If you are reading this and your own life has not been touched with cancer yet, look for ways to increase wellness and happiness.

Don’t struggle through the day in survivor mode. Find a combination of things to make you happy. Spend time in nature and carve out me-time to replenish. Improve your nutrition, value sleep, and cherish your relationships.

‘If cancer has knocked on your door learn about your disease, become an educated patient. Ask yourself what is truly important. Research the treatment options available to you. Focus less on being cured for ever and being afraid of death. Instead, look to live in the present moment better than you did before.

‘A complete medicine looks not only to cure your body but heal and restore mind, body and spirit. The greatest privilege of today is that we have access to information online for free.

‘This is a time to rally the support of loved ones and make the journey together with all the doctors looking after you.

‘Cancer treatment has evolved dramatically. Allow yourself good and bad days. Cancer has a habit of opening up life’s Pandora’s box. In the box: is also the gift of hope. If doubt arises, seek a second opinion and make sure you get the treatment plan that is right for you.

‘If you are now in remission or living with cancer, know that you have a resilience that those who have not had it will never know. You have survived. A big part of surviving is to live without the fear of the disease returning. Let go of that fear. Don’t let cancer occupy every room of your life. Instead, let it be the foundation that gives you the strength to build a life born of experience. Embrace your life – live well.

‘I leave you with a question. What is cancer to you? One thing is certain. It will always teach us.’

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BRCA SISTERS

‘T HE CANC E R GENE THAT

made us sisters’ BREAST CANCER HAS A FUNNY WAY OF CREATING FRIENDSHIPS AND MAKING GROUPS OF WOMEN GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING FEEL LIKE FAMILY...

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Let us introduce you to the BRCA Sisters, who have come together to raise funds for Future Dreams by creating a cinema committee that puts on special screenings. Nicole, Amy, Samantha, Cassie and Gemma are all under 40 and carry the BRCA gene. They tell us about their mission to raise awareness and help others in the same situation.

N ICO L E WO G M A N ‘Finding out whether or not I was a carrier of the BRCA gene was a fundamental part of my existence. My mother was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago and is a BRCA gene carrier from her father, who passed away at a young age from prostate cancer. Her mother also had breast cancer in her early thirties and passed away at the age of 42.

‘My mother, even though she knew she had the gene, chose not to do anything about it. But cancer had other plans. Her hysterectomy came first, due to findings in her ovaries, and then a year on she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

‘I remember her saying to me, my younger brother and sister, 'Please find out if you have this, I don’t want you going through what my parents and I have experienced.'

‘I already had one child from IVF, and I was desperately trying for another.

I worried that if I was a BRCA gene carrier it could throw a spanner in the works, but after five failed rounds of IVF and a miscarriage I just wanted my baby.

‘When I was eventually diagnosed with the BRCA 2 gene I was overcome with emotion but I also felt extremely

privileged. Science has evolved and there’s the option for me to have preventative surgery, unlike my dear grandma. I also now have my darling baby girl, Harper. I’m going to have my double mastectomy soon but I’m not sure I’m ready to remove my ovaries. I may not want to say goodbye to those sleepless nights just yet.’

AM Y GEP P ERT ‘In 2005 my auntie passed away after a 10-year battle with both breast and ovarian cancer.

We later learnt that she was BRCA2 positive but unfortunately preventative surgery was not an option back then.

I first heard of the BRCA gene when I was 29, and pregnant with my first child.

At the time, I had little interest in being tested as my focus was on the imminent arrival of the baby. In truth, I wasn’t ready to know.

‘It wasn’t until after my daughter was born, I realised the importance of finding out my BRCA status, for her above everything. And in June 2017 I received the news that confirmed that I have the BRCA2 gene mutation too.

‘I had an estimated lifetime breast cancer risk of between 45 and 85 per cent and an ovarian cancer risk, estimated between 10 and 30 per cent.

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I felt incredibly guilty for my daughter, as she too now stands a 50 per cent chance of inheriting the gene.

Now, having had time to digest the news, I feel much more confident about my decision to undergo riskreducing breast and ovarian surgery.

I am forever grateful for my auntie, allowing me the opportunity to be in a position to do something about it.

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER! ‘I’m hopeful that, by the time my children are old enough to be tested, medical advances will mean they won’t need to make the same decisions that I am making.

This wouldn’t be possible without organisations like Future Dreams, raising vital funds for awareness, support and life saving research that will benefit families like mine.’

SA M A N T H A W EB B ER ‘I lost my beautiful mum to cancer just over six years ago, and it brought to light that she had the BRCA1 gene, which we later discovered both my sister and I had inherited. As a result, last year I had a preventative double mastectomy. It was the best decision I have ever made. But I wouldn’t have got through it if it wasn’t for the support of my husband, family, friends and Future Dreams family! A truly special group of people who have guided the way for me and

supported me whenever I needed them. I will forever fundraise and raise awareness for this incredibly special charity, and I am sure that as I embark on my next journey of starting a family through IVF they will continue to support me too.’

C AS S I E KR EN D EL ‘In 2010 my mum passed away from ovarian cancer. She was my best friend. Before she died she found out she had the BRCA1 gene which means she had an 85 per cent chance of getting breast cancer and a 45 per cent chance of getting ovarian cancer. She didn’t have this information until it was too late.

‘Last year I found out I too have the BRCA1 gene so I underwent a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. This has dropped my life time risk of getting breast cancer to less than 2 per cent and I feel very lucky. I was able to take action that Mum could not.

‘I feel very lucky to be in this position. The operation went well and I now have nice new boobies – no more postnatal sag. As they say, every cloud has a silver lining.

‘My journey is not quite over as I have been advised to have a hysterectomy to drop my chances of getting ovarian cancer. This scares me and it’s also pushing me to make big decisions but I know the outcome

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will be worth it. Every time I feel low I think of my incredible mum and that gives me my strength.’

G EM M A ISA AC S ‘At age 31, I was diagnosed with triple negative breast cancer.

It was the week of my daughter’s first birthday and my world came crashing down. I had always been a fit and healthy person, and cancer was not in my plan. But sometimes life throws circumstances in our paths and we have to find a way to deal with it.

‘I went through six months of chemotherapy, a double mastectomy,

reconstruction and three weeks of radiotherapy. Ultimately, the experience has taught me that there are ways out the other side and now I want to find a way to take my experience and help others.

‘I was introduced to Future Dreams through the BRCA Sisters, an organisation supporting those diagnosed with BRCA mutations.

I was so moved to hear how they support those with diagnoses, helping to show women they are not alone and that we are stronger together.

‘I am proud to be part of this event and take some of the fear away from Cancer and genetic mutations. ‘

The screening on 2 December will be the remake of Charlie Angels, held at Barnet Everyman and has already sold out. Thanks to the Everyman group who have kindly donated the cinema to FD.We hope to raise £10,000 from the event.

BRCA: THE SC IEN C E B EHIN D THE H EAD LIN ES Cancer is not usually inherited, but some types – mainly breast, ovarian, colorectal and prostate cancer – can be strongly influenced by genes and can run in families, according to NHS UK. BRCA1 and BRCA2 are two examples of genes that raise your cancer risk if they become altered. Having a variant BRCA gene greatly increases a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. This was the reason Angelina Jolie had preventative breast cancer surgery, followed by ovarian cancer surgery. They also increase a man’s chance of developing male breast cancer and prostate cancer.

