Topic: Friends and family

Kathryn’s story. Traveling 50 miles to and from hospital for treatment.

When Kathryn was diagnosed with Hodgkins lymphoma she had to stop university and move back home to start treatment.

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.

Arlo’s story

Mums Nikki and Hannah share their son Arlo's story of being diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma a day before his first birthday