As a cancer respite charity, we exist to ease the burden of living with a cancer diagnosis or a recent bereavement. Importantly, we recognise that a cancer diagnosis affects the whole family unit and not just the cancer patient. Consequently, our respite programmes focus on not just the cancer patient but their immediate family as well.

We help British families living with cancer in three main ways:

• Our primary objective is to provide a wide range of respite opportunities for British families living with cancer. From family days out to short-breaks in both the UK and abroad, we give families living with cancer something to look forward to at the end of arduous treatment schedules. Our respite programmes also give families the chance to spend quality time together whilst providing valuable memories. Such trips also help the recently bereaved come...