Children’s Grief Awareness Week FeaturedNews

Children’s Grief Awareness Week

18th – 24th November #BuildingHopeThis Children’s Grief Awareness Week, we highlight our mission to support families facing…

Alice WarrenNovember 18, 2024

Supporting Families Through Anticipatory Grief: Ellen’s Journey with the Ruth Strauss Foundation Personal Stories

Supporting Families Through Anticipatory Grief: Ellen’s Journey with the Ruth Strauss Foundation

Finding Strength in the Face of Anticipatory Grief: A Family's Journey When faced with anticipatory grief, finding…

Jola CinalOctober 1, 2024

Nigel Harman: Ambassador for the Ruth Strauss Foundation, Supporting Families Through Anticipatory Grief NewsPersonal Stories

Nigel Harman: Ambassador for the Ruth Strauss Foundation, Supporting Families Through Anticipatory Grief

RSF Ambassador: Nigel Harman's Personal Journey with the Ruth Strauss Foundation We mostly know Nigel Harman as…

Alice WarrenOctober 3, 2024

LCNUK Conference 2024: A Focus on Genomics, Patient Wellbeing, and Collaborative Care EventsNewsResearch

LCNUK Conference 2024: A Focus on Genomics, Patient Wellbeing, and Collaborative Care

LCNUK Conference 2024: A Gathering to Advance Lung Cancer Care The Lung Cancer Nursing UK (LCNUK) Conference…

Ruth Strauss FoundationSeptember 18, 2024

10 Support Steps: Speaking To Your Child About An Incurable illness Support

10 Support Steps: Speaking To Your Child About An Incurable illness

Jenni Thomas OBE, Grief Counsellor and RSF Support Advisor, shares 10 helpful insights for parents faced with…

Ruth Strauss FoundationAugust 3, 2020

Matt & Sam’s Story: Doing Death Well and Navigating Pre-bereavement Personal Stories

Matt & Sam’s Story: Doing Death Well and Navigating Pre-bereavement

Few things are harder for a child than the death of a parent... That’s what happened to…

Ruth Strauss FoundationSeptember 13, 2024

Simona & Will’s Story: Experiences as a parent living with incurable cancer Personal Stories

Simona & Will’s Story: Experiences as a parent living with incurable cancer

At RedForRuth Day in June 2023 Simona shared her experiences as a parent living with incurable cancer…

Ruth Strauss FoundationSeptember 13, 2024

Personal Stories: Gini Harrison 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…

Alice WarrenNovember 29, 2022

Like so many people we knew nothing about cancer until we were in it ourselves News

Like so many people we knew nothing about cancer until we were in it ourselves

The former England cricket captain and his sister Sandra on life after the death of his wife,…

Ruth Strauss FoundationSeptember 5, 2024

Harriet and Rob’s Story: The Importance of Community Support in Grief Personal Stories

Harriet and Rob’s Story: The Importance of Community Support in Grief

Harriet & Rob’s Story The Importance of Community Support in Grief When a loved one is told…

Ruth Strauss FoundationJuly 10, 2024

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 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…

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 Castle…

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…

Ruth Strauss FoundationMay 9, 2023

The faces of non-smoking lung cancer News

The faces of non-smoking lung cancer

Anyone with lungs can get lung cancer Lung cancer is often associated with an older patient-profile, and…

Alice WarrenJanuary 11, 2022

A gift in your will FeaturedFundraisingNews

A gift in your will

This week ,11 to 17 September, is Remember a Charity Week. The annual event is an opportunity…

Alice WarrenSeptember 15, 2023

All Aboard Grant Support FeaturedNews

All Aboard Grant Support

All Aboard Shops: Grant Support Founded in 1987, All Aboard Shops are a chain of 21 charity shops in…

Alice WarrenFebruary 1, 2024

Grief Awareness Week FeaturedNews

Grief Awareness Week

Ruth sought for every family to have a support network available, to help prepare the whole family…

