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How does Young Lives vs Cancer help young people face dying?
As part of Dying Matters Awareness Week, we asked two of our social workers how they support young people facing the end of their lives.
Will’s story. Mum and dad were told their unborn son would need care
Will spent the first year of his life at Great Ormond Street hospital. Our Home from Home Paul's House kept the family together.
Summer’s story: As soon as they said ‘leukaemia’ I switched off
Summer was diagnosed with leukaemia at just four years old and has been having treatment ever since.
Freddy’s story. Hearing ‘Freddy has cancer’ on his birthday
When Freddy was diagnosed with lymphoma his brother Stanley lived with their grandparents. Last Christmas was the first time they saw each other.
Aila’s story: ‘We’ve packed our life up living here’
Aila was diagnosed with cancer at just four months old and will be in hospital for seven months before going home
Ben’s Story: I opened up with their support. I’m gay with cancer
Ben was 22 when he was diagnosed with leukaemia. Six months earlier, Ben said he had come out with his sexuality and started a new life.
Arlo’s story
Mums Nikki and Hannah share their son Arlo's story of being diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma a day before his first birthday