fbpx
Jaxon’s football experience

Jaxon’s football experience

With thanks to the Free Kicks Foundation, CHECT were able to send Jaxon – who had retinoblastoma – and his parents to go and watch the Liverpool vs. Chelsea Carabao Cup Final on Sunday. Jaxon was delighted to see his team win 1-0, with his mum adding that...
The Ffion Miles Bursary winner: Rosie

The Ffion Miles Bursary winner: Rosie

Rosie was one of two winners chosen to be the receiver of the Ffion Miles Music Bursary for 2023, in memory of the late Ffion Miles. Ffion was not only known for her love of music, but her passion towards helping those who had retinoblastoma (Rb) and/or who had a...
I studied retinoblastoma after my son was diagnosed with Rb

I studied retinoblastoma after my son was diagnosed with Rb

We spoke to researcher Munachiso Samuel-Onyeka about her studies, and also her experiences of her son having retinoblastoma (Rb). What is your working or educational background?  I studied Optometry and worked as an Optometrist before my master’s degree studies that...
Scotland Family Day

Scotland Family Day

CHECT Family Day at the Glasgow Science Centre, 18 November 2023 One very wet Saturday in November, Sarah and Petra travelled north of the border to meet some of our Scottish families at the Glasgow Science Centre. The amazing venue made it well worth the trip, with...
CHECT’s Stafford Family Day

CHECT’s Stafford Family Day

On Saturday 21 October, eleven families struggled through the flooded roads caused by Storm Babet to reach Lower Drayton Farm in Stafford for the CHECT family day. Thanks to a kind donation from Tescos in Shirley (having been nominated by Harry Hanlon’s auntie...
InFocus Winter 2023 – Plain Text Version

InFocus Winter 2023 – Plain Text Version

We’re pleased to present the latest edition of our CHECT InFocus Winter 2023 Magazine –  full of your stories as well as what we’ve been up to as a charity over the last few months.  This Winter edition of InFocus has been produced in both a digital and print format....