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HAIR LOSS PREVENTION

C H EMOTH E R A PY’S C RUELLE ST E FFE CT COULD S O O N B E

a thing of the past

ONE IN 12 C ANCER PATIENTS REFUSES CHEMO BEC AUSE THEY DON’T WANT TO LOSE THEIR HAIR. BUT A MAJOR NEW RESEARCH PROJECT IS AIMING TO PUT AN END TO THOSE FEARS

The end of hair loss as a result of chemotherapy could be just a few years away, thanks to research into new perfectly-shaped cold caps engineered using 3d printers. The customised caps are part of a £1m project at Huddersfield University that is also developing a breakthrough lotion to be used before each treatment. The goal is to eliminate hair loss completely, with the products available to the public in five years, after testing and human trials.

Joanna Franks, consultant breast and oncoplastic surgeon at University College Hospital London and Future Dreams trustee, believes the research

will make a huge difference to her patients.

‘The first question many ask about chemotherapy treatment is, 'Will I lose my hair?'’ she says. ‘You feel very vulnerable when you are being treated for breast cancer and to lose your hair is an additional change to how you look and how you feel about yourself. It is how we present ourselves, it is part of our identity, you cannot overestimate its importance. Many patients want to keep things private and it’s crucial to them that they can look as normal as possible and carry on so that others see them as the person they were before

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they became ill,’ she says. ‘Then there are those who want to protect their children from the seriousness of their cancer treatment. I have patients who have never once shown their bald head to their children.’

Claire Paxman, a director of Paxman Scalp Cooling, the company funding the project, believes the desire to prevent hair loss is driven by sanity, not vanity.

‘It is more than simply worrying about how you look. It is psychological and causes stress and depression,’ she says. ‘There are many reasons why patients want to keep their hair. Often it isn’t for them it is for other people.

Some don’t want others to know they

‘ONE PATIENT SAID HER LITTLE GIRL TWIDDLED HER HAIR TO HELP HER SLEEP...

SHE NEEDED TO KEEP AS MUCH OF IT AS SHE COULD’

The cap’s fit is crucial if the coolant is to fully reach the scalp

those of cancer. Hair is the product of the second-fastest dividing cell, and therefore chemotherapy kills the hair follicles, too.

It generally starts to fall out about two weeks after treatment begins and rates vary due to the type of chemotherapy. The research project is aiming for a success rate of 80 per cent by 2020, and ultimately 100 per cent.

‘One lady told us her hair had always been like a comfort blanket for her little girl, who twiddled it to help her fall asleep. She wanted to keep as much of it as she possibly could.’

Cold caps currently come in a variety of set sizes and are either a lightweight silicone cap with liquid coolant passing through to extract heat from the wearer’s scalp or a cap kept in a freezer beforehand. The head needs to be dampened with water to help conduct the low temperature to the scalp.

The university project’s principal investigator, Dr Nik Georgopoulos, says cancer patients lose their hair because chemotherapy targets each of the body’s rapidly dividing cells, including

‘Head shapes differ significantly,’ says Dr Georgopoulos. ‘The shape of the cap is so important for more effective cooling. We want to make sure the cap makes perfect contact.’

are having the treatment because they will look at them differently.

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F U TU R E D R E AMS DON ATES A CO L D C A P M AC HI N E TO THE N O RTH M ID D LE SE X HOSP I TI AL At Future Dreams we understand that hair loss is one of the most traumatic side effects of chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer patients, so we have been working closely with Paxman Cooling Systems to help fund cold cap treatment where it is not available.

Earlier this year we made a joint donation to North Middlesex University Hospital so that it could buy a top-of-the-range dual cooling system machine.

The money will also pay for scalp cooling hats, service and maintenance for five years and vital training for the hospital’s chemotherapy nurses on how to support patients who are using the equipment. Dr Fharat Raja explains: ‘I approached Future Dreams to discuss the funding of a cold cap for patients undergoing chemotherapy at the North Middlesex University Hospital. They were incredibly responsive, immediately understanding the need for patients and the importance of having the option of preserving hair while undergoing chemotherapy. The team jumped into action, making enquires with the Paxman company and negotiating the best package possible.

‘Within just a few short months of that first approach, the cold cap machine was delivered to the hospital. I was so impressed with just how quickly they made it all happen.

Working with Future Dreams has been seamless and straightforward; they are a caring and compassionate team, so enthusiastic and passionate

Dr Fharat Raja with Future Dreams Trustee Joanna Franks at the Cold Cap Launch

about helping others. Both the staff and patients at the North Middlesex hospital are very grateful to Future Dreams for their support and great work.’

Dr Fharat Raja, consultant in medical oncology, North Middlesex Hospital

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‘Everything we do is for our mum’ SUE PAXMAN TESTED ONE OF THE EARLIEST COLD C AP TREATMENTS AND NOW HER FAMILY THINK OF HER EVERY DAY AS THEY WORK WITH C ANCER PATIENTS AROUND THE WORLD...

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Future Dreams’ partnership with Paxman Scalp Cooling, which helps chemotherapy patients keep their hair, is a very special relationship. Both organisations have been built by a family as a tribute to a mother’s love for her children.

Our charity was formed by Sylvie Henry and her daughter Danielle Leslie after they were both diagnosed with breast cancer. They wanted to fund research so that Danielle’s daughter Amy could be kept safe from the disease.

Paxman Cold Caps was formed after Sue Paxman, a 36-year-old mother-of-four, lost her hair after having chemotherapy for breast cancer. Her family wanted to prevent it happening to other patients.

‘I remember it like it was yesterday,’ recalls Claire Paxman, Sue’s only daughter and now director of strategic initiatives at the company.

‘I was 14 when Mum was diagnosed. She had beautiful curly hair and it was a really important part of her identity.

‘She was a phenomenal woman, her whole outlook on life was positive but she was devastated when it fell out.’

It was 1994 and Sue used a very early cold cap system aimed at helping patients keep their hair. It didn’t work.

‘One day she woke up and found so much hair on her pillow she asked me to go into the bathroom with her to help her cut off what was left,’ says Claire.

‘It was a Saturday morning and I got these orange-handled scissors from the kitchen. She was trying to be brave for me and I was trying to be brave for her but we were both crying as I cut it as short as I could.

‘It’s Mum’s legacy,’ says Claire, here with Glenn and Richard

‘Mum was my best friend, I was the only girl with three brothers and I absolutely adored her. But being able to do that for her at such a distressing time brought us even closer – I don’t

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think she would have found it easy to ask my dad or my brothers.

‘It was the first time she had cried during the whole process of diagnosis and treatment. That is why my work, helping women and men in her situation, is so important to me.’

When her mum lost her hair, Claire’s dad Glenn could see how devastated she was and became determined to develop his own version of the cold cap using the family’s already proven refrigeration expertise.

Claire says, ‘I can remember my dad saying, ‘Now Sue, in the interests of research would there be any chance you would wear it?’ and of course she did.’

After years of research and development, Glenn and his brother Neil built the first prototype of the Paxman Scalp Cooling System and the Paxman company was established soon afterwards, following extensive trials and testing.

Today Paxman is the world’s leading manufacturer of cold caps, with more than1,000 systems used in the majority of NHS trusts and private hospitals. They are also distributed to hospitals in over 50 countries worldwide, including the top five cancer sites in the US. The company is very proud to have helped millions of people all over the world to retain their hair during chemotherapy.

While Sue lived to know her husband had invented something incredibly special, sadly she did not see it become the success it is today, with the company run by her son Richard and Claire.

‘We are changing the face of cancer,’ says Claire. ‘Everything we do is patient-centric, it is all in my mum’s memory and it is her legacy. It is more than a job to all our fabulous team.’

