We’re pleased to present the latest edition of our CHECT InFocus Summer 2025 Magazine – full of your stories as well as what we’ve been up to as a charity over the last few months. This Summer edition of InFocus has been produced in both a digital and print format....
We spoke to Junior’s mum Courtney about Junior’s love for judo. “Junior started judo the moment he turned five – and he hasn’t looked back since. Diagnosed with retinoblastoma at 3, Junior now has a prosthetic left eye. But from the moment...
We often feature our wonderful CHECT mums in our stories, and we feel it’s important to recognise those amazing dads and grandads out there who go above and beyond to support their families as well. For Father’s Day, we asked children (maybe with a bit of help) to...
Unlike the last few CHECT family days, there was no major weather event for our Beale Wildlife Park meet-up, just wall-to-wall sunshine! The park was beautiful, with peacocks wandering around and a little train to take everyone through the spacious grounds. We all met...
A dad from Wales is urging other parents to look out for the tell-tale signs of eye cancer this World Retinoblastoma Awareness Week after his one-year-old son, Kooper, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma – a rare eye cancer that typically affects children under...
Each year, the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust reports back on families’ experiences of being diagnosed with retinoblastoma (Rb) in the UK: the symptoms they noticed; the healthcare professionals they saw; and how long it took them to reach one of the specialist Rb centres...
Thank you so much to everyone who took part in our 2024 CHECT Members’ Survey. For the first time this year, we decided to look at responses in terms of three main age groups* to give more specific feedback on the experiences and priorities of different age / stage...
Natalie, who had retinoblastoma when she was three-years-old, speaks to us about life then and now. I was three years old when my mum noticed a white shield go over my eye while I was in the bath. My mum took me to the local doctors to be told she was a fussy mother...
We often feature our wonderful CHECT mums in our stories, and we feel it’s important to recognise those amazing dads out there who go above and beyond to support their families as well. Father’s Day is fast approaching and we’re asking children (maybe with a bit...
We often feature our wonderful CHECT mums in our stories, and we feel it’s important to recognise those amazing dads out there who go above and beyond to support their families as well. For Father’s Day, we asked children (maybe with a bit of help) to nominate their...
