Fight Club: Leave a legacy of hope with your Will

Heartbreakingly, Crystal believed cancer had destroyed her dream career when she was diagnosed with bone cancer just after her 18^th birthday. But a Young Lives vs Cancer grant changed everything.

“Before cancer I was energetic, confident and dreamed of becoming an actress. I thought cancer had put an end to that. For two years I hid in my room, ashamed of what cancer had done to me. I felt caged. But then my Young Lives vs Cancer Social Worker, Sam, helped me apply for a grant from the charity.

“When I got the grant, it was like life was finally being kind to me again. I could look forward to something outside of the hospital. It meant I could go to the best drama school and work with people who can help me reach my dream.

“I’m now heading into my final year and I feel like I’ve achieved so much so far. In the last year I won the Black Award for Best Young Entrepreneur Under 25 for my work in facial equality in the arts. I’ve co-written a poem on Black beauty in my university’s Black History Month showcase and lead a facial equality talk, bringing other actors who have facially differences, like me, into a school-wide Q&A.

“This past year I’ve focused on myself as an artist and how I can be of better service to the world. My whole outlook on life has changed. I feel like nothing can stop me.”

Crystal

Leave a legacy of hope with your Will…

Leaving a gift in your Will makes grants like this possible. If you’d like to chat to someone about leaving a charity gift for young cancer patients in your Will, just call 0300 330 0803 or email giftsinwills@younglivesvscancer.org.uk.