16 year old Ryan from Portsmouth was diagnosed with cancer for the first time at only 3 years old with Burkitt’s lymphoma (B Cell lymphoma) after biopsies, operations, chemotherapy and a couple of infections later Ryan started to get better […]
Films Tagged: Family (113 films)
Time to meet 23 year old Gemma who was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year. At first Gemma found the news to be really scary and she thought she wouldn’t have anything to look forward to but after a […]
Cancer Can’t Stop Me
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 […]
Stuart Sissins’ Story
Nabin compares his life to the movies – in the first part of the movie everything is good, Nabin was at college, having fun but then just like in the movies things took a turn for the worse and Nabin […]
Nabin Part 2
Nabin who is originally from Nepal came to England last September. Whilst over here Nabin started to develop symptoms such as pain, fatigue and a sore mouth, a few GP visits went by but nothing was really done about Nabin’s […]
Nabin Part 1
We join Katie in the middle of a photo shoot with Simon Web – No, not that Simon Webbe! Katie is all glammed up, make-up and hair all done, ready for that camera! Back home it’s starting to snow and […]
Katie’s Blog 6
Part three of Introducing the Ruanes, Katie’s Mum talks about how she felt about having a daughter going through cancer while living away from the family home and tells about how Katie’s health had an impact on her own relationships […]
Introducing The Ruanes: Part 3
For the second year running Peter, his family and friends put on their superhero costumes to raise much needed money for the hospital where Peter was treated – Weston Park Hospital. Friends and family share their feelings on how they […]
Walk As One 2010
In this second instalment of meeting the Ruane family, here we discover more about how they coped with Katie’s diagnosis, describing the ups and downs of treatment and how, as a family, they dealt with what was occurring. As Katie […]
Introducing The Ruanes: Part 2
Diagnosed with Leukaemia, here we meet Katie, alongside her parents, Paula and Kevin and younger brother Milo. Discussing the initial shock of discovering Katie’s diagnosis, her family provide an insight into the first few weeks of being in hospital and […]
Introducing The Ruanes: Part 1
Emma had a bone marrow transplant on an adult ward. She had to stay in her room for 4-5 weeks, but mum could stay too.
Real Stories: Emma
Excerpt from Chasing Rainbows: Young Adults Living With Cancer, an upbeat documentary film featuring 6 young people who are “living life while fighting for it.” For more info, visit the Chasing Rainbows channel on jimmyteens.tv or www.chasingrainbowsproduction.com.