As a family we’d never heard of retinoblastoma ever before our daughter, Harper-Rose, was diagnosed with the eye cancer when she was a baby. The signs we first noticed was that Harper’s eye could never focus straight forward – it was wandering off to the left...
We wish the best of luck to our #TeamCHECT London Marathon runners who will be pounding the streets of London on Sunday 23 April 2023! If you’re heading to London for the day, we’d love for you to join us to help cheer on our fantastic runners as they...
Nine-year-old Jude discusses why he chose to go for a customised prosthetic eye after losing his eye to retinoblastoma. Losing my eye is the biggest obstacle I’ve had to overcome and having only one eye and dyspraxia is a challenge for me. Most of the time having a...
If you or your child have a love for music, you could be the second person to benefit from The Ffion Miles Music bursary – 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...
CHECT’s Trusts & Foundations Fundraising Manager Lizzie and her family have recently become Puppy Raisers for Guide Dogs. Golden Retriever Ashford moved in with them at the beginning of February and is expected to live with them for the next year or so until he...
Our retinoblastoma PhD researcher student who is researching into the psycho-social effects of a cancer of childhood called retinoblastoma successfully became a finalist in the University of York’s PhD Spotlight competition on the 11 January. PhD researcher Nicola...