House of Hope

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That this House congratulates founder and CEO of cancer charity House of Hope, Lisa Fleming, on the launch of her fundraising campaign Brick of Hope; notes that this aims to raise £500,000 for the charity to purchase a property in the Corstorphine area of Edinburgh; further notes that this is designed to become Scotland’s first bespoke wellbeing and support centre for breast cancer; commends the plan to offer a wide range of activities, holistic therapies and peer support for women suffering breast cancer; understands that Lisa was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2017; commends her inspiring work since then to raise more than £2 million since then to support secondary breast cancer education, research and awareness; and wishes Lisa, her family and friends success with their effort to establish this valuable space to improve breast cancer care and support.