Have you ever had an operation? I have. By the time I reached my fifth birthday I had undergone more operations than most people would experience in their entire lifetime. I know it sounds terrible when you put it that way but to me it was normal. I thought everyone...
Our young CHECT Ambassadors have been busy this month unveiling newly refurbished Vision Express stores across the UK. Ten-year-old Tom Ellington from Buckinghamshire, who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) at two year’s old, was guest of honour this week,...
One in five babies and children in the UK with an aggressive type of eye cancer have to wait more than six months to be diagnosed, according to new figures. The Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) found that 21% of children diagnosed with retinoblastoma in 2015 had a...
Find out how you can be a CHECT super hero and claim your FREE super hero suit (we’re hoping with super powers included!) by joining our team for a fun-filled 5k or 10k run in London’s beautiful Regents Park on May 17, 2015. What’s happening? Join over...
The CHECT staff team are no strangers to fundraising – we are always happy to lead by example, mucking in and joining our supporters whenever we can. Between us we have run, walked, cycled, sumo wrestled, baked and auctioned our way to our targets. So what better way...