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“Our baby’s eye cancer was dismissed”  

“Our baby’s eye cancer was dismissed”  

 A mum from Wales is urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this Christmas after her eight-month-old daughter, Raye, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma – a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the age of six.   Raye’s...
100th Issue of InFocus Magazine: Kirsteen’s Story

100th Issue of InFocus Magazine: Kirsteen’s Story

To celebrate our 100th issue of InFocus magazine, we spoke to Kirsteen, who has the genetic type of retinoblastoma, about her experiences of retinoblastoma and CHECT through the years:We have a long history of retinoblastoma (Rb) with many members of our family,...
Lila’s retinoblastoma story

Lila’s retinoblastoma story

We spoke to Lila’s mum, Miranda, about her experiences with retinoblastoma: My partner and I had never heard of retinoblastoma until we started researching our daughter’s symptoms online, which led us to information about retinoblastoma and what to look out for. Lila...
World Sight Day: Theo’s retinoblastoma story

World Sight Day: Theo’s retinoblastoma story

Mum Mariah, from America, tells us about her son Theo’s experiences of retinoblastoma this World Sight Day: Theo has just turned 10, hitting those double digits! He was diagnosed with retinoblastoma at the age of two and a half, after his father and I noticed a glow...