***FULLY BOOKED*** registration is now closed for this forum Streamed live online (via Zoom) – Monday 21st June 2021, 4 – 7 pm This MPN Voice ‘virtual’ patients’ forum is being hosted by Prof Tim Somervaille, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, Dr Rachel Brown, Manchester Royal Infirmary, and Dr Rowena Thomas-Dewing, Salford Royal NHS…
Hooray – some freedom!! Spring is here, we can get out and enjoy the fresh air with family and friends (Covid friendly of course). So, in conjunction with Just Giving and Run For Heroes, MPN Voice Fundraising is delighted to announce our next event #5kMay. Our global MPN Voice Community can do this anywhere in…
Your fundraising event can be small or big, as all fundraising adds up to make a huge difference for all of us with our rare blood cancers, myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs). If you don’t want to participate in a fundraising event organized by MPN Voice, you can still do your own thing! If you would like…
We are ever grateful for the various fundraising efforts of our supporters who not only raise vital funds for MPN Voice, but also awareness of MPNs. Although lots of fundraising events have been cancelled or postponed this year, you can still raise money for MPN Voice by doing a virtual challenge. Take on a sporting…
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17 March 2016 “Hello, my name is Helen Bass and I live in Hertford with my partner. Having played tennis and football at county level for many years, I then turned to running and crossfit training as a means of keeping fit. I like a challenge so I entered the ballot for the London Marathon,…
Led by Jon Mathias, co-chairperson for MPN Voice and Caroline Thomas an ET patient, we have been looking at ways to best represent patients affected by myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) Advocacy means speaking on behalf of someone or something and in this case, we’re saying that one of MPN Voice’s roles, as our name suggests, is…
15 March 2016 “After my fiancé Lauren was diagnosed with Essential Thrombocythaemia in January 2014 at the age of 28, she went to MPN Voice for support and guidance. I was amazed and humbled by the support she received from you forums, especially after attending a patient group forum in London last year.She has struggled…
15 March 2016 “Hello, my name is James and I live in Winchester with my beautiful wife Sarah, who is just about to have our first baby….. middle of April!!! So no pressure then!!! I’m either going to be running on Sunday 24th April really fast, because our baby is late and just in case……
15 March 2016 The 2015 Virgin London Marathon weekend was poignant for me, I spent most of the weekend reading the information about ET on the MPN Voice website, I had suffered two mini-strokes in quick succession at the age of 30. I was diagnosed with Essential Thrombocythaemia. I was reading up on my impending…