In the UK, the cooling system is available in most NHS hospitals but it is a very different situation in America where the company has

launched a fund in collaboration with US not-forprofit organisation HairToStay. It allows mothers living on ultra-low incomes with their children, to access Paxman scalp cooling, free of charge.

The Sue Paxman Fund for Mothers gives two women every month free scalp cooling treatment to retain a degree of control and help them keep their hair during chemotherapy.

Claire’s brother, Richard, now CEO of Paxman, explains: ‘The Sue Paxman Fund for Mothers ensures that women who cannot afford scalp cooling can still access this important treatment.

‘Our whole family knows from personal experience how much of a difference saving her hair made to Sue. This is our way of giving something back.

‘OUR FAMILY KNOWS FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WHAT A DIFFERENCE IT MAKES TO A WOMAN TO SAVE HER HAIR’ ‘We are regularly contacted by mothers who say losing their hair is traumatic not only to them but their children and wider family, as it makes the patient look and feel ill.

‘Scalp cooling offers normality and strength to the whole family. We were thrilled to launch the fund in Mum’s honour.’

About their partnership with Future Dreams, Claire adds, ‘It is such an honour. The important work Future Dreams does in memory of the inspirational co-founders Sylvie and Danielle is synonymous with the work that we do in memory of my beautiful late mum.

‘When I initially met one of the trustees, Sam Jacobs, we had an instant connection and I am looking forward to many years of supporting them in the important work they do.’

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‘Mum was devastated to lose her beautiful curly hair,’ says Claire

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TREVOR SORBIE

‘THIS IS T HE B EST TH ING

I’ve ever done’

HE’S ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S BEST-KNOWN STYLISTS, BUT TREVOR SORBIE’S BIGGEST PASSION IS HELPING WOMEN GOING THROUGH CANCER TREATMENT TO FEEL BEAUTIFUL AGAIN

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Hairdresser Trevor Sorbie has achieved every single one of his career ambitions. From winning a cabinet of awards, being made an MBE and opening a chain of salons with his name above the door, to launching a range of hair products and styling the hair of some of the world’s most beautiful women... he’s done it all.

But establishing a wig-cutting service for women diagnosed with cancer, and training over 1,000 hairdressers to offer the service, is his proudest achievement.

‘If a woman is diagnosed with cancer there are two questions she asks. 'Am I going to die and am I going to lose my hair?'’ he says.

‘You take away a woman’s hair and you take away half of her – her confidence, her sense of femininity – and this affects her family and friends . It can be quite devastating.

‘What I’m trying to do is psychological medicine, to help a woman look and feel like she has always looked. It is an important part of recovery. I don’t have a scalpel but I do have a skill to help someone look like themselves again.’

Trevor, who has been in the business almost 60 years, has converted a room at his home in Gosport, Hampshire, for his wig-cutting initiative.

‘I understand how to make women feel good about themselves,’ he says. ‘My mini salon has comfortable seats so women can bring friends with them and I introduce them to my little King Charles Cavalier Spaniel, Lisbon. Then we talk about how they want their new wig to look.’

Most people, he says, have never in their life had to choose a wig unless it has been for a fancy dress party.

‘I started off by helping my sister-in-law, Jackie, who was having chemotherapy for cancer and was losing her hair and still wanted to look attractive,’ says Trevor. ‘I cut the wig into her style and she burst out crying. I realised I had

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Some women take the opportunity to go for a style that’s completely different to what they had before

done something that really helped her through a difficult time. The penny dropped and I thought, I’m going to do more of this.

‘At the time I was doing a lot of morning TV makeovers and we reached over 40 million viewers – I couldn’t keep up with the amount of calls I was getting from women wanting help. So I went to L’Oreal and said I would like to teach people to do this. My charity, mynewhair, was featured in the training booklet and now every month I train 15 professional hairdressers from around the country, including Scotland, Ireland and Wales. We have just launched in Canada, too.’

‘I DON’T HAVE A SCALPEL BUT I DO HAVE A SKILL TO HELP A WOMAN LOOK LIKE HERSELF AGAIN – IT’S PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE’

Talking to clients undergoing cancer treatment can be tough emotionally, he says.

‘Cutting the wig isn’t the hardest part of the job, it’s making sure you can talk to people in the right way. You can’t just talk about what you did on your holidays.

‘But many stylists want to do it because they have seen someone they know go through the experience of being diagnosed. We teach them

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how to talk to people who may be in a very dark place.’

The majority of women want to look how they did before their diagnosis, while others see it as an opportunity to try something different.

‘I saw a lady recently and she brought her wig with her, I cut it and she was really happy with the result,’ says Trevor. ‘She phoned my wife the next day and said, 'My partner had asked me to marry him and I said no because the cancer had changed how I felt about myself. I didn’t feel the way I wanted to feel on my wedding day.' But after I cut her wig she went home feeling totally different. She opened the front door and said, 'Now I want to marry you.' It is priceless to make someone feel like that.’

The work, he says, is his life’s greatest achievement. ‘Someone said to me the other day that I’d been very successful. I said don’t judge my success by how much money I have. I have achieved everything, and more, that I ever dreamed of professionally, but this is the most satisfying thing I have ever done.

‘I want this charity to carry on even when I am not here as unfortunately cancer is not going to go away. There’s nothing complicated about what we do.

We welcome people, give them a lovely experience and beautify them. And that is important.’

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‘Many stylists want to learn how to do this because someone they know has been diagnosed,’ says Trevor

HOW TRE VOR’S CHARITY CAN HE LP YOU mynewhair supports a national network of independent salons and professionals who provide a wig styling service for people suffering from cancer and medical hair loss. These professionals pledge their commitment to responsible training and providing a caring and sensitive service. Costs are similar to a traditional consultation, although there is help for those struggling financially.

In conjunction with the Department of Health and the Institute of Trichologists, the charity has produced a booklet of advice and information on what happens when you lose your hair, how to choose a wig and have it styled to suit you, as well as after-care and hair re-growth. mynewhair runs training seminars for hair professionals, who then become part of its salon network: Salons That Care. mynewhair.org

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AP WIGS

C L E V ER T RICKS TO MAKE YOUR

wig look natural

FINDING A WAY TO FEEL GLAMOROUS AFTER HAIR LOSS LEAVES MANY C ANCER PATIENTS STRUGGLING. CELEBRITY WIGMAKER ALI PIRZADEH HAS SOME GOOD ADVICE... photographs PAUL SCALA

Over 55,000 women a year in the UK are diagnosed with breast cancer, and many face the challenge of choosing a wig to cope with hair loss caused by chemotherapy treatment.

For most, it is yet another stressful experience – taking them totally out of their comfort zone. Because choosing a wig is not just a dilemma of NHS versus private, it’s also about finding one that makes you look and feel like you.

Ali Pizardeh knows the emotional rollercoaster all too well. He works as a fashion and celebrity hairstylist and wigmaker but also devotes a lot of time to helping women going through chemo, gifting every fifth wig he makes to someone who cannot afford one.

Ali became involved after he saw two friends struggle emotionally after losing

their hair. One had alopecia and the other lost hers as a result of treatment for breast cancer.

‘It made me realise I wanted to do something and the AP Sisterhood programme is a way for me to use my knowledge to support others,’ says Ali, who adds that many celebrities and models use wigs purely to be creative with their looks.

Women should feel they can still be glamorous and confident, he says.

‘Our passion is to support women in rebuilding their self esteem and to make them feel comfortable.’

Go to apwigs.com to see Ali’s work. The wigs are all made from real hair and range from £300 to £900, depending on the length and density.

