Cancer Card Comfort Boxes - Update

Written by Cancer Card on 2nd October, 2023

Jen and Ian in The Sunday Post

We’re delighted to see our founder Jen Hardy MBE and CEO Ian Pirrie feature in this week’s Sunday Post, talking about the trial of our new Cancer Card Comfort Boxes.

Jen and Ian in The Sunday Post on Comfort Box trail

Miles Briggs MSP and co-chair of the Cross Party Group on Cancer said ‘When people get a cancer diagnosis, it is devastating. I’ve been meeting with the First Minister over the Comfort Box and he is very mindful of the work Jen and her team are doing. We are all very happy to see how this innovative scheme will help patients holistically’.

Each Comfort Box includes:

A huge thank you to Natwest for their generous contribution, sourcing the hats, scarves, and gloves, and to Sheena Hales Skillbank for making it possible.

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