A day in the life Laraib

Laraib was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL)  Understand what it means to be a child living with cancer and learn about the vast support network that’s needed to care for those affected by the disease. Children with Cancer UK is dedicated to supporting children like Laraib who teach us a lot about positivity and perseverance along the way.

7am

Hi, I’m Laraib and this is my new life

My name is Laraib and I’m 10. I was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia with an abl2 translocation in February 2017. I have been told I am the only person in the country with this type of cancer.

8am

Breakfast, my morning medicine routine and getting ready for my daily trip to the hospital

My daily morning routine has changed a lot and I often have no appetite or feel sick at breakfast time now.

10am

Our daily trip to the hospital

I have to go to Birmingham Children’s Hospital every day to receive treatment and have lots of tests done.

11am

How I’ve always liked to have fun

I loved to bake and garden before my treatment started.

Midday

Visiting my school 🙂

This is the first time I’ve been to school for a long time.

2pm

My daily tablets and community nurses

Tablets and medication are now a big part of my life.

2pm

Beads of courage

These are my beads of courage and this is what each bead means.