Time to meet Jonathan Tiplady who takes us through his typical days whilst going for regular physio sessions, including cheeky banter with the therapists, fun runs, model building and the occasional relaxing bath with his trusty “Rubber Ducky” mind out […]
Katie talks openly about recently losing her friend to cancer and even though it was expected Katie still found it to be a shock.
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 […]
Part two of Jen’s video diary sees her reminiscing on the time during her treatment, describing some of the side effects of chemo and how she coped with factors such as hair loss. Choosing the option of wearing a wig, […]
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 […]
A quick catch up with Katie, who seems to have turned into a tour guide, firstly we get a tour of her work and see the all important coffee machine, life can’t be bad for a private PA like Katie! […]
Diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukaemia in March 2009, Jen who is now in remission takes us through the days running up to her diagnosis. The only thing Jen was ever ill with before her diagnosis was a cold, so when […]
Time for a catch up with Steph. Feeling sad Steph explains how she’s trying not to stay bitter but thinking how friends are carrying life as normal whilst she is in hospital is a hard task as is spending time […]
Time for a biology lesson with Katie as we hear about her experience with IVF and the battles she had to go through injecting herself everyday and all the pain to freeze her own eggs. Katie takes us through her […]
In 2009 Will was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Will who is now 15 year old is one of the first patients to get to stay in Birmingham’s brand new Teenage Cancer Trust unit, we get to have a quick look […]
Katie takes us through the pain she was going through with her first chemo even though the medics claim it’s the ‘wonder drug’ poor Katie’s only pain free moments were in the hot bath! We meet Winnie the cat who […]
Time for the second instalment of Katie’s blogs. Katie talks of how her parents reacted to the news of her diagnosis and how she told her Mother over the phone whilst she was in the middle of a supermarket. Katie […]