About this blog

My name is Liz and I’m a wife and mother of two boys. I’m a Christian, I work part time as a criminal lawyer and I love to run. On Tuesday 2nd February 2016, my son Isaac was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at the age of nine years old.

Blogs written by Liz

  • Patient Name: Isaac
  • Cancer Type: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia
  • Age when diagnosed: 9

Isaac’s end of treatment
It was with much excitement that we celebrated the year anniversary of Isaac’s end of treatment as we looked back on all we did to celebrate last year and marvelled at how far Isaac had come following a full year of no drugs. He rang the ...

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We are getting to lots of lasts!
It was 22nd January 2016, three years and three months ago that our eldest son Isaac was admitted to hospital with a temperature. He had numerous procedures and tests for the medical staff to find out what was wrong with him. On 2nd ...

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Thoughts jump to last chemotherapy drugs for Isaac
As the 23rd May 2018 drew nearer, arrived and has now passed, our thoughts can’t help but jump to the 23rd May 2019… when, after what will be 3 years and 4 months of treatment, Isaac will take his last chemotherapy drugs. ...

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My Marathon Journey

27th April 2018

It is Monday 23rd April 2018…. just another Monday, although today is the day after my first (and probably last – I know, I should never say never, but…) marathon. Social media is flooded with endless different accounts and emotions from the day and pride at having completed what it ...

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