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Daily Record
21 hours ago
- Health
- Daily Record
Daily Record Pride of Scotland award winner Georgie shares her cancer story in powerful podcast
Seventeen-year-old is also urging people to get behind her as she attempts to raise £100,000 for charity. A BRAVE Scots teenager is sharing her story about living with cancer in a powerful podcast out today. Georgie Hyslop, 17, will be joined by sister Megan, 19, on RadioTherapy, as they discuss how the disease has impacted the whole family. The podcast began as an idea from Julie Cain, Teenage Cancer Trust 's National Lead Nurse for Scotland. Now on its fifth series, the podcast has been praised for tackling difficult topics with honesty, warmth and insight – helping young people feel less alone during treatment. Georgie, of Ardrossan, Ayrshire, won the Teenager of Courage award at the Daily Record Pride of Scotland Award ceremony in June. For the past five years our People's Oscars have celebrated the ordinary Scots whose acts of kindness and selfless bravery make this country great. Georgie won the award for raising an incredible £51,000 despite her cancer diagnosis. But she's determined to double her efforts and is teaming up with fellow Pride of Scotland winner Calum's Cabin on Saturday to zipline across the River Clyde to raise cash for the charity. Her proud mum Lynn said: 'Calum's Cabin send so many families with a child with cancer on breaks and do so much for them during hospital stays and after treatment. 'Georgie said at Pride of Scotland she aimed to get her fundraising to £100,000, so hopefully people will get behind her and make a donation for such an amazing charity.' In December 2023, Georgie went to the doctor with leg pain and they initially thought it was a stress fracture. The fracture wasn't healing and, after an MRI and CT scan, she was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma – a rare cancer which occurs in the bones or in the soft tissue around them. Determined not to let cancer get the better of her, Georgie immediately looked to help others by agreeing to donate her tissue to Cancer Research and vowing to fundraise. In the months after her diagnosis she raised more than £15,000 for the Schiehallion Ward at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, the Teenage Cancer Trust and Marion's House. Throughout her treatment, which included 14 rounds of chemotherapy and 33 rounds of radiation, Georgie never stopped thinking of ways to help others and continued to organise family fun days, raffles and a ball. In July 2024, Georgie was given the news she was in remission but earlier this year scans revealed her cancer had returned. She said: 'The survival rates for Ewing sarcoma are single digits but I've always said I will be one of those digits. I don't see why I can't be. 'My main aim is to help others going through the same thing. 'My family and I were sent on a break by Calum's Cabin during my relapse. 'In June, I was so happy that I won a Pride of Scotland award for Teenager of Courage and on the evening we were so happy to find out Calum's Cabin had also won a pride of Scotland special recognition award. 'I couldn't pass up an opportunity to zipline the Clyde for a charity so close to our hearts.' Lynn added: 'Georgie's doing well at the moment. Her last scans were stable which meant she was able to get her central line out and her next scan is in October. 'She's looking forward to the zipslide and I'd urge families facing a cancer diagnosis to listen to the RadioTherapy podcast today. 'We're so proud of Georgie and Megan and if their podcast helps just one other family going through this, it's done its job.'
Scotsman
25-06-2025
- Health
- Scotsman
Beatson Cancer Charity awarded £82,950 Young Start grant to support RadioTherapy podcast
Beatson Cancer Charity has received a Young Start award of £82,950 from The National Lottery Community Fund to continue the success of RadioTherapy – a podcast created by and for young people who have been diagnosed with cancer. Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... The grant will support the production and marketing of the podcast over the next three years and also cover travel and accommodation costs for young people across Scotland who take part in the project. RadioTherapy is a powerful platform that brings together young people affected by cancer to share their experiences in their own words. The podcast has been praised for tackling difficult topics with honesty, warmth and insight – helping young people feel less alone during treatment. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad RadioTherapy began as an idea from Julie Cain, Teenage Cancer Trust's National Lead Nurse for Scotland. When she brought it to Beatson Cancer Charity, we were delighted to support – and we're proud to continue funding the podcast as it grows, giving more young people the chance to share their stories and connect with others across Scotland. RadioTherapy Abby Maxwell, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 22, said: 'I think it has been so amazing that this podcast has brought us all together. I wouldn't have met any of the amazing people that I have met throughout the way if I hadn't been approached to do RadioTherapy. "When I was approached, I was only in remission a couple of months, so I really had no idea about the world. Having a group of young people that understood what I was going through really helped me. "So, I feel like the extra funding for the next three years is just going to open up a platform for so many young people to share their story, because cancer isn't linear and it doesn't affect everyone in the same way. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "Personally, I love listening to every episode because I love to hear other people that have experienced it as well – so I think that young people diagnosed may also find listening helpful.' Abby Maxwell Dana Maitles, from Glasgow, was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma at 18 and also featured in the podcast. She said: 'Being part of the podcast was such a memorable experience. Sharing my story, and hearing and understanding other people's fears and strengths has allowed me to understand my own – and has allowed me to get stronger without the feeling of guilt. "For me, it has been huge to connect with other people as well. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "I think it is amazing we got the funding from the Young Start award from The National Lottery Community Fund – it's huge.' Dana Maitles Kate Still, Scotland Chair of The National Lottery Community Fund, said: 'We're thrilled to have been able to fund such innovative and inspiring groups through Young Start once again. "The skills, confidence and knowledge the thousands of young people will gain through taking part in these projects will be invaluable in building brighter futures with more opportunities. "We are always keen to support projects which put Scotland's young people at the heart of the development and running of services.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Pauline Evans, Philanthropy Manager at Beatson Cancer Charity, said: 'Beatson Cancer Charity is proud to be one of the many organisations benefiting from The National Lottery Community Fund's commitment to empowering young people across Scotland.