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A L I ’S GUI DE TO F EEL I N G GREAT I N YO UR WI G I have had a number of women who have come to me for advice about the right kind of wig after being diagnosed with cancer. In an ideal world you want a wig to be as breathable as possible so your head doesn’t get too hot.

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There are a lot of tricks you can use to make your wig look more natural, whether it is made specially for you or from the NHS. For example, get a concealer one shade lighter than you would normally wear and dab and blend it along the parting. Solid concealer is easier to use and you can blend it in with a make-up brush. It will immediately look more natural. Also, think of having a fringe cut as it means you don’t have to worry about a harsh hairline. As your hair grows back you can push your wig back slightly and pull out strands along your hairline to make it softer and more natural looking.

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If you have a regular hairdresser, speak to them about plucking the hairline and cutting it into your normal style. You can avoid a rigid, unnatural looking hairline by plucking hairs out of the front of the wig and along the parting so that it looks slightly irregular and more like your own hair.

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If you have a limited choice of hair colours and can’t get a wig to match your normal colour, opt for a

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Why not go for something different?

shade that is slightly lighter than your own. It will stop you looking sallow.

No one’s hair is the same consistent colour all over so you can darken the roots slightly with an eyeshadow. And don’t be tempted to over wash your wig – once a month is more than enough.

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As your hair grows back, if you have a long wig get it cut to mid-length so that by the time you feel happy to go without a wig it won’t look like such a dramatic change.

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I advise my clients who are having chemotherapy to bring me three photographs when they felt really fabulous and then I look at the texture, length and colour of their natural hair and I base their wig on those images. Most women just want to look like themselves before the treatment but some choose to have a totally different look, like pastel pink hair. Or they ask for two – a safe one and a fun one!

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BEAUTY

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brow!

WHAT CAN YOU DO WHEN CHEMO MAKES YOU LOSE YOUR EYEBROWS, ASKS SARAH JOSSEL, BEAUTY DIRECTOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES’ STYLE MAGAZINE...

It amazes me that so many women lose their brows and yet there is very little advice on what to do – the focus is still very much on hairloss and wigs.

In my work as a beauty director, I am asked on a daily basis for my thoughts on brow gels, whether I prefer microblading or tattooing (more on that on the next page), and how to avoid the unflattering blocky brow look (number one tip: don’t be so heavy handed with your product. When in doubt remember the lighter the better).

So here are my recommendations for products and treatments, along with some advice from a fellow expert.

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‘Having my brows done felt like a lifeline. The wig too, but it was the eyebrows. It really picked me up with everything going on,’ says my Sunday Times colleague and two-time breast cancer sufferer, Angela Connell, when we meet to talk about the power of brows. ‘There wasn’t a lot I could control but I loved that I could control how I looked. Suddenly I felt quite normal again instead of feeling exposed and insecure.’

‘HAVING MY BROWS DONE FELT LIKE A LIFELINE. IT REALLY PICKED ME UP WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON’ Indeed, brows do have the power. A soft, well-shaped brow can transform our faces, soften our features, make us appear more youthful and is crucial for controlling our expressions.

Stand in front of the mirror and raise one brow. You look unimpressed, don’t you?

It’s an issue that some of my nearest and dearest have had to tussle with.

When I was asked to write about brows I sat down with my mum to go down memory lane.

She was diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer in October Perfect brows are hard whether or not you are ill.

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It baffled me that we couldn’t recall what happened to her brows, but 16 years ago our arches weren’t big business as moments like Cara Delevingne’s power brows hadn’t gone mainstream yet. Now, everything’s changed, says Sophie Thorpe, a semi-permanent tattoo specialist, who devotes an incredible amount of time to cancer sufferers.

‘Brows are the latest accessory and we understand how massively important they are to keeping a face looking youthful.’

SOPHIE THORPE, A SPECIALIST IN SEMIPERMANENT EYEBROWS, SHARES HER BEST TIPS ‘Always underplay it when you’re putting your brows back on,’ she says. ‘You don’t necessarily want to go back to what you had. Start lighter and more subtle and then you can build from there.

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2002. Interestingly, she only really remembers the trauma of losing the hair on her head. So do I, by the way – it was after her first chemo session on the night of my big sister’s 21st birthday party. I stood on a stool behind her pretending to be her hairdresser.

Practise makes perfect

tweak, you change them for good so the less you fiddle the better.’

‘During chemo, you want to avoid any form of invasive work, including tattooing and microblading, as you have a compromised immune system,’ says Thorpe. ‘If you know there’s a chance you’re going to lose your hair then you could get organised and do it pre-chemotherapy.’

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If you can’t afford the semipermanent options or you’d rather not go down that route, Thorpe suggests taking lots of selfies when you still have brows. ‘Take the picture to a store and buy two or three different pencils. Practise, practise, practise, so when you lose the hair it won’t feel as daunting and you’ll know exactly what to do.’

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MY FOUR BEST BROW BUYS L’OREAL PARIS BROW ARTIST MICRO TATTOO £6.95

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The 3-point arched nib is designed to give that microbladed, hair-like effect – without the long-term commitment. Also when it says it’s smudge-proof, it means it.

KA-BROW! BY BENEFIT £21.50

This cream-gel is renowned for not budging until you use make-up remover at the end of the day. It’s a rich, buildable formula that you can tailor to your brow needs.

RAPIDBROW EYEBROW ENHANCING SERUM £37

It’s one of the only products that I’ve heard truly works to help with brow growth. There’s the equivalent for lashes, too.

HOURGLASS ARCH BROW £31

This is a beauty industry favourite as it’s a brilliant all-rounder with a host of flattering shades. Use the pointed tip for a hair-stroke finish, then turn on to the side to fill in broader areas.

...AND TWO TREATMENTS SEMI-PERMANENT TATTOOING

Who to see: Sophie Thorpe From £350 For anyone afraid, Thorpe explains that everything about this process has advanced. ‘The needles are so microscopic that I can recreate any look. Plus there’s an endless spectrum of pigments shades now.’

MICROBLADING

Who to see: sumanbrows.com From £550 According to Suman, this works best if you’ve partly lost your brows. Those who have lost all the hair should request microshading, a gentler technique dubbed ‘the shadow effect.’

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SARAH FOGEL

n oo tt ‘I ta

SARAH FOGEL HAS FOUND HER VOCATION – GIVING NIPPLES (AND RENEWED CONFIDENCE) TO WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD MASTECTOMIES...

‘I have one of the best jobs in the world.

It is not a profession widely known or spoken about. I mostly work with women who have had reconstructive breast surgery after a mastectomy due to breast cancer.

‘Some have had a nipple recreated surgically and others haven’t. I give the area colour and shading so it looks 3D. ‘Sometimes people want freckles or to make it look like they have the little lumps and bumps that many nipples have. We talk about size, shape and colour. Do they want the same

as before and to match their other breast or, if they have had a double mastectomy, do they want something else entirely?

‘With the art of medical tattooing (and it definitely is art) I recreate the areola – matching it where necessary, and often a realistic, three dimensional looking nipple. I work with surgeons at the Wellington Hospital in London, Centennial Medical Care in Elstree and Chai Cancer Care in north London ‘Unlike regular tattoo ink, my pigments are metal free, meaning that

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’ s e l p p oo ni

AFTER

A 3D nipple has been created by tattoing. The redness will go down to match the other breast

BEFORE

it’s safe to have scans at a later date.

They are so natural and pure that you could drink them! It is a two-treatment process, whereby the work is repeated six weeks after the first treatment. This increases the longevity and final defining details are added.

