Michael’s Journey: From retinoblastoma to fitness expert
For World Retinoblastoma Week, we spoke to Michael about his journey from the childhood eye cancer retinoblastoma, his enucleation and beyond! Background History and Diagnosis My name is Ayokunle Michael Omotayo (Michael), and I was born on 1st October 1992 in Kings...
Frankie’s artificial eye fitting
We spoke to Robyn, whose daughter Frankie recently had a new artificial eye fitted. She tells us about the experience: “Last year on a regular check up with the National Artificial Eye Service, Frankie had really progressed quickly at taking her eye out for a...
World Book Day: How books helped me when I was in hospital
We spoke to Emily Ann Davison – the author behind ‘The Blue Umbrella’ and ‘Every Bunny is a Yoga Bunny’ about the power of reading for World Book Day. World Book Day is always such an exciting time of year where people come together to...
“I spotted cancer in my baby’s eye as I cooked dinner”
A mum from Gillingham in Kent is urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this Rare Disease Day, after their three-month-old son was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the age of...