Breast cancer survivor raises funds for hospitals

A breast cancer survivor who has raised £1,000s for Prince Philip Hospital has made her most recent donation.
Sue Ladd was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004 and has since made a full recovery.
She received such fantastic care and support from staff at Prince Philip and Singleton Hospitals that she set up a registered charity, Sue Ladd and Friends, to raise funds for the units as a way of saying thanks.
Since 2005 Sue Ladd & Friends have raised over £145,000 by organising a wide range of fun fundraising activities – from an annual charity ribbon race to a grand auction evening.
The Breast Care Unit at Prince Philip Hospital has been the main beneficiary of financial support but they also support other local causes.
They recently presented Mr Yeung Ng, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Hywel Dda University Health Board, with a cheque for £500 which will go towards the purchase of a state of the art ultrasound machine to help fight prostate cancer.
The prostate ultrasound biopsy machine will be capable of taking data from MRI pictures of the prostate and allow clinicians to target specific areas in the prostate with the aim of increasing the accuracy of biopsies and the diagnosis rate.
Mr Yeung Ng said: “I would like to thank Sue Ladd and Friends for the very generous and much appreciated donation. We hope to be in a position shortly to purchase a state of the art ultrasound machine which will be the first of its kind in Wales.”
Llanelli and District League of Hospital Friends are also actively fundraising for the Prostate Cancel Appeal with support from the West Wales Prostate Cancer Support Group.

Photo: Mr Yeung Ng, Consultant Urological Surgeon, Hywel Dda University Health Board pictured receiving cheque from Sue Ladd and Friends.