‘Initially I trained in cosmetic tattooing (semi-permanent makeup). It was through meeting women needing eyebrows and a lash line who were about to undergo or had been through chemo that I understood how life-changing semi-permanent makeup could be. That is when I trained in medical tattooing.

‘I meet phenomenal women, from young women and mothers to career women and grandmothers. They all come with a story of bravery, trial and tribulation but mostly they come with

overwhelming gratitude. Gratitude to their family and friends, to their doctors, surgeons and breast care nurses. I feel grateful to each one for giving me this tremendous opportunity to use my skills to help them feel whole again and to give them the confidence to move forward. It is a huge privilege.’ www.sarahfogel.com 07956586686 | info@sarahfogel.com FUTUREDREAMS.ORG.UK | 100

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SELF CARE CO

S CENT TO

make it better SOMETIMES, WE NEED TO STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES. SELF CARE CO’S FOUNDER NICOLE DE LEIBURNE IS DOING JUST THAT WITH FUTURE DREAMS... words JODI MEYERSTONE

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How did you come to create the Self Care Co? ’By accident! Two years ago, I was at a very anxious and low time of my life. I was looking for something that would help me through my severe anxiety attacks and low mood and that’s when I discovered candle making.

‘I shared a photo of my first-ever batch of candles on Facebook, and my friend Jonny said, 'Let’s make this into something!' He took me under his wing and helped me create the branding and concept for Self Care Co. Two years on, what was once just a pipe dream, has turned into something extremely beautiful. We send our hand-poured candles worldwide...it still hasn’t quite hit me yet.’

Why is mental health and wellbeing so important to you? ’When I was suffering with symptoms and at my worst, I felt so incredibly isolated and had a very small amount of support – it’s why, I believe, that my anxiety persisted for so long. When I discovered the tools that helped me get back on track, I knew I had to dedicate my life to sharing the message and help others with mental health problems.’

Why did you want to collaborate with Future Dreams?

‘To support a charity through what

Treat yourself to a Self-Care Kit

we do is such a joy. The Future Dreams team are powerful, strong and inspiring, all traits that have influenced our own journey as a small business.

‘My partner Adelaide and I feel incredibly lucky to be working with Future Dreams – to be able to raise awareness and bring peace and tranquillity through our very popular Self Care Co & Future Dreams candle collaboration. Half of the profits from each candle is donated to Future Dreams and will go towards creating awareness and funding research projects, with a focus on secondary breast cancer.

Tell us more about your candles.

‘We hand craft each one in London, using plant-based ingredients and organic essential oils. Each of our natural soy candles is individually crafted to assist you in your personal

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Each candle is hand crafted using organic essential oils

self-care routine. We believe you should take a moment to mindfully light your candle. For the Future Dreams candle, we wanted to create a calming, yet uplifting scent and we feel we have created just that. It has been one of our most popular scents over the past few months, which makes us so very happy.’

What does it mean to you to be Future Dreams ambassadors?

‘It means the world to Adelaide and I, and we are very excited to help as much as we can throughout the journey.’

What is your future dream?

‘To continue to build a business driven by purpose. I hope we can

keep doing what we love, which is to be building Self Care Co. and helping people feel less alone with their problems, through kindness and our plant-based candles that naturally help combat anxiety, stress and low mood.’

Where do you see yourself in 10 years’ time?

‘We hope to be running the Self Care Sanctuary, a physical space for our platform, where people can experience what we stand for in a beautiful, safe place.’

Rose Geranium & Sweet Orange Future Dreams Charity x Self Care Co. candle, costs £25.

For more information go to www.selfcarecompany.com

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LIHA

G I V I N G B ACK

naturally

LIHA OKUNNIWA, WHO WITH ABI OYEPITAN FOUNDED BEAUTY COMPANY LIHA, ON WHY IT’S TIME TO SHINE A LIGHT ON C ANCER... words JODI MEYERSTONE

Tell us about LIHA. ‘We started in 2015 with a soft launch at Port Eliot festival in Cornwall, just to see how the concept would work. It went so well that we sold out and ended up getting approached by Anthropologie to be stocked in their stores. Things moved quickly from there and we are now in our third official year.

We wanted to introduce the natural beauty world to the wealth of ingredients from Africa, especially shea butter, as we realised no one knew what it was!’

Why did you want to work with Future Dreams?

‘Abi and I loved the idea of making a body rub that would also provide a

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Five minutes’ of self care is the perfect time to self examine

much-needed five minutes of self care while encouraging women to selfexamine on a regular basis. We have experienced first-hand the trauma of families and friends struggling with a late diagnosis and facing cancer as a stigma. This is a huge problem within the black community so we wanted to help shine a light on it.’

What is your future dream?

‘We would like to be a skincare brand that makes a difference by changing the way consumers think about how often they buy products and why. Buy less, buy well. All our products are multi purpose, long lasting and have recyclable/reusable packaging. We want to take this a step further by having a true zero-waste option in stores by offering an innovative refill service.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years’ time?

‘We would like to be firmly established as a go-to for luxe natural beauty. My first job in 1996 was for The Body Shop and one day each month, staff members had to do something to give back – whether that was a litter pick, volunteering with domestic violence survivors or a social cause of their choice. This has really stuck with me and as our team grows we would like to initiate something similar.

‘Beauty can be very healing and workshops making your own products can be a safe space for women to open up and talk. We hope our work with Future Dreams is just the beginning!’

LIHA Body Rub, in aid of Future Dreams is £28 with 40 per cent of the RRP going to Future Dreams. Purchase online at lihabeauty.com

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I AM YOUR FRIEND

‘IN TH E S PACE OF A B R EATH YOU CA N CHA NG E

the way you feel ’

BILLIE BAC ALL HAS HAD TO COPE WITH THE LOSS OF HER HUSBAND AND TREATMENT FOR OVARIAN C ANCER. NOW SHE’S MARKED HER RECOVERY WITH A MOOD-LIFTING BOOK OF ILLUSTRATIONS AND MANTRAS

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As Billie Bacall walked into the room where she would undergo her second chemotherapy session, she pulled out her sketch book and pencil. She had been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and was desperate to take her mind off the clinical surroundings. A trained artist, she immersed herself in the creativity and escapism of her imagination.

suddenly died, leaving her with three children, aged 4 to 15, to bring up alone.

After a number of treatments she realised she had quite a collection of work – page after page of uplifting and inspiring messages and illustrations. Laying her sketch book on the floor of her home, she liked what she saw.

‘The drawings are my way of processing everything I went through, because when I got upset I found it really difficult to articulate my feelings. I believe the book originated as a response to my circumstances and my will to live – and to live well.

‘I thought, if these drawings made me feel happy then maybe they would make others feel happy too,’ she recalls.

Which is how, 18 months later, she came to publish I Am Your Friend – A Book Of Hope, with 20 per cent of profits going to Future Dreams.

‘As part of the ethos and energy of the book, I felt strongly that I wanted to use it as a device to give. Having gone through my experiences, I wanted to support those going through a cancer diagnosis and treatment,’ she says.

‘I knew that Future Dreams House would offer holistic care to those who need it and I know first-hand the difference it makes to have this care and support when you are going through chemotherapy and afterwards.’

Billie has self-published in the UK and now her agent is selling the book to publishers globally.

‘It is not aimed at any particular age group or for a certain type of person. It is for people who are going through difficult moments in their life and anyone who’s had a low day or just needs a spark of inspiration,’ she says. ‘You can become very insular in your thought process and it can be difficult to communicate with other people.’

