“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...
Meet our 2023 Great North Runners!
A huge good luck to the Great North Run TeamCHECT runners taking on the half marathon challenge on the 10 September. The runners will be pounding the 13.1mile stretch across Newcastle for CHECT – here you can learn a bit about them: Becky Mather Hi, I am Becky,...
Lawson’s Retinoblastoma Story: From Rb to Aircraft Technician
As part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Lawson, who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) over fifty years ago, shares his story with us: I’m Lawson Symmonds and live in Caerphilly South Wales. I was brought up in the small village of St Athan in the Vale of...
Eddie’s Wembley Experience
A big thank you to the Free Kicks Foundation for the wonderful opportunity. Mum Diane tells us about Eddie and James’ experiences: “They had a great time. Eddie went with his big brother (he’s 20 and in the Royal Navy so it was lovely for them to have such...