Mum Michelle tells us about her son Matthew’s retinoblastoma journey – from his diagnosis, to having his eye removed (enucleated) and later treated with chemotherapy to combat the remaining cancerous cells. This article may be useful for parents also facing a...
A four-year-old was diagnosed with the rare eye cancer retinoblastoma after her mum saw her tumour ‘glowing’ in a flash photo. It was a family member who first noticed that Nancy Smith’s eye would sometimes look towards her nose and then suddenly appear fine again....
When Stacey Declerk was given a camera for Christmas, she had no idea it would lead to the discovery that her son Brody had eye cancer. She shares her story: For Christmas 2019 I was given a new camera as a present. Three months later, I finally got round to unpacking...
Angharad was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) when she was nine months old. Shortly after, she had her right eye enucleated at St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London. Fast forward 22 years, she is now studying medicine at Barts and the London Medical School and has...
Eloise Patterson was nine years old when she was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (eye cancer), which typically affects children under the age of six. As a result, unlike so many children who have experienced Rb, she is able to remember her diagnosis and journey through...
UPDATE: Shortly after this story was published, Laila, Ollie and Noah were featured on BBC South East Today. The BBC kindly sent a recording of the piece to us to share with everyone: Christmas is supposed to be a time of joy and celebration, but for Laila Gaudry and...
