Dad set to take on huge paddleboarding challenge in daughter’s memory
A Sussex man is preparing to paddleboard across the English Channel to raise funds for children’s cancer research in memory of his 10-year-old daughter.
Man takes on blindfolded hike for CCLG to show solidarity with teenager
A Lincolnshire man is climbing the tallest peak in the Peak District whilst blindfolded to raise funds for children’s brain tumour research in support of a teenager registered blind after having undergone treatment for the disease as a boy.
Back to basics: What different communities can offer to families affected by childhood cancer
Natalie Kisby is Head of Family Support at Candlelighters, a regional charity providing emotional, practical and financial support to families of children with cancer in Yorkshire. She discusses the importance and advantages of different communities in supporting families through childhood cancer.
Finding peer support online
Naomi Shefford-Thomas is CCLG’s Information Executive and mum to Phoebe, who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma in 2016. She tells us how invaluable online support from other parents helped her navigate her daughter’s treatment and offers advice to others looking to find the same.
How one girl’s focus and determination to keep on pedalling has inspired great things
Dave Hartley’s daughter Evie was diagnosed with a brain tumour, aged 12. Here, he tells us how the keen cyclist received support from her club, town and wider cycling communities, and how, in turn, she inspired them to achieve incredible things.
Finding community during and after cancer treatment
Teens Unite Fighting Cancer supports teenagers and young adults living with cancer and its lasting effects. Roxanne Lawrance, CEO, explains how it aims to create a community so patients can support each other as they begin to rebuild their lives
Medical advisor (issue 97)
Senior Academic Consultant at University of York, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist at Leeds Children’s Hospital and CCLG member.
Finding strength in those around me and helping others to do the same
Ross Long was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2013. He tells us about those who supported him and how he plans to write a book to lessen the isolation of other young people diagnosed with cancer.
60 seconds with Toria Pick
Toria Pick, Family Support Worker at PASIC explains about her career so far, what her role involves, what her proudest moment is , what her job means to her and how families can find out about accessing a family support worker.