Ruth Strauss FoundationDecember 6, 2023

Supporter Stories: A ride for Ruth Fundraising

Supporter Stories: A ride for Ruth

A Ride for Ruth Andy 'Jonah' Jones decided to cycle 400 miles, from Surrey to Northumberland, in…

ines thiruOctober 7, 2020

Cancer breakthrough is a ‘wake-up’ call on impact of air pollution BreakthroughResearch

Cancer breakthrough is a ‘wake-up’ call on impact of air pollution

Scientists reveal how air pollution can cause lung cancer in people who have never smoked There are…

Ruth Strauss FoundationSeptember 12, 2022

Mission News NewsSupport

Mission News

No Conversation too tough Supporting parents to prepare their children for parental death. The programme for cancer…

Alice WarrenMarch 29, 2022

‘It’s important to live without bitterness’ – Andrew Strauss News

‘It’s important to live without bitterness’ – Andrew Strauss

Non-smoking lung cancers are mysteriously on the rise – and Ruth Strauss died of the disease in…

Ruth Strauss FoundationJuly 24, 2020

Father’s and Mother’s Day NewsSupport

Father’s and Mother’s Day

Mother's or Father's Day with a terminal illness Just thinking about this sad situation is painful, none…

Ruth Strauss FoundationMarch 8, 2021

The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023 News

The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023

The Big Give Christmas Challenge 2023 We teamed up with the Big Give for this year's Christmas Challenge…

Alice WarrenNovember 23, 2023

BTOG 2023 FundraisingNews

BTOG 2023

Mission News Deepa, our Head of Mission Services, attended the 21st British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG) conference…

Ruth Strauss FoundationMay 23, 2023

Stonehouse Partnership raises over £32,000 FundraisingNews

Stonehouse Partnership raises over £32,000

Partnerships Stonehouse Pizza and Carvery has raised over £32,000 for the Ruth Strauss Foundation during our charity…

Alice WarrenDecember 16, 2022

Partnership: Fulwell Golf Club FundraisingNews

Partnership: Fulwell Golf Club

Partnerships Fulwell Golf Club has chosen the Ruth Strauss Foundation as their charity partner for 2022/23. Club…

Alice WarrenDecember 15, 2022

Gerrards Cross Golf Club raises over £25,000 FundraisingNews

Gerrards Cross Golf Club raises over £25,000

Partnerships Gerrards Cross Golf Club has raised over £25,000 for the Ruth Strauss Foundation (RSF). During their…

Ruth Strauss FoundationNovember 17, 2022

#RockForRuth 2022 Events

#RockForRuth 2022

#RedForRuth We are delighted to have hosted a new special event! #RockforRuth The event took place on the…

Ruth Strauss FoundationJune 7, 2022

Microsoft Miles News

Microsoft Miles

Microsoft Miles in Partnership with Lenovo Microsoft and Lenovo aim to raise £40,000 though Microsoft MilesOn the…

Alice WarrenJune 15, 2023

Families Facing Grief During The Festive Period News

Families Facing Grief During The Festive Period

Making Memories During The Holidays For families where a parent has an incurable cancer, Christmas can be…

Ruth Strauss FoundationDecember 12, 2023

Protected: Public Facing Campaign Research

Protected: Public Facing Campaign

Alice WarrenOctober 11, 2023

RSF launches non-smoking lung cancer research grants NewsResearch

RSF launches non-smoking lung cancer research grants

The Ruth Strauss Foundation has launched a small grants programme that will award grants of up to…

Allie AndersonAugust 10, 2023

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…

Alice WarrenNovember 25, 2021

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…

Ruth Strauss FoundationDecember 13, 2022

RSF x Stonehouse Pizza News

RSF x Stonehouse Pizza

About  Stonehouse Pizza and Carvery are a collection of 92 businesses across England, Scotland & Wales with…

Alice WarrenFebruary 28, 2022

Office Principle’s raise over £20,000 EventsFundraising

Office Principle’s raise over £20,000

23 June 2022 Office Principles North and Marcus Hayes of Bespoke Office Space Solutions (“BOSS”) have raised…

Ruth Strauss FoundationDecember 2, 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.…

