Blog - Page 3 of 25 - Leukaemia Care

19th January 2023

Financial support during the energy crisis

Our Welfare Officer has put together a blog detailing what financial support is available for blood cancer patients during the current energy crisis. Read on for her tips and advice.

18th January 2023

Energy Saving Week

In this blog, our Welfare Advisor shares her tips on how to save money on your energy bills, how to make your home as energy-efficient as possible, as well as share any grants available.

12th January 2023

Top winter tips for blood cancer patients

Nick York, Campaigns and Advocacy Officer and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patient, shares his tips on staying healthy through the winter months.

21st September 2022

“I caught COVID-19 and I’m a former ALL patient” Advice and support available

In this blog, our Advocacy Officer and former ALL patient, Sophie, discusses her recent experience with testing positive for COVID-19 and accessing antiviral medications. We know that this process doesn’t always run smoothly, so Sophie not only explains how the process should typically work, but also what to do when something goes wrong, and how she can help other patients who are in this situation.

23rd August 2022

5 things that can help you tackle the rise of living costs

A worry many of us face is how to cope with the rising living costs, particularly the increasing price of energy. We know it easy to feel overwhelmed with the prospect of the rising energy/living costs, therefore Lisa, our friendly Welfare Officer, has compiled a bank full of schemes, grants and one-off payments to help you through these evergrowing times of concern.

23rd August 2022

Updates on leukaemia

We are bringing you updates from a selection of research presented at the annual conference of the European Hematology Association (EHA). Even though these updates represent a tiny fraction of everything discussed at the meeting, rest assured we have you filled in with all the information that caught our attention.

23rd June 2022

5 reasons why you should attend our virtual community gathering

Join our biggest virtual community gathering on Saturday 13th August 2022.

21st June 2022

4 things you need to know before going on holiday

After the past few years of lockdowns and travel restrictions, many will be using this summer to finally get some sand, sea and vitamin D. However, whilst travelling abroad this year, there are a few things to be aware of - our Advocacy Officer Sophie explains more here.

20th May 2022

Five things you need to know about bruising right now

As the UK’s leading leukaemia charity, we’re here to help you learn a little bit more about bruises - and the types of bruising that you should be worried about.

17th May 2022

General and British Society of Haematology (BSH) updates

Here you can find the latest general updates, as well as updates we became aware of from the latest British Society of Haematology (BSH) conference we attended in March.