My name is Miranda Ashitey.
I’m 38 and I’m from Croydon. I was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer on the 14th of February 2019.
Member Profile – Miranda Ashitey
The reality of saying goodbye to friends. Regularly.
There is a natural instinct when you are diagnosed with something like cancer to seek out like-minded folk. I assume it probably applies to a lot of situations. But the people you seek out when you have metastatic cancer are different from those you seek out when you’ve bought a classic car. Because whilst you’re all going to be very different in many ways, here’s the one thing you all have in common – You are all dying.
World Cancer Day – COVID and Cancer
February 4th is World Cancer Day. Except that this February 4th, Cancer isn’t the only C that MetUpUK members are having to live with. Some of our team have shared
Are the lives of cancer patients less important than those of COVID patients asks @madmeynell? Dealing with suggested treatment delay
Every patient with metastatic cancer knows that at some point their oncologist will tell them that their treatment must be changed. This point is normally reached when cancer has progressed on
METUP-UK Member @drbexl talks about being a ‘good enough cancer patient’ on @iamwillonline podcast
METUP-UK member Bex Lewis was pleased to be invited to join Will Taylor’s ‘Good Enough’ podcast, off the back of social media content talking about the problematic nature of talking
METUPUK Founder @ABCDiagnosis features in @thisismedtech
The article, featuring METUP-UK founder Jo Taylor, starts: Jo Taylor’s situation is something of a double-edged sword. She relies on continuous treatment for secondary breast cancer to maintain a good