


Our CHECT Champion Dads 2024
We often feature our wonderful CHECT mums in our stories, and we feel it’s important to recognise those amazing dads out there who go above and beyond to support their families as well. For Father’s Day, we asked children (maybe with a bit of help) to nominate their...
Mosaicism
Genes are instructions that control the way we grow and develop. We have around 20,000 different genes and, for the majority, these come in pairs. We get one copy from our mother and one copy from our father. In turn, we pass one copy onto each of our children. Every...
Meet Footballer Adam Lione
From being diagnosed with retinoblastoma to representing England on the international stage, Adam Lione’s shares his story with us. Can you tell us about your retinoblastoma diagnosis? I was diagnosed at 16 weeks old, and early symptoms were that I could not...