“Our son spent the Christmas period in hospital after being diagnosed with retinoblastoma”
Donate A mum from the Shetland Islands is urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this Christmas, after her thirteen-month-old son was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the age...
Taylor’s on target for success
Taylor’s mum Tina discusses what her son’s life is like now after he was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, and his love for archery. “Taylor is 11 now and has taken up 3D field (Forrest really) archery. He recently did his first competition in cubs at...
A day in the life of a CHECT support worker!
Lena Copley has been our Support Worker based in Royal London Hospital since October 2021. She shares with us what it’s like to be a CHECT Support Worker for National Eye Health Week and Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Got up earlier than usual this morning. I...
“My daughter’s eye cancer was mistaken for eczema”
A mum from Cheshire is urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, after her six-month-old daughter was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the age of...