A man who lost his wife and daughter to breast cancer within three years has shared his moving story as he helps a charity celebrate a major achievement. Bowthorpe-based Little Lifts has supported thousands of people undergoing treatment for breast cancer across the region. The charity today sent its 20,000th care box, to a patient at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
On hand to send the latest batch was Graham Upson, 75, who lost both his wife, Natalie, and his daughter, Alice, to breast cancer and experienced the impact that the care boxes have. Graham, with his wife Natalie (left) and daughter Alice (Image: Little Lifts) "My wife was diagnosed in 2015 and died in 2019," said Mr Upson. "I was with her when she received a Little Lifts box from Dr Alexander at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital while undergoing chemotherapy.
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