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.
When she was 21, Jennifer was treated in a single room on an adult haematology ward with lots of support from the staff.
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.
Danielle had two young children when she had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma treatment on an adult chemotherapy day unit.
Craig was treated on a children’s unit for a brain tumour at age 20, until he transferred to an adult unit nearer home.
Here we meet a father and son duo that share their story and experiences of living with cancer. Diagnosed with Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma on the 23 December 2009, James describes the process of being treated and how much of […]
Here we meet Zack Hagan and family, who describe what it’s like to live with cancer as a family. First diagnosed with bone cancer when he was just ten, Zack was placed on a children’s ward and began treatment straight […]
A tour of Clatterbridge’s brand new Teenage and Young Adult Unit, equipped with everything young patients need to be treated comfortably and in an environment that feels open, contemporary and provides teenagers with all the usual fantastic facilities and opportunities.
Here we meet Lynda Killeen from Ireland, who was diagnosed with cancer at a very early age. After earlier set backs, Lynda went on to study at college, where a nasty fall meant the start of other serious problems. Lynda […]
Here we are introduced to not one, but two teenagers being treated at UCLH, both close in age, but both in very different situations. First up is Jade Amanda Tyler, who in September of this year was diagnosed with Ewing’s […]
It’s a big night for Claire as she gets herself ready for the Clic Sargent Ball 2009, located at the very glamorous Stormfont Hotel in Belfast. Every inch the professional, Claire takes to the stage and delivers a highly informative […]
In this third instalment of the Headspace series, we hear about a range of issues concerning post treatment of brain tumours, with the team of past young patients offering advice based on their first hand experience of dealing with such […]