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Christopher Story: Part 2
var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Part two of Christopher’s video diary sees him in hospital for the week as he receives his latest radiotherapy treatment. Reflecting on the discovery of two more tumours in his body, Christopher explains how it felt to be told the news, the treatment he received, as well as the various procedures [...]
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Joe and Prof. David: Part 1
var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); The first of a series of highly engaging and informative films featuring patient Joe Moir talk openly with Professor David Walker about his experiences with cancer. Looking back on his initial diagnosis, Joe explains the symptoms and signs surrounding the discovery of Osteosarcoma and the shock of hearing such big news. [...]
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Lawri Duncan and the Animation
var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); These celebrities are never happy…too hot….too cold…it’s never right, as Lawri Duncan soon discovers when she heads backstage at the “O2 Arena” and interviews French diva Miss. Ellie Phant. Post interview, we learn a bit more about Lawri herself as she talks us through her diagnosis, the treatment she has received [...]
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Emma Hargreaves: video blog part 2
var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Part 2 of Emma’s blog sees her preparing for another long stint in hospital, as well as waiting to see the results of the mini-beam treatment she has been receiving, chemotherapy used in smaller doses to create a more effective response. After unfortunately contracting an infection, Emma finds herself back in [...]
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From Amy Bowyer
var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); This is sixteen year old Amy Bowyer’s story, as we hear how a series of biopsies of a tumour behind her nose led to the diagnosis of Burkitt’s Lymphoma in July. Treated in Southampton Hospital, Amy explains how grateful she was to be looked after by such pleasant and positive staff [...]
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Ali
var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); The cobwebs are out, the witches hats are securely on (and not burnt this time round!) as Alice celebrates with another party surrounded by her friends…but where’s Sarah? As Alice ponders upon this thought, she gets more than she bargained for with the shocking arrival of a surprise guest, whose choice [...]
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Queen of the Ball
var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); It’s a busy time for Alice as she prepares for various up and coming events, including a charity ball, in aid of her cancer, Rhabdomyosarcoma. Chemo is delayed so Alice can complete her packed social diary and feel in good spirits whilst doing so, however the pain soon becomes too much [...]
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Mountains
var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Alice’s 18th has finally come, which means only one thing in the Bullock household…a party! Cue jazzy candles, music and lots of cake as she celebrates surrounded by friends and family. Post party and now an official adult, Alice reminisces on her childhood, looking through old photo albums, from sitting on [...]
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FYSOT’08: Rare and isolated (2)
var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Next to take to the stage is Rachel Gilbert, who was diagnosed with a rare form of stomach cancer when she was 15. Now 22, Rachel is about to celebrate, as she calls it, her “cancerversary”! Like Hannah, Rachel was a keen gymnast before her diagnosis, and explains how difficult it [...]
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FYSOT’08: Rare and isolated (1)
var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); Hannah Merridale bravely takes to the stage to share her story, starting with a series of breathing problems and culminating in the discovery of a cancerous tumour in her lung, ultimately leading to its collapse and then removal, after five years of misdiagnosis from doctors, stating it was simply asthma. Hannah [...]
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FYSOT’08: The Way I see It
var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); The inspirational and courageous Nicole Dryburgh shares her incredible story, starting when she was first diagnosed at age 11 with a peripheral nerve sheath tumour, a rare type of cancer. After a series of devastating relapses over the years, Nicole has been left deaf in one ear, profoundly deaf in the [...]
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two years on
var _tracker = _gat._getTracker(“UA-370321-1″); It’s nearly two years to the day since Alice was first diagnosed and although she finds herself in a similar situation treatment wise, she is more determined than ever. As radiotherapy on her head does its job, Alice’s hair begins to fall out until she can’t bear the itch any longer [...]



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