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Here families, young people with cancer and researchers share their blogs with us and hope to inspire people to contribute to a better future for our children.

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Things to do to help ease anxiety through traumatic situations

Remembering diagnosis day

Fun lockdown gardening activities

Patient Blogs

Five ways you can help a friend

Finding out your child has cancer is one of the worst things that can happen...

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11th Apr 18 - Five ways you can help a friend

Communication Passport

A communication passport is a way of supporting a vulnerable person with communication difficulties when...

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Childhood leukaemia – Guilt

I had been telling people how lazy Andrew was because he often refused to walk....

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13th Apr 18 - Childhood leukaemia – Guilt

From a childhood cancer survivor

Darren had Acute Myeloid Leukaemia in 1996. Since recovering from cancer, Darren is now married...

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Mrs Brown's blogs

Mrs Brown’s Blogs - an honest and frank account of life, family and education. Her...

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Team Fell

My name is Liz and I’m a wife and mother of two boys. I'm a...

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Talking about cancer

Penny have lost six relatives to cancer. Both sides of my family have suffered very...

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Kids of the wild

Connecting kids with the great outdoors. Family blogger, Adventure inspiration, childhood cancer, nature, jobs and...

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Dear Childhood Cancer Parent

My son, Justin, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia on January 17, 2016. I have...

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Got To Run Mum

I’m Terri - mum to two brilliantly bonkers children, actor, director, business owner, wannabe personal...

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Sukistar

The whole process of dealing with a cancer diagnosis can seem utterly terrifying and incredibly...

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Supporting children through radiotherapy

Hello! My name is Lobke and for the past 15 years it has been my...

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4th Jul 19 - Supporting children through radiotherapy

Blogs about my daughter, Vega

Vega was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in 2012. By June 2014 she had completed...

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Blogs about my son, Ollie

Ollie was diagnosed with an “unusual” combination of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) and acute myeloid...

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2nd Apr 20 - Isolation during treatment for a chil...

Coping strategies for trauma

This is part of a self-help leaflet or book that I have been meaning to...

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Blogs about my daughter, Alice

Alice was diagnosed with high-risk neuroblastoma, with MYCN amplification in 2019, a week before her...

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21st Apr 20 - Staying positive in the lockdown

Mental Health Awareness Week

Abbie is mother to Bella-Rose, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when she was...

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22nd May 20 - My struggle with PTSD following my ch...

Team Jess - my sister

My name is Oliver Weaver (AKA King Cuber, AKA brother to the best sister in...

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9th Nov 20 - My little sister, Jessica