Childhood Cancer Stories
After hearing the words ‘your child has cancer’, it’s normal to feel lost. You may have many questions, but don’t know where to turn.
Reading real, childhood cancer stories can help you make sense of your situation and remind you that you’re not alone. From early symptoms and diagnosis to getting life back on track, we follow and support many families on their journeys.
Have you or a family member been affected by childhood cancer?
Sharing your personal story can help families living through a similar experience, and inspire others to raise awareness for childhood cancer. Please click the button below if you have a story you’d like to tell.
You can use the filter to navigate through the cancer stories. E.g select Acute Myeloid Leukaemia to find stories on how families got to know their child had leukaemia.
Patient Story – Jacob W
Jacob’s medulloblastoma brain tumour story Jacob was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumour in January 2021 at the…
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Patient Story – Theo
Theo’s B-cell leukaemia story Theo was diagnosed with B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in July 2021 when he was just three…
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Patient Story – Alfie H
Alfie’s medulloblastoma brain tumour story Alfie was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumour in September 2019 at the…
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Patient Story – Dax
Dax’s story – rhabdomyosarcoma and brain tumour symptoms Dax was just two years old when he was diagnosed with cerebellopontine…
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Patient Story – Luciano
Luciano complained he couldn’t walk and had bruising on his legs Luciano was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when he was…
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Patient Story – Florie
Florie’s Wilms’ tumour story – kidney cancer Florie was diagnosed with Wilms’ tumour Stage 4 when she was two years old…
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Patient Story – Ellen
It started with bruising on Ellen’s arms and legs “My story has been long and I guess it’s not your…
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Patient Story – Lenny
Lenny’s non-hodgkin lymphoma survivor story Lenny was diagnosed with T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma when he was eight years old in 2018….
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Patient Story – Harry HP
Patient Story – Harry HP Harry was diagnosed with ependymoma of the posterior fossa – grade II, a type of…
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