A mum-of-two who is currently undergoing chemotherapy for an incurable brain tumour has vowed to cross the finish line of the London Marathon for her son Noah, who has been battling retinoblastoma. Despite having monthly doses of chemotherapy which have left her...
A dad whose toddler battled retinoblastoma is taking part in the London Marathon so that he can help raise awareness of the symptoms among other parents. Maeve Ling-Calver was just a year old when she was diagnosed with retinoblastoma. She had appeared perfectly well...
She’s only 16 months old but horse lover Felicity Bone is already fearless when it comes to her four legged friends. “When she goes for a ride she refuses to get off,” her proud mum Charlotte Salisbury says. “She just loves horses – I imagine it’s in her blood.”...
One in ten 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 11% of children diagnosed with retinoblastoma in 2017 had a...
Erin Gentry was two years old when she was diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb), she needed lifesaving surgery to remove her left eye and stop the cancer spreading, followed by chemotherapy. Fast forward five years and Erin has been featured as part of BBC 3’s Amazing...
