Beatson Talks
A podcast designed to inform, support, and provide a platform for patients to share their stories, while also allowing staff to discuss the support available to cancer patients and their families.
Hosted by Laura Boyd
Beatson Talks
We’re With You: Giles Blair - Timing, Treatment and a New Perspective
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Host Laura Boyd is joined by journalist, Giles Blair, who discusses his diagnosis of a rare and aggressive form of lymphoma, discovered during an ENT procedure. He reflects on the narrow window that made urgent treatment possible, the intensity of combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy at The Beatson, and the moments he feared he might not survive.
With honesty and humour, Giles shares the vital role of family, faith and community support, the comfort he found in writing his Substack blog Lymphoma Basket Case, and how his diagnosis reshaped his priorities and appreciation for life.