Mum Lucy reflects back on Lavinia’s journey with retinoblastoma, a rare cancer that typically affects children under the age of six. As a newborn baby we noticed a slight squint in Lavinia’s left eye. We asked the health visitor who told us it was common and her...
Would you like to join us for a fun day out in Regent’s Park? We had such an amazing Sunday morning earlier in the month, at this year’s RunThrough event, that we are already starting to plan for next year! On a very hot 10th July, 33 CHECT runners, their friends,...
Ocularist John Pacey-Lowrie talks us through his 45-year experience working with prosthetic eyes in this blog series, starting right from the beginning of his journey. An unusual profession, a demanding profession and above all a caring profession…45 years as an...
Megan shares with us her retinoblastoma story, and how why she decided she wanted to have a golden prosthetic eye. I was diagnosed with retinoblastoma at three-months-old, by the time I was one I had gone through six rounds of chemotherapy and cryotherapy, two blood...
The Hungerford family would like to extend a warm thank you to everybody who sent in memoirs and left kind messages in regards to the late John Hungerford – you can read our tribute here. A memorial service celebrating the professional life and legacy of John...