Billie knows all about tough times. One year before her diagnosis, her husband of 24 years

‘I love the optimism of the saying 'In the space of a breath it is possible to change the way you feel' and it may have been helpful to have shared a book like this with my children when I was ill after their father died,’ says Billie.

‘Sometimes just a spark, a detail, a word, an image can lift your mood. Even if only one small detail in the book makes someone smile or inspires them then it has achieved its purpose.’

Billie would love others to pick up a pen and put their thoughts and feelings down on paper.

‘We spend so much time on our phones and are so results orientated that it paralyses people who think they can’t draw, but anyone can just get a notebook and pen and doodle,’ she says.

‘I am lucky, I trained as an artist, but it isn’t about other people seeing your work it is about privately expressing yourself, feeling better and having an escape. A friend of mine has just had major surgery and so I have bought her some watercolours and brushes.

‘We all live such busy lives .When I was going to my weekly chemo sessions I almost welcomed the cold cap going on because it gave me that space to sit quietly and draw. I never took anyone with me – just my pen and pad.’

I Am Your Friend – A Book Of Hope, is available in hardback (£14.99) and a smaller paperback edition (£6.99) with 20 per cent of the profits going to Future Dreams.

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YVONNE ELLEN

YVONNE ELLEN’S LATEST COLLECTION OF QUIRKY CERAMICS INCLUDES MUGS WITH A GORGEOUS MESSAGE, CREATED TO HELP RAISE MONEY FOR FUTURE DREAMS

Yvonne Ellen has always been passionate about vintage art and design. But it wasn’t until 2014, struggling to find the perfect wedding gift, that she tried upcycling.

She purchased a cakestand and transformed it for her friend’s big day.

Her unique design attracted so many positive comments that Yvonne decided to market her own distinctive products.

She hunted down unloved vintage ceramics, gave them a new lease of life and sold them on e-commerce site Etsy, as well as stalls in Borough market

and other outlets. Demand grew and Yvonne’s brand started gaining momentum. She began to buy pieces of fine bone china and enlisted a team of designers to decorate them.

It wasn’t long before her designs were recognised by retailing giant, John Lewis. Within a year of meeting with its head buyer, Yvonne had created an entire range for stores across the country. Today her work is award winning and she also sells in Fenwick and Anthropologie.

Yvonne was inspired in her work by her mum. She was only 33 when her

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mother sadly passed away from ovarian cancer. The two were extremely close and Yvonne says her love of art was a gift from her mum.

‘Mum was an amazing calligrapher and she inspired me from a young age to become interested and passionate about art and design,’ says Yvonne.

‘We both studied art courses at university, and I felt very blessed to be able to share a true passion with her for many years.’

After the birth of her son, who suffers from Crouzon Syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes the craniofacial bones to fuse prematurely,

Yvonne found herself spending a lot of time in hospital. She found her passion for designing helped her deal with the stress while forcing her to take some much-needed time out.

After seeing so much sadness, she wanted to help others in a positive way and bring a smile to people’s faces.

She has kindly offered to donate 50 per cent of profits from a set of two unique mugs to the work of Future Dreams.

Each of the mugs has the slogan Hello Gorgeous, written on the inside.

Yvonne explains why she decided to help. ‘I am delighted to be able to use my designs in order to support the incredible work done by Future Dreams.

‘It’s truly an honour to be given the opportunity to help a cause that gives such invaluable and vital support to so many amazing women.’

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A HUG I N A MUG FOR E VE RYONE AT F UT URE DR E AM S HOUSE

These beautiful cups will be perfect for the tea stations of Future Dreams House and will be used by patients and families wanting a hug in a mug.

It was the aim of Future Dreams founders, Sylvie Henry and Danielle Leslie, that nobody should ever have to face this illness on their own. FDH, which is due to open in Autumn 2020, will make this a reality.

The house will be a centre where women, men and

their families can receive free, personalised support to address the emotional and physical effects of a breast cancer diagnosis.

‘It’s such a kind gesture by Yvonne,’ says trustee Sam Jacobs.

‘I can remember having endless cups of tea in Sylvie’s kitchen, talking about Future Dreams. She and Danielle would have loved the idea of a hug in a mug.’

You can find the special mugs at www.yvonneellen.com and selected John Lewis and Fenwick stores.

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‘WINE IS A SOCIAL PRODUCT BUT IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR HEALTH THAT WE DRINK RESPONSIBLY AND DON’T OVERDO IT,’ SAYS JEANY

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Dreaming

OF PR OVEN CE IT TAKES COURAGE TO SEIZE AN OPPORTUNITY AND COMPLETELY CHANGE YOUR LIFE IN ORDER TO FIND TRUE HAPPINESS FOR YOUR FAMILY. MEET ONE WOMAN WHO DID JUST THAT – AND IS SUPPORTING FUTURE DREAMS ALONG THE WAY

Ten years ago, Jeany Cronk and her husband Stephen risked everything to follow their dream. They sold their London home, packed up their furniture and three young children, and used Stephen’s redundancy from a tech firm to start a brave new life in Provence.

Relocating to a beautiful home in the sun-drenched South of France to make delicious wine might be something many of us fantasise about, but the move has not been easy. Nevertheless, today the couple have no regrets.

‘Stephen and I always talked about moving to the South of France,’ explains Jeany, who now jointly runs Mirabeau en Provence in the small village of Cotignac.

‘He had worked in wine and had always wanted to go back but we were in a hamster wheel of school fees and mortgages – there never seemed to be

a good time. He was so unhappy though that we finally decided, this is it!

‘That was a decade ago and the years have been action-filled, and at times crazy, but we both really enjoy running our own business. Our wine showroom is in the village where we live and we are very much part of the community.’

Establishing any new business is hard graft and the couple prioritised different areas of responsibility within the company. Jeany’s background in economics and marketing was invaluable.

‘It is very helpful that I am a typical consumer,’ she says. ‘I used to choose wines by what they looked like as I assumed people who took care with the outside of the bottle would also take care of what was inside. Often I fared

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‘Rosé is not a complex choice, it is fun and celebratory,’ says Jeany. ‘It’s so versatile and is one of the few wines that works well with spices.’

Vegan and light: Mirabeau’s Forever Summer rosé

better than Stephen, who was much more of an expert.’

The couple don’t own their own vines but work with a unique selection of the region’s yards and a celebrated blender who creates their distinctive, awardwinning collection of rosé wines.

While taste is obviously crucial, it was important to the Cronks that their bottles were memorable so that people would recognise the label and buy again.

Every bottle features their stand-out ‘vine of life’ logo, which tells their story, with five birds representing their family.

‘It is based on the tree of life from a tapestry I really liked,’ says Jeany. ‘It shows the elongated roots symbolising us re-rooting our lives in a different place – a new country.’

The fashion for rosé has elevated the drink from more than just a holiday tipple and the wine is now appreciated by men as well as women. It is also much

With new ideas on the horizon and their eldest daughter, Josie, about to start university in the UK, the Cronks expect to be spending more time in between their old London home and sun-kissed Provence. But there will be no going back to their previous stressful lifestyle.

‘We have had a lot of support but we are a family business at heart,’ says Jeany. ‘Josie may follow us into the wine business, she has a real interest and loves talking about it, but at this stage I want her to think freely and enjoy university.’

Jeany became involved in supporting Future Dreams after her grandmother and two of her good friends were diagnosed with breast cancer. ‘My friends both had young children at the time so it was a harsh reality check,’ she says.

‘Thankfully they are well now.’

And she’s mindful that enjoying a glass of wine comes with its own health warning. ‘Wine is a social product but it is really important that people drink responsibly for their health and don’t overdo it,’ she says. Cheers to that...

