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...
Mum Lucy reflects back on Lavinia’s journey with retinoblastoma, a rare cancer that typically affects children under the age of six. As a newborn baby we noticed a slight squint in Lavinia’s left eye. We asked the health visitor who told us it was common and her...
Megan shares with us her retinoblastoma story, and how why she decided she wanted to have a golden prosthetic eye. I was diagnosed with retinoblastoma at three-months-old, by the time I was one I had gone through six rounds of chemotherapy and cryotherapy, two blood...
Harvey, who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma just as he turned 4, has written about his buddy dog, Finn. This is Finn he is 2 years old, he is a labradoodle, I am Harvey and I am 7. I wanted a guide dog because of my eyes, but we ended up with Finn who is a buddy...
