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Personal Stories

Read personal stories from people diagnosed with an incurable cancer, people with non-smoking lung cancer and people who have been supported through the Ruth Strauss Foundation.

Laura & Jim’s Story: Bringing Families Together at #RedforRuth Event Personal Stories

Laura & Jim’s Story: Bringing Families Together at #RedforRuth Event

Laura & Jim’s Story Bringing Families Together at #RedforRuth Event Parenthood is challenging even in the best…
Ruth Strauss Foundation
Ruth Strauss FoundationJuly 10, 2024
Victoria’s Story: Moving Conversations About Incurable Cancer Forward Personal Stories

Victoria’s Story: Moving Conversations About Incurable Cancer Forward

Victoria’s Story Moving Conversations About Incurable Cancer Forward As a breast cancer clinical nurse specialist, Victoria Kessell…
Ruth Strauss Foundation
Ruth Strauss FoundationJuly 10, 2024
Sophie’s Story: How I Support My Patients Personal Stories

Sophie’s Story: How I Support My Patients

Sophie’s Story How I Support My Patients Sophie is a lung cancer clinical nurse specialist at Guy's…
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Ruth Strauss FoundationJuly 10, 2024
Personal Stories: Hayley Personal Stories

Personal Stories: Hayley

Total Shock Hayley’s Story I had been feeling unwell for a long time. I had a cough…
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Ruth Strauss FoundationMay 9, 2023
Personal Stories: George Smith Personal Stories

Personal Stories: George Smith

Life was about to change forever. George's Story My mum had breast cancer twice within around a…
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Ruth Strauss FoundationDecember 13, 2022
Personal Stories: Gini Harrison Gini at the seaside with her family (Gini is a non-smoking lung cancer ambassador)Personal Stories

Personal Stories: Gini Harrison

I was absolutely shocked. Gini's Personal Story I’m Gini, 41, and a mother of 2 small children…
Jola Cinal
Jola CinalNovember 29, 2022
Personal Stories: Alix Burnard Personal Stories

Personal Stories: Alix Burnard

Shock & Confusion Alix's Story It started with a cough in March 2021, which didn't go away.…
Jola Cinal
Jola CinalNovember 7, 2022
A Personal Story from Robert Salter Personal Stories

A Personal Story from Robert Salter

Personal Story I was with my son Edward and his wife Jonelle in 2012 when they were…
Jola Cinal
Jola CinalNovember 25, 2021
Meet Joanna & Her Beautiful Little Girl Freya Personal Stories

Meet Joanna & Her Beautiful Little Girl Freya

15 months ago, aged 34, Joanna was diagnosed with an incurable non-smoking lung cancer. She decided to…
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Ruth Strauss FoundationNovember 16, 2020
A Personal Story from Gwyn Parry Personal Stories

A Personal Story from Gwyn Parry

In 2019 I lost my mum, Heather, to adenocarcinoma EGFR mutation lung cancer. She had just turned…
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Ruth Strauss FoundationMay 14, 2020
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