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It’s hard to imagine what it must feel like being told your child has cancer. This is the sad reality for 4,500 families in the UK every single year.
Hear from some of these families as they deal with the devastating impacts of childhood cancer. We have followed and supported many families on their journeys, how their children were diagnosed with cancer, how they coped with early symptoms and battled through their cancer journey. Each child is an inspiration to us all. Whatever cancer may be currently affecting you and your family (leukaemia, neuroblastoma, hodgkin’s lymphoma…), these personal stories can help you better understand your situation, help give you companionship during this time and shed light on what could lay ahead.
Please 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.
Have you or a family member been affected by childhood cancer? Many of our supporters have been affected by childhood cancer – either through family, friends or their own personal experience. These stories can help inspire others to get involved with us, or can support our media work.
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Lois was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia when she was nine year’s old in June 2019. Her mum Juliette shares ...
Read moreAlfie was diagnosed with desmoplastic small round cell tumour, a type of soft tissue sarcoma on 5 October 2017, when ...
Read moreFinley was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in September 2020 when he was four years old. His dad Martin tells ...
Read moreBridenni was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia when she was three years old in February 2020. Her mum Dee shares ...
Read moreLauren was diagnosed with T-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma when she was four years old. Now in her 20s, Lauren shares her ...
Read moreChloe was diagnosed with paraspinal neuroblastoma when she was 15 years old. Now in her 20s, Chloe shares her childhood ...
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