Alice WarrenNovember 7, 2022

Christmas Cards 2022 CommunityNews

Christmas Cards 2022

Ruth Strauss Foundation Christmas Cards The cards have been inspired by designs from two of our young…

Alice WarrenNovember 3, 2022

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…

Ruth Strauss FoundationNovember 16, 2020

Order NSLC Patient Booklet Resources

Order NSLC Patient Booklet

Order Now NSLC Patient Booklet For further information regarding non-smoking lung cancers, we have created a patient…

Ruth Strauss FoundationNovember 7, 2022

Recruiting – New Opportunities CareersNews

Recruiting – New Opportunities

Applications have now closed Career Opportunity  We are really excited to offer new career opportunities at the…

Ruth Strauss FoundationMarch 15, 2022

Recruiting: Supporter Care (Fundraising) Administrator Careers

Recruiting: Supporter Care (Fundraising) Administrator

Career Opportunity  We are looking for a strong candidate who can manage exceptional stewardship of supporters, care…

Ruth Strauss FoundationSeptember 28, 2022

Recruiting: Designated Safeguarding Lead Careers

Recruiting: Designated Safeguarding Lead

Career Opportunity Designated Safeguarding Lead (6-month fixed-term contract) Role Overview To provide operational leadership for safeguarding across…

Ruth Strauss FoundationAugust 3, 2022

Helpful Resources: Little C Club meets Ruth Strauss Foundation Flash Cards ResourcesSupport

Helpful Resources: Little C Club meets Ruth Strauss Foundation Flash Cards

Download the workbook ’This is about Me and You’ designed for families where a parent or prime…

Ruth Strauss FoundationJune 16, 2022

Helpful Resources: This Is About Me & You ResourcesSupport

Helpful Resources: This Is About Me & You

Download the workbook ’This is about Me and You’ designed for families where a parent or prime…

Ruth Strauss FoundationSeptember 2, 2020

Vitality Westminster Mile News

Vitality Westminster Mile

Sunday 1 May Team Red and our wonderful supporters took to the streets of Westminster to #RunforRuth…

Ruth Strauss FoundationMay 4, 2022

Christmas Card Competition 2021 News

Christmas Card Competition 2021

Calling all Santas Budding Designers... #RuthsRobin Christmas Card Competition is back 💫 Join the challenge with a chance…

Alice WarrenOctober 11, 2021

Club Challenge News CommunityNews

Club Challenge News

We have our champions Let us start with a huge, wow! We’ve been blown away by the…

Alice WarrenOctober 18, 2021

Gavin’s Volunteer Story Volunteering

Gavin’s Volunteer Story

In November 2019 whilst on holiday in Cyprus my younger brother, 34years old and non- smoker, very…

Ruth Strauss FoundationJanuary 27, 2022

Megan’s Volunteer Story Volunteering

Megan’s Volunteer Story

My volunteering experiences at RSF have been some of the best and most fulfilling experiences ever. I…

Ruth Strauss FoundationJanuary 27, 2022

Schools News

Schools

Pretty Woman Tulips are back Our friends at Sunshine Garden Centre have created a special edition red…

Ruth Strauss FoundationOctober 22, 2021

Sir Andrew Strauss & Karina Murtagh EventsNews

Sir Andrew Strauss & Karina Murtagh

Day 5 of the Second LV= Insurance Test supporting the Ruth Strauss Foundation between England and India.…

Alice WarrenSeptember 22, 2021

Tulips News

Tulips

We are delighted to have our 'Pretty Woman' back in stock Our very own Pretty Woman tulips are…

Alice WarrenOctober 12, 2021

London Marathon 2021 FundraisingNews

London Marathon 2021

We are delighted to introduce our heroes running the London Marathon on behalf of the Ruth Strauss…

Alice WarrenSeptember 16, 2021

More parents open to talking to children about death in wake of pandemic RepostSupport

