Amy was diagnosed with stage 1 grade 1 breast cancer on September 28, 2022. She underwent surgery to remove a lump and her lymph nodes and Amy then began 23 rounds of radiotherapy treatment on 2 January 2023. She was treated at the West Suffolk Hospital and Ipswich Hospital.

Amy said ‘the staff were phenomenal. It’s been one of the toughest experiences of my life with much of my hardest and most darkest times being since I finished treatment.’

Amy was given a Little Lifts Radiotherapy gift box funded by Colchester & Ipswich Hospitals Charity. From a soothing heat pack for pain relief to luxury body lotion, organic chocolate, and treats to promote relaxation, the boxes are packed with carefully selected items.

Each product is chosen by people who have experience of receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy treatment for breast cancer. After receiving the box Amy said: ‘At my first treatment plan meeting in December 2022, I was given a Box… in a bag which has Little Lifts written on it. My oncologist has just dropped a bombshell on me that I wasn’t having the fifteen days of treatment I thought I was having but I needed an additional eight days, just over another week on top."

"The kids, eager to see what’s inside the box helped me to open it up…I was speechless…A total stranger just got it…they knew what I needed they knew it would make me smile, they were saying - here is a lovely Box, full of love and thoughtful things to get you through!" She added she felt ‘genuinely lifted – supported, understood and not completely isolated.’

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