The UK Chief Medical Officer recommends a maximum of 14 units of alcohol a week for both men and women that is six 175ml glasses of wine.

To cut down, experts suggest several drink-free days a week and to avoid binge drinking, which can increase health risks.

less seasonal than it once was, although this year the Cronks launched Forever Summer, a new vegan wine with a lighter alcohol content, that was so popular that it sold out almost immediately.

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REV EAL

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CAT WA LK

Stars

NINETEEN BREAST C ANCER SURVIVORS TOOK TO THE C ATWALK TO SHARE THEIR STORIES AND RAISE £80,000 FOR FUTURE DREAMS photographs PAUL TOEMAN

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When the first-ever Lili Grace fashion show for Future Dreams raised an astonishing £40,000, it was hard to imagine ever topping it. But three years on, the glamorous event was back, and this time, incredibly, we managed to double that amount raising £80,000.

In May, two glamorous and emotional shows raised £80,000. Our models, all of whom had experienced their own breast cancer journeys, took to the catwalk at Avenue banqueting in North-West London. Some were still needing regular hospital appointments.

Others were recovering post treatment.

Several had been diagnosed with having the BRCA gene and had undergone preventative surgery. But all were united in wanting to raise funds for the charity.

‘WE NEVER BELIEVED SO MUCH MONEY COULD BE RAISED FROM A FASHION SHOW’

On stage, Gogglebox star Nikki Tapper joined Sami Webber to share their stories and breast cancer experiences before joining the other catwalk models showcasing a variety of stunning clothes, including partywear, beachwear and daywear from Lili Grace.

Sasha and Linda, owners of Lili Grace and now Future Dreams ambassadors, said, ‘We never believed we could raise £80,000 from a local fashion show.

We feel truly honoured to be Future Dreams ambassadors and we look forward to seeing how we can do more to help in the future.’

Our glamorous models sashay away while guests pledge their money

A live auction, pledge and raffle helped contribute to the final figure and the 250 guests at each show left the event with a wonderful goody bag.

A huge thank you from Future Dreams to everyone involved, from the models to the choreographers and our magnificent volunteers.

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FIGHT NIGHT

GETTI N G IN T H E RI N G FO R

Future Dreams DING DING! SECONDS OUT! HOW WOULD OUR BRAVE AMATEUR BOXERS FARE WHEN THEY PUT ON THEIR GLOVES TO RAISE MONEY FOR FUTURE DREAMS? photographs PAUL TOEMAN

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After a year’s hiatus from this thrilling boxing event, the gloves were on again for a gripping Fight Night, which took place on 21 March in the spectacular Art Deco ballroom of the Sheraton Grand London Park Lane.

For our amateur fighters, it was a chance to see how their months of hard work in the gym had paid off.

Ladbrokes sponsored the glamorous event, in which a host of celebrities and 400 guests were treated to a champagne reception and gala dinner.

Host was Sky News sports presenter and Future Dreams supporter Jacquie Beltrao, who this year celebrated her five year all-clear from breast cancer. Adam Smith, head of boxing at Sky Sports, and Sky Sports pundits and former professional boxers, Spencer Oliver and Johnny Nelson, compered the evening with live commentaries.

Legendary auctioneer Jonny Gould ensured the room was in fits of laughter for the live auction, which saw as much fighting outside the ring for an amazing selection of prizes. A stunning print of elephants by renowned photographer David Yarrow raised ÂŁ50,000 alone. Ben, the eldest son of Future Dreams founder Danielle Leslie, delivered an emotional and passionate speech explaining why the charity and its work means so much to him.

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It was the third Fight Night that Future Dreams had hosted. This time round, there were six bouts, including one women’s battle.

Future Dreams Team member Emma Miller, who bravely took to the ring, explained why she had volunteered. ‘It was the hardest mental and physical challenge I’ve ever taken on,’ she said.

‘But every time I felt like quitting, I remembered all the women I was fighting for and knew I had to carry on for them.’

We were once again extremely grateful to have the support of Alice Beaumont, event planner turned entrepreneur, and Bear Maclean, founder of the fitness company Power of Boxing. Both Alice and Bear were unwavering in their help and support prior to the event and on the night.

In the end, Fight Night 3 raised an incredible £485,000. We’d like to say a huge thank you from Future Dreams to everybody who helped make it a truly knock-out event.

Fight Night 4 is happening again on 19 March 2020 – are you or anyone you know up for this extraordinary challenge? We’re looking for 10 new white-collar boxers to go face-to-face in the ring, having trained for many months to prepare for this mental and physical battle.

For further information, please visit www.futuredreams.org.uk or get in touch with joanne@futuredreams.org.uk

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out breast cancer FUTURE DREAMS GOLFERS RAISED AN AMAZING £55,000 ON TWO VERY DIFFERENT DAYS Our annual golf days have become so popular there are never enough places to satisfy demand. This year we decided to hold two events – which was a great idea in theory until this summer’s weather went from heatwave to torrential rain.

The first of our annual golf days at Hartsbourne Country Club took place in idyllic baking sunshine.

Suntan lotion and plenty of water were essentials as our players made their way round the course.

The second one, at Dyrham Park, would have been a wash out if not for the dogged spirit of our players who braved pelting rain with the aid of umbrellas, waterproofs and a sense of humour.

Former world long drive champion Joe Miller attended both days and lead the teams by example.

'Both days were held in June, but the weather on the two days couldn’t have been more different,' said Trustee Spencer Leslie. ' We had new corporate support and loyal players who always turn out for us whatever the weather. They were both great days.'

We are already taking bookings for 11 June 2020.

If you would like to take a team contact Emma@futuredreams.org.uk

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'WE HAD NEW CORPORATE SUPPORT AND LOYAL PLAYERS WHO ALWAYS TURN OUT FOR US WHATEVER THE WEATHER'

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BREAST CANCER HAS MADE ME

who I am

LYNN RAE HAS TRANSFORMED HER LIFE SINCE BEING DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER AND HAS FOUND A WHOLE NEW CAREER IN THE PROCESS Lynn Rae looks the image of great health.

Since being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2008, and again six years ago, she is passionate about using holistic care to complement the work of the NHS. Her work as a remedial face and jaw therapist is a passion that has come from her own experiences.

'I was a robot, just getting on with stuff. I was a born people pleaser. I was very apologetic for myself and always

trying to be this jolly, life and soul of the party character,' she says.

'My ill health has been the most difficult thing I’ve ever faced, as well as the most amazing thing, because it’s made me who I am. I am more confident, compassionate and empathetic and can truly express my emotions, rather than hiding behind that robotic exterior.

'I like to help people live positively.

My work is about passion and purpose.'

Lynn’s practice is a combination of hands-on therapy, group workshops and

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retreats – teaching women how to feel more beautiful, more serene and happier in their own skin, loving and accepting who they are.

'That’s what I try to give myself every day. I’ve lived for many years not having given that to myself so I know how valuable it is,' she says.

As we look forward to the opening of Future Dreams House with Breast Cancer Haven, Lynn cannot praise too highly the calm and tranquillity she experienced first hand from their services. She found it transformative.

'The Haven helped so much because it was all about me. At the end of 2009 someone insisted that I go there and it was even more of a miracle worker than I thought it would be. I had nutritional therapy, which helped me to make healthier food. I had acupuncture and mind and body therapy, which really changed my life.'

It also encouraged her to develop her new career. A qualified make-up artist, she was always interested in fitness and how the body worked. Now Lynn has her own facial and posture programme.

