Jaxon shines in sports!
Hi! My name is Jaxon.I am eight-years-old. I am from Dublin, Ireland. I travel over to Birmingham Children’s Hospital for my appointments. I was diagnosed with bilateral retinoblastoma when I was two-years-old. I have had many different types of treatments.Ten...
“My daughter lost her eye to cancer after we spotted her iris changed colour”
A mum from Birmingham is urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, after her three-year-old daughter Esmae was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under...
Laura’s retinoblastoma story: From patient to nurse!
As part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we spoke to Laura, who had retinoblastoma as a child. Here are her experiences:Growing upI am a great believer that everything happens for a reason and here’s why. I grew up in a little village in co. Down. I have 5...