The Evening Times ran an article about figures in a new report showing that women from Lanarkshire experience higher-than-average rates of stillbirth and neonatal deaths than other parts of Scotland. The region recorded the second-highest rate in Scotland with 6.42 deaths per 1,000 births. However it is worth noting that the figure of 7,096 Lanarkshire resident […]
Lauren says thanks by raising £5000
A community psychiatric nurse has raised £5,000 for two cancer charities to say thank you for saving her life.
Lauren Magunnical, who is based at the Housldsworth Centre in Wishaw, was diagnosed with Disgerminoma, a rare form of ovarian cancer, in October last year.
Lauren, who lives in Motherwell, split the money raised between the Beatson Cancer Charity and the Teenage Cancer Trust.
She said: “I chose those charities as I received treatment from the Beatson and although I was 22 at the time, I received support from the Teenage Cancer Trust during my treatment. I have also been receiving support from them since completing treatment such as make up classes and days away.
“I wanted to fundraise in order to give something back to the amazing charities which helped me and I wanted to put something in place for other people who will experience cancer at some point in their lives.
“I would like to say a thank you to both charities and the staff who helped me through my treatment. Their support was next to none and I couldn’t have managed without it.”
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