Patient stories

Bone marrow failure at 5 months old.

Rose's diagnosis was the beginning of an arduous road to recovery from infant acute lymphoblastic leukaemia.

Rose’s mum, Alison, tells her story.

More than a year, and countless visits to the doctor. Finally a blood test led to a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukaemia(AML).

Hollie’s mum, Hayley, tells us her story.

The symptoms of leukaemia are notoriously difficult to identify.

Symptoms of a ‘sickness bug’ didn’t improve for eight year old Riley Cameron. A series of visits to GP, A&E and even the dentist eventually led to a diagnosis of leukaemia.

When a child is diagnosed with leukaemia, we often forget how deeply this affects the lives of their brothers and sisters.

Only 7 years old at the time, Mary Hawkins tells us what happened when her 4 year old brother, George, was diagnosed.

4-year-old Lex was on a family holiday in Turkey when he fell suddenly and dramatically ill and was air-lifted back to the UK.

Lex's mother, Lee, tells their story.

So many different symptoms, but nothing pointed to leukaemia.

At last the blood test told the terrible truth. An extremely ill Yvonne began a gruelling journey to recovery.