Archives: Stories
Dulcie’s story: “I just kept thinking how has this happened to my daughter?”
When five-year-old Dulcie was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, her mum knew their lives were never going to be the same again.
Jess’ story: “I didn’t know how to feel about it- Cancer is a big word”
At 19-years-old Jess’s dreams of becoming an Aerospace Engineer came to an abrupt halt when she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Layla’s story: “In five days our world had changed”
Louise’s world changed when her ten-year-old daughter Layla was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia at just 10 years old.
Megan’s story: “I walked in the room and I knew there was something wrong”
Six months after first experiencing stomach pain, Megan was diagnosed with gastric malt lymphoma and went on to have treatment at Southampton hospital
Sophia’s story: “It felt like it came out of nowhere”
Sophia, who had performed as part of the West End cast of Matilda the Musical, started feeling unwell in the run up to her GCSEs
Eleanor’s story: “Looking back at it now, I don’t know how I did it”
Eleanor was diagnosed with cancer during the pandemic and received much of her treatment while in hospital alone
Laura’s story: “They didn’t know what to do with me but knew I had to go to Hospital straight away”
Laura was diagnosed with ovarian cancer at just 17 after her stomach ballooned up within a week
Kirsty’s story: “We were in the process of thinking of what the next stages in her life would be, and then life just stopped”
After being in and out of hospital, Kirsty is looking forward to her first 'normal' Christmas with her family since 2015
Alice’s story: “Everyone else was celebrating and there I was trying to come to terms with what was happening”
As the fireworks went off to celebrate New Years, Alice received the news she had leukaemia
Issy’s story: “I’m really sorry, we found something else.”
Nine days after their daughter Issy was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, her parents were given a double blow with the news that she also had Philadelphia positive chromosome
