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Sound Waves is the official podcast of the Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust. The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust is a national charity that empowers young people aged 8-24 to embrace their future after cancer. When treatment ends, the Trust’s work begins as, for many young people, picking up where they left off before their diagnosis isn’t possible. On Sound Waves, the Trust community comes together to discuss themes and spark conversations relevant to anyone impacted by cancer in young people. From mental health to staying safe in the sun, from survivor's guilt to reflecting on where life has taken people since their diagnosis. All the while sharing tales from the Trust, and all the life-long memories made together. Come aboard!

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Ellen and Maxine: 20 years since the first ever Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust adventure

December 11, 2023 • Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust • Season 12 • Episode 1

You might have seen that Dame Ellen MacArthur, our patron and founder, recently met up with a young woman called Maxine, who was part of the first ever Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust sailing adventure 20 years ago in 2003.

She was just 10 at the time, and now she’s reunited with Ellen ahead of her 31st birthday.

This episode, in celebration of the Trust's 20th anniversary, is their conversation.

It's wonderful to hear Maxine talk about the impact of a sailing adventure 20 years ago and how it’s shaped her life ever since. Ellen also shares how and why the Trust was set up in 2003, and where the inspiration for the charity came from.

The things we can do to support young people living through and beyond cancer now, today, can change the years and decades ahead of them. As Ellen says in this conversation with Maxine, this is what it’s all about.