Young Lives vs Cancer
@YLvsCancer
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We’re here to make sure children and young people with cancer in the UK get the right support at the right time. Formerly called CLIC Sargent.
Joined February 2009
CAMPAIGN WIN! The Employment Rights Bill has today passed through UK Parliament with some key changes to Statutory Sick Pay for workers facing illness, including young people with cancer. 👉 https://t.co/syQiLSnMJN
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What a moment. The Government is passing two big improvements to sick pay rights in the Employment Rights bill today: 💙 day one sick pay for 7 million workers 💙Sick pay 80% of income for 1 million of the lowest earners We're celebrating at the #SafeSickPay campaign. A🧵👇
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When four-year-old Holly developed leukaemia, @YLvsCancer stepped in to help. Her Mum Toni explains to @sallyguyoncourt why the charity is so vital. In @theipaper as part of our Christmas appeal. https://t.co/0xvMB5eg9b
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When Holly Hall was diagnosed 'it was like a tornado hit', says her mum Toni. Then Young Lives vs Cancer stepped in to help
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Student Quinn tells @sallyguyoncourt how @YLvsCancer helped him when he was diagnosed with leukaemia. In @theipaper for our Christmas appeal. https://t.co/2l69fvdY7I
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Quinn Longman, 21, was in the second year of his degree when he was diagnosed with leukaemia
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If you're someone with lived experience of cancer, work for a charity supporting children and young people with cancer or are a clinician or medical professional, we'd like to invite you to a workshop to find out more about the work of the North Star Cancer Collective. Those
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Enlli's cancer meant she had to have a hysterectomy at just 19. She says her @YLvsCancer social worker Rachel is "amazing". In @theipaper as part of its Christmas appeal. https://t.co/n2cvVlWdJq
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Welsh teenager Enlli Thompson had a harrowing ordeal trying to find out why she was feeling so unwell
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@YLvsCancer Nancy Dakin was just 13 months old when she had to undergo two major operations to remove a brain tumour https://t.co/Urs9DQcFKj
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Caroline Mousdale is raising money for @YLvsCancer in memory of her son Bradley who died aged just 23. She tells @sallyguyoncourt how the charity helped them both, as part of @theipaper Christmas appeal. https://t.co/pW3au639Sx
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Caroline and son Bradley were supported by Young Lives vs Cancer after his diagnosis - now she does everything to support them
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Our online Winter Auction is now live until 16th December. Every bid helps families facing cancer stay together during their most difficult time. ❤️ Your support could help us fund a specialist social worker for a month, ensuring young people and their families can navigate the
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Very powerful to hear from @YLvsCancer specialist social worker Suzie about the work she does. By @sallyguyoncourt for @theipaper Christmas appeal. https://t.co/Us4CWtf0YM
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Suzie Holmes is a specialist social worker for Young Lives vs Cancer helping young people and their families through the hardest part of life - death
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Katie tells @sallyguyoncourt how @YLvsCancer helped when her daughter Rachael was born with hundreds of tumours. For @theipaper Christmas appeal.
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Rachael Young was born with tumours attached to every organ including her brain. Here's how Young Lives vs Cancer aided her family
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Today’s publication of the UK Government’s Child Poverty Strategy includes positive measures to relieve the impact of child poverty, but for children and young people with cancer, more ambition and real solutions are needed to help lift them up. Our CEO Rachel Kirby-Rider shares
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We're really excited to have launched our new North Star Cancer Collective website alongside our partners @AlikeUK, @YLvsCancer, @emctrust & @ShineCancerSupp 🌟 Together, we can achieve more! Join us by signing up for email updates to stay in the loop at https://t.co/TXPSS19giT
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@YLvsCancer "It was the worst moment of my life," recalls Claire-Frances. "I looked at Ava and my heart just broke. She was only five and she didn't understand the word 'cancer' in the way I did. But I knew what it meant, and I was terrified" https://t.co/U61MyMVTms
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Claire-Frances says @YLvsCancer made a huge difference to her family when her young daughter Ava was diagnosed with cancer, in @theipaper
https://t.co/wRDtbBw2Ly
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Ava Fuller endured rounds of chemotherapy, blood transfusions and lumbar punctures
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Barney was diagnosed with cancer at the age of nine and had to have a lung removed. His Mum Phoebe tells @sallyguyoncourt how @YLvsCancer helped their family in @theipaper. https://t.co/quSAq8CZCQ
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Barney Scaife was diagnosed with cancer and underwent life-saving surgery
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The i Paper is proud to support Young Lives vs Cancer (@YLvsCancer) through its Christmas Appeal, A Home for Christmas, helping to make a lasting difference for families with children facing cancer. Read more here: https://t.co/upCDIDDNRF
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Very pleased that @theipaper Christmas appeal this year is supporting @YLvsCancer. We will be sharing stories of families helped by the charity throughout December. https://t.co/75Phb1XzbF
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Young Lives Vs Cancer chief executive Rachel Kirby-Rider says an upheaval on family life after a cancer diagnosis is 'huge'
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Harrison's mother tells @sallyguyoncourt how much @YLvsCancer helped them when he was diagnosed with cancer. For @theipaper Christmas Appeal "A Home for Christmas". https://t.co/rKiIey2W9o
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Victoria Stainton said she was 'floored' by her son Harrison's cancer diagnosis but the charity Young Lives vs Cancer was an 'absolute lifeline'
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Thank you @GerryCarrollPBP and @LindaDillon81 for highlighting the importance of travel costs support for children and young people with cancer in Northern Ireland. Our research found that one in 10 young cancer patients miss or delay their treatment because they can't afford the
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