Cancer patients are increasingly worried about how they are going to feed themselves due to cost of living crisis. Debbie Potts who had cervical cancer, said she couldn't afford to put the heating on when she was undergoing chemotherapy. Read more:
Other unexpected costs include wigs or post-surgery clothing.
A self-employed virtual assistant, she stopped working for eight months while having chemotherapy while her partner went part-time to look after her. This left them with a quarter of their normal income. After several months of resisting asking for help, she contacted Macmillan who helped with transport costs and gave her a cost of living grant that helped her pay her heating bill for the winter.Macmillan said it gave away more than £1.2m to London cancer patients in 2021, an increase of 21% on 2020. It expects demand to increase this year.
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