Annabel was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 31.

Chantal writes about grief and is the founder of Grieve Me Alone.

Laura’s dad died from cancer when she was 24. Recently, her four year old niece also died from cancer.

Ellie is living with a diagnosis of Stage 4 Incurable Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Rosie’s mum died from cancer in March 2018.

Stacey’s partner was diagnosed with stage IV bowel cancer in 2016.

Jude’s mum died from lung cancer in 2015.

Craig was diagnosed with bowel cancer in September 2018.

Helly’s brother died from a heart attack at the age of 34.

Alice’s brother, Elliott, died from a rare form of cancer at the age of 21.

Tracey’s mum died from vaginal cancer in 2017. She was 71.

Jo lost her mum to Small Cell Lung Cancer in January 2019, eighteen months from terminal diagnosis.

Victoria works in Pharmaceuticals, specifically in cancer T cell re-engineering. Her father was recently diagnosed with cancer.

Sophie was diagnosed with blood cancer at 23. She now runs Trewfields, the first cancer awareness and holistic health festival.

Gaby was diagnosed with bowel cancer six years ago.

Sarah’s ex-partner died from lung cancer in April 2019. He had been absent for years but made contact when he became unwell.

Sara is the author of Ticking Off Breast Cancer, a book about juggling life with treatment for primary breast cancer at the age of forty-two.

Emma-Louise was only 24 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer only three weeks after her mum died from the same disease.

Denyse retired in 2010 and was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2017.

Sophie Ratcliffe is the author of The Lost Properties of Love. Her father died of cancer when she was thirteen. 

Fi is a multi award winning researcher, author, blogger and speaker with a very dark sense of humour, recognised internationally for her presentations and articles on her journey and the importance of holistic health.

Carrie’s mum died from sepsis as a result of terminal breast cancer at the age of 59.

You can follow Chris on Instagram, where he shares relief, aid, tips and tricks with other husbands, who like him, had absolutely NO IDEA what to do when told their wife has cancer.

Julie Troyer died from brain cancer at the age of 43. Her parents and older brother have written about the things they wish they’d known before she died.

Steve Bland’s wife Rachael died from triple negative breast cancer in September 2018. Rachael was a BBC presenter and hosted the incredible podcast You, Me and the Big C.

Deborah Bowman is a Professor of Medical Ethics, mediator and broadcaster. She is also a cancer patient, theatre person, slow runner, dancer, reader, writer and notoriously enthusiastic human.

Nicola’s mum died from brain cancer at the age of 55. Nicola blogs about her life on a farm with her husband and six children, as well as how grief has affected her life.

Lesley Goodburn’s husband, Seth, died at 49 years old from pancreatic cancer following a short history of feeling unwell. He died just 33 days after diagnosis.

Alice-May Purkiss was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 when she was 26. Hearing the words "you have cancer" changed her life immeasurably, but not necessarily for the worst. Her first book, Life, Lemons and Melons was released in 2019 and explores the relationship between cancer and mental health.

Parlaying a cancer diagnosis into an advocacy powerhouse, Cancer Badass AnnMarie Otis gives voice to people impacted by breast cancer, MS, and mental health issues. She established the non-profit Stupid Dumb Breast Cancer organization in 2012.