She says, 'Our bodies have to cope with the weight of the head and people are often slouching looking at their ipads and computers. When the head isn’t in a good position it encourages us to clench our face and body.

'When you are stressed you clench your teeth or walk around in a poor posture, which produces adrenalin and

cortisol. I work to help people come down from their "fight or flight" mode, which is a constant state for some. If you are clenching your teeth when you go to bed you are not restoring yourself during sleep.

'I meet more and more clients who are stressed and in pain. Physically I see bulging tummies, stooped shoulders and tiredlooking faces, which very often are directly linked to jaw, neck and facial tension.

Migraines are another problem,' says Lynn.

'If there’s an imbalance in your bite, jaw joints, clenching or grinding it can impact on the nervous system in surprising ways.'

She sees clients a minimum of three times one to three weeks apart in order to build muscle memory. Her facial massage is not just on the outside as she puts on fine rubber gloves and massages inside the mouth – an experience that is not overly pleasant but one that leaves you feeling strangely lifted afterwards.

Lynn has been trained to massage oncology patients and would always refer to a client’s doctor first to ensure it is safe.

'Because I had cancer, I totally understand what people are going through. When you have had cancer probably the biggest lesson is to accept and love yourself and not be fearful.

Learning how to re-find and face yourself is way of taking control over this huge thing that is running away with you.'

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Delivering expertise across the board.

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Born out of love and a passion for dance in 2013, lifelong friends and professional dancers Georgia Greenham and Lauren Block founded Be On Pointe Dance School, to inspire children of all ages to B.O.P! B.O.P teach children from 2 – 16 years offering a mixture of dance styles from Baby Ballet and Street Dance to suit all levels, together with the extremely sought after Dance Fit for adults. beonpointe.com

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GRANT AND BOWMAN ARE PROUD SUPPORTERS OF FUTURE DREAMS AND ALL THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT THEY DO

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Preston Bennett is proud to support the important work of Future Dreams.

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Best Wishes Valerie and Raymond

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Powell Systems wish Future Dreams all the best and thank their staff, supporters and volunteers for all the hard work they do and the money they raise for this great charity.

Powell Systems services and maintains BEMS & lighting systems across the UK. We work with companies making sure their buildings and work spaces are a great working environment and function in the most economical way, helping the environment and keeping their costs low. For great ideas and quotations on how to improve the environment for your staff, which can be funded through energy savings and life cycle costs, please contact us on 01689 879 000 or email admin@ powell-systems.co.uk - www.powell-systems.co.uk

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HELEN ADDIS, AKA TITTY GRITTY AND LORRAINE New campaign to raise awareness of checking regularly for the signs and symptoms of breast cancer, by placing Change and Check stickers in changing rooms across the country. In the UK over 55,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year and the earlier breast cancer is diagnosed, the higher the chances of successful treatment.

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breast Cancer Haven SUPPORT SERVICES IN LONDON

YOUR HELP THROUGH THE TOUGHEST TIMES Made possible with funding from Future Dreams – Breast Cancer Haven is providing free one-to-one weekly support at The Whittington Hospital, Archway.

Managed by a team of Breast Cancer Haven healthcare professionals, the personalised support package includes counselling, therapies such as massage, reflexology, acupuncture, nutritional advice as well as an initial consultation with a Breast Cancer Haven Health Professional.

Currently available at: Colet House, 151 Talgarth Road, Hammersmith W14 9DA. Tel: 020 7384 0099.

Opening hours: 9am – 5pm.

Nearest underground: Barons Court.

'This service and support has helped me accept what has happened. Breast cancer is hard enough, the aftermath is a struggle, you feel so lonely and lost. The service has been a lifeline to me.'

Jodi, aged 29

'I had three lovely massages, that went to the right spot, exactly where I needed – the sessions were lovely. After chemo, my legs were very weak and the massage really has helped me.'

Gisele, aged 48

Just call to make an appointment on 020 3906 1406 or visit www.breastcancerhaven.org.uk Anyone affected by breast cancer is welcome to attend. You do not need to be a patient at the hospital and don't need a doctor's referral.

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Future Dreams aims to focus on employee wellbeing by presenting workplace Lunch & Learn sessions. The sessions will kick off in London, before expanding across the country. Our aim is to spread breast cancer awareness and discuss simple and safe self-checking, reducing any stigma by vocalising and normalising the importance of checking your breasts and knowing the changes to look out for.

The  presentation will be followed by a question and answer session with a member of the team who has been touched by breast cancer.

The Lunch & Learn initiative will add enormous scope for fundraising opportunities and support for Future Dreams Breast Cancer Charity, as well as publicity for Future Dreams House, the new home to Breast Cancer Haven in the capital’s Kings Cross.

Through reaching out to more women affected by breast cancer, we can provide even more help, care and support following a diagnosis.

To book a Lunch & Learn session at your place of work, please email Amanda at amanda@futuredreams.org.uk

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Flat Friends UK is the country’s only charity to support women who have had, or are facing, mastectomy surgery without reconstruction.

We support over 1,200 women on our private Facebook groups and are followed by more than1,800 people on our public page.

In the last 12 months, we have launched our booklet, Living Without Reconstruction, for women who are facing a mastectomy without immediate reconstruction. It offers practical advice on everything, from healing after surgery to adjusting to your new body, with lots of ideas on clothing and dressing for an altered shape. If you’d like a copy, ask your breast nurse or go to our website, flatfriends.org.uk, for a digital version.

On the website, you will also find an online forum, which can be accessed by anyone and is great for women who are not on Facebook but who wish to connect with others and get advice and support. www.flatfriends.org.uk - facebook.com/flatfriendsUK - support@flatfriends.org.uk

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SUPPORT FOR TODAY

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From research to care, we have people affected by breast cancer at our heart – providing support for today and hope for the future.

United, we can carry out even more world-class research, provide even more lifechanging support and campaign even more effectively for better services and care.

We believe that we can change the future of breast cancer and make sure that, by 2050, everyone diagnosed with the disease lives – and is supported to live well.

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NEED S O MEWHERE TO TURN W HE N YOU’RE GO I N G T HRO UGH, O R A RE BE YOND A BRE AST CA N CER DI AGN O S I S ? N O M ATTE R W HE RE YOU A R E I N YO UR BREA ST C A NCE R E XPE RIE NCE , W E AR E HERE F O R YO U A N D YOUR LOVE D ONE S. HEL PL INE Whether you have been diagnosed with breast cancer yourself, or have questions about a loved one that has, our free Helpline offers friendly and expert care from specialist nurses and highly trained staff. We are here for you, and your friends and family, whatever you’re going through. Call the Helpline free on 0808 800 6000 Monday to Friday — 9am to 4pm, Saturday — 9am to 1pm.

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When faced with a breast cancer diagnosis, it’s easy to feel isolated. You might not want to discuss what’s happening with friends or family. If you want somebody to speak to, our Forum connects you with others who know what you’re going through, and experts who can answer your questions. It is a great source of information and support. Please vist forum.breastcancercare.org.uk

A S K O UR NURSE S It’s not always easy to talk face to face or on the phone, so the Ask Our Nurses email service puts you in touch with our specialist nurses, dedicated to helping you find the information and support you need in your own time and space. nurse@breastcancercare.org.uk

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MY DARLING SYLVIE & DANIELLE I WILL LOVE YOU AND MISS YOU FOREVER YOUR DREAM LIVES ON LOVE ALWAYS EDDIE XXX

HUSBAND AND FATHER TO OUR TWO INSPIRATIONAL CO-FOUNDERS

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