When Faye was born she had a small red patch on her neck which her parents noticed was getting bigger, eventually it got so big it began to press on Faye’s windpipe so the decision was made to give Faye […]
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Months after her own Mum was diagnosed with cancer, April got the devastating news that she also had cancer after numerous visits to her GP who passed her headaches off as other conditions. April needed a shunt and surgery immediately […]
Meet April
Youthhealthtalk.org features over 200 clips from interviews with young people talking about their experiences of cancer. All interviews are by Oxford University and aim to cover everything that young people with cancer go through; from early symptoms to treatment, recovery and […]
Youthhealthtalk – Body Image 2
It’s time to see what happened on day two of The Way Forward weekend. Things kick off with the climbing wall where the “brain tumour massive” are donning their safety gear to try and get to the top. The gang […]
The Way Forward : Brain Tumour – Day Two
Lucy was a 20 year old student when she was diagnosed with Leukaemia. After a few months of chemotherapy, Lucy thought all was well, however three years later Lucy was told the devastating news that she had relapsed and a […]
Me & My Art
Billy was just 17 years old when he was diagnosed with a Germinoma a type of brain tumour after suffering with a limp after running and struggling to play certain songs on his guitar. After an MRI scan the diagnosis […]
Meet Billy
Youthhealthtalk.org features over 200 clips from interviews with young people talking about their experiences of cancer. All interviews are by Oxford University and aim to cover everything that young people with cancer go through; from early symptoms to treatment, recovery and […]
Youthhealthtalk -Body Image 1
EVA (Evaluation Video Apparatus) returns on Saturday night at this year’s Find Your Sense of Tumour to ask the young people attending a range of different questions and records their answers. Here is what happened on the first part of […]
FYSOT ’11 – EVA Video Booth Saturday Night Part One
Time for another fantastic weekend away with Teenage Cancer Trust’s – The Way Forward project. This time it’s all about the “brain tumour massive” and day one brings a getting to know you session and lots of fun and games […]
The Way Forward : Brain Tumour – Day One
Time for a little “DTURF” or in other words “Dance/Training using rhythmic frequency” we join Naps from RJC Dance who’s delivering a DTURF session on the Teenage and Young Adult ward at St. James Hospital. Naps explains how DTURF is […]
DTURF
It’s a mixture of feelings as it’s two years since Jen was diagnosed with leukaemia. Jen takes us through her memories of her diagnosis day and reflects on how she feels about her whole cancer journey.
Jen Two Years On…
Stuart takes us back to when he was diagnosed with cancer at 16. After finding a lump in his hand he eventually had an operation to remove the lump. Stuart thought this was it but in reality it was only […]