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Haydn’s Story Haydn was a typical 12 year old boy settling nicely into high school. There were concerns at school over his concentration so he was referred to a specialist who diagnosed ADHD. To us he was Haydn – our first child. We didn’t know any different. He enjoyed scouts and its hands on activities … Continue reading Haydn by his Mom Sharon
Blake’s Story Blake’s story begins on the 17th April, 2010. My son Blake had what seemed like a harmless headache for 2 weeks. He also started to sleep more. I told his Dad he had better take him to the GP which was in the next town. He took Blake there whilst I stayed at home … Continue reading Blake’s Story by his Mum Francine
POPPY’S FIRST SURGERY We met Mr. Sygouros the next morning at BCH. He explained that the only option was surgery as Poppy’s tumour was so big. He said he would not be able to remove it all & he couldn’t guarantee that we would get Poppy back as well as she was. I remember looking … Continue reading Poppy’s Story – Part 2
Wilson’s Story “I’m going to have to refer you to an oncologist.” When the ultrasound tech at Children’s Mercy uttered those words to my Mom and I on July 25th 2001, my heart shattered. Born Nov 13th 2000 Wilson Allen Bledsoe proved from day 1 just how strong and determined he could be. He had a … Continue reading Wilson’s Story by his Mom Clara
Kimberley Our daughter, Kimberley aged 17, had been battling leukaemia for months. We were desperately hoping a bone marrow transplant would save her life. Her sister Amanda, 15, travelled to The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and donated the bone marrow. Doctors were hoping to carry out the transplant at noon that day but Kimberley died … Continue reading Kimberley Jones by her Mom Michelle
Jordy’s Story Jordan was diagnosed with Leukaemia in Feb 1999 when he was 13mths old. We were originally told that he would need to have 2 years of chemotherapy. We started treatment the day he was diagnosed and we went from our doctors to our local hospital. We were then transferred straight to Great … Continue reading Jordan Walsh by his Mom Julie
Bobby’s Story Bobby was 30 hours old when they found his white blood count to be 97,000. He was taken to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and at 4 weeks he was diagnosed with Juvenile Myelomonocytic Leukemia (JMML), a rare form of Leukaemia, so rare that there was a 1 in a million chance that Bobby … Continue reading Bobby Campbell by his Mom Shelley
Ethan Michael’s Story In March last year, Ethan started getting unexplained fevers. He’s always been more susceptible to fevers than any of our other children. Often we were told that there appeared to be no real reason for them and that we should just give him the usual Panado syrup to bring … Continue reading Ethan Michael by his Mom Deirdre
Poppy’s Diagnosis Our beautiful daughter, Poppy Jo Guilder, was a well, healthy & happy baby, when she was diagnosed with a large brain tumour in March 2004, then aged 14 months. Poppy’s only symptom was an occasional squint, but only when she was tired or under the weather. I took her to our GP with … Continue reading The story of Poppy Guilder Part 1
Dustin’s Story One day in April of 2006 when Dustin was 8 we noticed knots on both sides of his neck. We immediately took him to the doctor and he was tested positive for mono. They put him on an antibiotic for 2 weeks. After the 2 weeks the knots came back. … Continue reading Dustin McMurray by his Mom Margie |
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