Patient Contacts: North of England

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Gary Stafford

Diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer August 2008, after removal of what was at first thought to be a benign cyst in July 2008 at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle
Total thyroidectomy
RAI x 1
Challenge scan July 2009 clear

Gary is a funeral director and works in Blyth, Northumberland, and surrounding areas

Email Gary

 

Melanie Hargreaves

Diagnosed with follicular and papillary thyroid cancer 2007
Surgery x 2 (lobectomy and some lymph node removal) at Leeds General
RAI x 1 (St James, Leeds)
Only slight post-op voice problems, now resolved
Follow-up scan Sep 2008 was clear and currently well

Melanie is married with two children and is a part-time researcher in Leeds.

Email Melanie

 

Pat Watson

Diagnosed 2005
Papillary Thyroid Cancer with Lymph Node Involvement
Surgeries x 2 Cumberland Infirmary and Newcastle Nuffield
No Post-op problems
RAI x 1 NCCC, Newcastle General Hospital
Challenge Scans x 2
Currently well

Pat lives in Cumbria. She is married and has two grown up children. She works full time as a management accountant and has lots of dogs and horses to take care of!

Email Pat
Tel: 01697 73154 / 07876 254096 after 6 pm

 

Sue Burn

Diagnosed 2005
Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Surgeries x 2
RAI x 1, Thyrogen
Currently well

Sue is married with two young sons. She works as a Police Officer.

Tel: 01434 601886 after 6 pm

 

Wendy McGloughlin

Diagnosed 2007
Follicular Thyroid Cancer
Surgeries x 2 at North Tees General Hospital, Stockton on Tees
Post-op Hypocalceamia
RAI x 5 at James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough
Challenge x 3
Thyrogen x 7
Treatment still ongoing

Wendy is recently retired from managing a local charity.
She has been married to John for 43 years and has two daughters, aged 40 and 38.

She was awarded an MBE in 2007 and has recently been offered the freedom of Hartlepool for her work in developing services for children with special needs and their families.

She is currently a magistrate with the local bench.

Tel: 01429 274014

 

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