Facing cancer or navigating healthcare in Spain shouldn't mean facing it alone.
Resources We're Building Together
Every guide on this website is inspired by the real experiences of English-speaking patients, families and carers navigating healthcare in Spain.
Understanding Medication
First Oncology Appointment
Learn about common medications and how to understand the information provided with them.
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What to expect, what to bring and the questions you may want to ask.
A printable checklist to help you prepare for appointments.
Questions to Ask Your Doctor
Medical Spanish
Helpful words and phrases used in Spanish hospitals and clinics.
Coming Soon
Supporting Someone You Love
Practical guidance for husbands, wives, partners, family members and carers.
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Understanding Hospital Letters
Plain English explanations of common Spanish medical letters and terminology.
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Nobody expects to need cancer treatment in another country.
One day you're living your life...
The next you're trying to understand hospital letters, unfamiliar medical terms and a healthcare system that's completely different.
We've discovered that even when the medical care is excellent, the language and administration can leave families feeling lost.
That's why we're building this resource.
❤️ If you've just been diagnosed...
You probably have questions like...
What happens next?
Who do I speak to?
What does this hospital letter mean?
Can someone explain this report?
Is there support in English?
Has anyone else been through this?
You're not alone.
Holding an urgent letter from the health service you can't translate is overwhelming.
We're building this because we're living it.
Who are we?
We're not doctors.
We're not lawyers.
We're not a charity.
We're a family currently navigating serious illness in Spain.
Every appointment, every medical report and every hospital visit has taught us something we wish we'd known earlier.
We're creating the resource we wish we'd had from the very beginning.
If sharing what we've learned helps even one other family feel less overwhelmed...
then building this website will have been worthwhile.
Your experience could help thousands of future patients and families.