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Miles To Go Before I Sleep – The power of faith and human spirit

29th November 202027th November 2020 Josie McFarlane 407 Views 0 Comments #Cancer, author, book, Death, experience, Faith, God, illness, inspirational, Jesus, Journey, Miles To Go Before I Sleep

At the age of 54 Claire Gilbert was diagnosed with myeloma, an incurable cancer of the blood. The prognoses ranged

Coronavirus Lifestyle

What the Early Church Can Teach Us About the Coronavirus

6th September 202021st August 2020 Josie McFarlane 353 Views 0 Comments church, Church news, God, History, illness, Jesus, Joshua, Lockdown, Ministry, Pandemic, The Bible

The early church was no stranger to plagues, epidemics, and mass hysteria. In fact, according to both Christian and also

Book Reviews Lifestyle

A Second Chance to life by Deliwe Mtungwazi.

25th May 202025th May 2020 Josie McFarlane 1637 Views 0 Comments author, book, Book review, Church new, community, Death, Faith, family, God, help, illness, Jesus, Life, Support, The Bible

The aim of my book is to give hope to others faced with an adverse situation. I want them to

Lifestyle News

Fears for the welfare of ultra-poor leprosy-affected families hit by Cyclone Amphan

23rd May 202025th May 2020 Josie McFarlane 524 Views 0 Comments C Super Cyclone Amphan, charity, health, help, illness, Leprosy, Support

The Leprosy Mission is concerned for the welfare of the families it works with in coastal areas of Eastern India

Coronavirus Lifestyle News

Coronavirus: Parents demand a choice on whether to send children back to school

11th May 202011th May 2020 Josie McFarlane 477 Views 0 Comments Coronavirus, COVID19, education, health, illness, parents, safety, school

300,000 people have signed a petition by parents campaigning to be given a choice on whether or not to send

Health Lifestyle

How UK entrepreneurs are helping to provide world-class healthcare across Africa.

30th December 201915th December 2019 Josie McFarlane 3110 Views 0 Comments Africa, health, healthcare, illness, medical, UK entrepreneurs

It is unfortunately a fact that 25% of the world’s disease cases occur in Africa. As someone who grew up

Lifestyle

‘One size doesn’t fit all’: How ethnic minority groups are being failed over dementia care

26th October 201922nd October 2019 Josie McFarlane 759 Views 0 Comments black community, BME, dementia care, Ethnic Minorities, illness, Life, Support

A ‘one size fits all’ approach to dementia care is failing Glaswegians from ethnic minority backgrounds, campaigners have warned. Alzheimer’s Scotland have

News

‘Faith healer’ charged with indecent assault claims to have cured cancer patients

28th June 201927th June 2019 Josie McFarlane 833 Views 0 Comments #Cancer, Assault, Belief, charged, christian, church, Church news, Faith, God, healing, illness, police

Nga Teina, a former digger driver with no medical training, claims to have diagnosed and cured over 1000 cancer patients

News

Educate children to tackle ethnic minority donor crisis, MPs say

13th August 201813th August 2018 Josie McFarlane 1134 Views 0 Comments Anthony Nolan, Anthony Nolan Charity, Asian, awareness, BAME, BAME communities, black, Blood, blood donation, boost donor numbers, Carl Anka, communities, Death, donation, donation crises, Eleanor Smith, england, ethnic background, ethnic diversity, ethnic minority donors, ethnic minority groups, government, illness, individuals, Jackie Doyle-Price, Labour MPs, minority ethnic, misinformation spreading, mistrust, myth-busting, national curriculum, national priority, NHS bodies, organ donation, organ failure, organs, paying it forward, public awareness, silent crisis, Social Media, Stem cells, UK population

School pupils should learn about organ and blood donation to help tackle the “silent crisis” of a lack of ethnic

News

Influential Bishop to speak out for people affected by leprosy

26th June 2017 Mariah 2165 Views 0 Comments Bishop, Bishop Donald, church, contribution, director, disease, england, friendship, illness, Influential, Leprosy, Leprosy Mission, National, parliament, significant, sufferer, Vice president, Whales, years

Bishop Donald is a new Vice President for the Leprosy Mission The Right Reverend Donald Allister, Bishop of Peterborough, has