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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....
Taylor’s on target for success

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...