Mum Sanya describes how having bilateral retinoblastoma is not getting in the way of her daughter Natalie’s accomplishments. “My daughter Natalie has bilateral retinoblastoma but that does not stop her to do all the amazing stuff she loves. She loves to do...
I was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) when I was 3 months old and fortunately through the amazing skill of the Doctors and my mum’s awareness to spot something early on I only lost sight in my right eye. I remember from a young age going for yearly check-ups on the...
A mum and dad from Doncaster are urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this festive season, after their five-year-old daughter lost her eye due to retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under the age of six....
How beautiful does Daisy look with her new prosthetic eye? Daisy had her eye removed (enucleated) after having retinoblastoma, a childhood eye cancer. She has always wanted a pink sparkly prosthetic eye since she was two-years-old, and now, aged eight, is delighted to...
Simon Hill, who represented Team Gb in the Beijing Paralympics, talks to CHECT about the highs and lows of living without sight. If you are affected by the issues raised in Simon’s piece, please contact our support team on support@chect.org.uk – we are...
A mum and dad from Westgate are urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, after their two-year-old daughter lost her eye due to retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children...
