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James's story
James was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumour, in 2024 when he was seven years old. His mum, Katie, shares his story.
Teddy's story
Teddy was diagnosed with retinoblastoma in September 2023 when he was just two-and-a-half-years old. His mum, Amy, shares his story.
Oscar's story
Oscar was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) when he was three years old. His mum, Philippa, shares his story.
Nicol's story
Nicol was diagnosed with a brain tumour in December 2020 when she was just one year old. Her mum, Ivilina, shares her story.
Izzy's story
Izzy was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in February 2023 when she was just 10 months old. Her dad, Adam, shares her story.
Toby's story
Toby was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in March 2020 when he was just two years old. His mum, Leah, shares his story.
Jack's story
Jack was diagnosed with stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma in February 2024 when he was just five years old. His mum, Sarah, shares his story.
Lexi Mae's story
Lexi Mae was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in May 2022 at just two years old. Her mum, Demi, shares her story.
Kimberley's story
Kimberley Hattersley-Barton was first diagnosed with cancer when she was just 13 months old and has received a further four diagnoses since.
Marnie's story
Marnie was diagnosed with kidney cancer at just 18 months old. Her mum, Bonnie, shares her story.
Sophie's story
Sophie was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in April 2021 at the age of seven. Her mother, Tanya, shares her story.
Samuel's story
Life was turned upside down for us and Samuel’s two brothers when we were told he had a brain tumour. The tumour was removed in a long operation, but a few days later, we were given the devastating news that it was cancer. Soon after, we found out that it…
Darcey's story
Darcey was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in November 2022 when she was just 17 months old. Her mum, Sophie, shares her story.
Aashna's story
Aashna first showed signs of cancer when she started limping as she walked down the stairs at school. For an active and healthy child, it seemed okay. But what followed was a month of progressive loss of mobility, day by day. She began crying at school,…
Philippa's story
Philippa was just two years old when she was diagnosed with Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), a cancer-like disease. Her mum, Claire, shares her story.
Scarlett-Anne's story
Scarlett-Anne first showed symptoms of severe constipation and a swollen abdomen. This was when her pain started and she stopped eating properly, leading to multiple hospital trips to try and find out what was wrong.