More parents open to talking to children about death in wake of pandemic

Our mission is to help families prepare for grief, death & dying by providing guidance to parents…

Ruth Strauss FoundationMay 13, 2021

Cycle The Summits – Fundraising Challenge FundraisingNews

Cycle The Summits – Fundraising Challenge

On Wednesday 16 June, five fundraising heroes will set off on their challenge to be the first…

Alice WarrenJune 10, 2021

Quintessentially Foundation Bike Ride FundraisingNewsQuintessentially

Quintessentially Foundation Bike Ride

Fundraising bike ride across UK We are absolutely delighted that the Ruth Strauss Foundation has been chosen…

Ruth Strauss FoundationDecember 15, 2020

Children’s Grief Awareness Week: Questions & Answers Support

Children’s Grief Awareness Week: Questions & Answers

Thanks for Your Questions We hope that the below questions & answers offer some help and guidance…

Ruth Strauss FoundationNovember 20, 2020

NHS Lung Cancer Awareness Campaign News

NHS Lung Cancer Awareness Campaign

NHS Campaign Sir Andrew Strauss has backed an NHS and Public Health England campaign urging people to…

Ruth Strauss FoundationFebruary 22, 2021

Podcast: Life, Interrupted with Simon Thomas Support

Podcast: Life, Interrupted with Simon Thomas

A heartfelt conversation between Simon Thomas and Sir Andrew Strauss.

Ruth Strauss FoundationJanuary 26, 2021

Vacancies at The National Cancer Research Institute Research

Vacancies at The National Cancer Research Institute

Do you have a strong interest in cancer research? Do you want to help improve patient outcomes…

Ruth Strauss FoundationFebruary 4, 2021

Missing Mommy: A Book About Bereavement by Rebecca Cobb Support

Missing Mommy: A Book About Bereavement by Rebecca Cobb

Can be ordered from your local bookshop. Created with the advise & kind support of Jenni Thomas.…

Ruth Strauss FoundationNovember 30, 2020

Supporter Stories: Marco’s Story Fundraising

Supporter Stories: Marco’s Story

In Marco's Own Words... I have always had great admiration for Sir Andrew Strauss, the cricketer, his…

Ruth Strauss FoundationOctober 26, 2020

How can we tell our young children their Daddy is dying? RepostSupport

How can we tell our young children their Daddy is dying?

Repost: The Independant There’s no tougher job than telling a child their parent is going to die.…

Ruth Strauss FoundationMarch 22, 2021

When Families Face Grief during Christmas Support

When Families Face Grief during Christmas

When you know you do not have long to live, this Christmas with your children is a…

Ruth Strauss FoundationDecember 16, 2020

Children’s Grief Awareness Week: How do you talk to your child about death & dying… Support

Children’s Grief Awareness Week: How do you talk to your child about death & dying…

Submit Your Question Below We know that talking to a child about death and dying is incredibly…

Ruth Strauss FoundationNovember 13, 2020

Radical Acts of Love by Janie Brown Support

Radical Acts of Love by Janie Brown

Janie Brown is an oncology nurse of thirty years and counsellor of cancer patients with terminal diagnoses.…

Ruth Strauss FoundationApril 15, 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…

Ruth Strauss FoundationMay 14, 2020

Karina Murtagh on turning #RedforRuth FundraisingNews

Karina Murtagh on turning #RedforRuth

CEO Karina Murtagh gets ready to turn #RedForRuth for the Foundation's 2nd time running - this time…

ines thiruJune 5, 2020

Karina Murtagh announced as CEO News

Karina Murtagh announced as CEO

The Ruth Strauss Foundation has appointed Karina Murtagh as the Foundation’s inaugural Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to…

Ruth Strauss FoundationFebruary 11, 2020

RSF Supports CRUK and the TRACERx Research Project Research

RSF Supports CRUK and the TRACERx Research Project

Lung cancer kills more than 4,300 people every day globally. The disease remains almost as difficult to…

Ruth Strauss FoundationMarch 6, 2020