Nicole shares her retinoblastoma story, from her lengthy treatment and struggles with being self-conscious at school, to finally embracing her artificial eye and becoming the confident woman she is today. In February 1992, two months after I was born, my mum took me...
Mum Pippa talks about her daughter Amber’s chemotherapy treatment and Rb journey. This blog may be helpful to other parents whose child is, or will be, going through something similar to treat their retinoblastoma. Amber was diagnosed at 21 months, after a...
Charlie’s son James was diagnosed with unilateral retinoblastoma at two years old. As a result, his left eye was removed (enucleated) to stop the cancer from spreading. This blog may be helpful to other parents who are facing the prospect of having their...
Mum Michelle tells us about her son Matthew’s retinoblastoma journey – from his diagnosis, to having his eye removed (enucleated) and later treated with chemotherapy to combat the remaining cancerous cells. This article may be useful for parents also facing a...
A four-year-old was diagnosed with the rare eye cancer retinoblastoma after her mum saw her tumour ‘glowing’ in a flash photo. It was a family member who first noticed that Nancy Smith’s eye would sometimes look towards her nose and then suddenly appear fine again....
When Stacey Declerk was given a camera for Christmas, she had no idea it would lead to the discovery that her son Brody had eye cancer. She shares her story: For Christmas 2019 I was given a new camera as a present. Three months later, I finally got round to unpacking...
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