"Repeated cancelled appointments and lack of local services"

I have had my oncology checkup cancelled three times this year and I’m still without a date for an appointment. I waited for a phone appointment that was supposed to be at half ten and when it got to midday, I called up to be told it had been cancelled. No one had let me know this. The member of staff on the appointments line was very apologetic even though it was in no way their fault. I have to travel a few hours by bus to get to an outreach clinic as NHS Fife does not deal with breast cancer services and my oncologist comes over from Edinburgh. I find it hard to write or talk about any aspect of my experience- past or present and subsequently feel like I haven’t fought hard enough for myself. It saddens me that it feels like you have to fight for the right care (for oneself), and to be seen as a person rather than a statistic.