Cancer patients take leading roles in video
CANCER patients from Rochdale and Littleborough feature in a new video from The Christie cancer centre.
Patients, carers and fundraisers take centre stage in the film, which celebrates some of the key achievements of The Christie and how these benefit patients.
The ‘ Highlights of the Year video 2021-22 ‘ focuses on how The Christie provided extra support to patients during the Covid pandemic and how the hospital adapted and innovated.
In the video, patients are shown having conversations with each other about their cancer and their experience of being treated at The Christie.
Paul Ferriday from Littleborough, who has been living with cancer since first being diagnosed in 2008. And share his story with Leukaemia patient Abdul-rahman Sahih Elislam Tayar from Stretford.
Cricket fan Paul, who had a cancer recurrence in 2019, helped to raise awareness and funding for testicular cancer by forming a ‘ball tampering allowed’ group of friends to take on the Manchester to Blackpool Bike ride recently.
He said: “I am very pleased to have been given the opportunity to share my experience of treatment at The Christie and to help the hospital publicise some of their key highlights from the last year.”
The Christie is a specialist cancer centre in Manchester and has more than 120 years of expertise in cancer care, research and education.
Also in the video is bowel cancer patient Cindy Huxley from Rochdale, who discusses how she became friends with Sharon Williams from Saddleworth through having treatment together at a chemotherapy outreach centre in Royton provided by The Christie.
“It is important that people hear from the patients, their families, and fundraisers to understand how special The Christie really is,” said Cindy.
The video can be seen on The Christie NHS Foundation Trust’s Youtube channel.