Grateful to the caring hospital staff who looked after her so well during treatment for breast cancer, Judy Warriner, 66, from Stockton, wanted to do something to thank them now treatment has finished and she is on the road to recovery.
In a beautiful ivory, embellished gown – kindly donated by Laura Day bridal wear at less than a day’s notice – Annalise, 45, who is a cancer patient on ward 14 at The James Cook University Hospital, dazzled.
Tears were shed as the Redcar couple made their vows in front of family, friends and the dedicated nurses and hospital staff who have cared for Annalise and supported her family.
The family and friends of two young men who were involved in a fatal car accident in April have purchased a special postural chair costing £6,000 for the neurosurgical unit’s ward 24 high dependency unit (HDU) at James Cook.
A fundraising family has provided a special lead screen which will help to fully protect hospital staff when x-rays are being taken and increase comfort for them during long days in theatre.
Trevor Smith from Castleton, North Yorkshire, wanted to do something amazing to thank the caring staff on cardiology wards 30 and 31 at The James Cook University Hospital who looked after him when he had major heart surgery.
DARE you join ghastly ghouls and devilish demons on a perilous pier walk from Redcar to Saltburn this Halloween? Worldly wizards and wicked witches from the Trinity Holistic Centre are cooking up a cauldron of chaos for the sponsored event, on Saturday 31 October.
Staff at James Cook are celebrating the success of the retinal development appeal by unveiling a long awaited cutting edge eye scanner that will help save the sight of thousands of patients.
The Trinity Holstic Centre will need to find an additional £2,200 this year – to replace two beds that have broken down in the last week. More than 100 patients a month suffering from cancer and other long-term conditions could miss out on complementary therapies, after the two beds broke down within days.
An eye doctor from The James Cook University Hospital is jetting off to Africa to join the fight against blindness in rural Angola. Chrisjan Dees will spend a month treating patients and training much-needed doctors but ahead of his October flight he is hoping to raise £4,800 to enable him to buy three essential pieces of kit.
Where will you be enjoying your cuppa for the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning on Friday 25 September? Why not join our Macmillan volunteers at The James Cook University Hospital for a cup of coffee, a spin on the tombola and a delicious cake or two?