Rebecca Clay’s story
Most stories I read start the same, ‘I found a lump.’ Mine is no different, except for finding two – breast and armpit.
Chelsey, Lichfield
At the age of 13 whilst on holiday with my parents and 3 siblings, I found a lump on my right thigh.
Liam from Milton Keynes
Liam, now 28, was diagnosed with a benign brain tumour at the age of 10.
John (Shewsbury)
I was first diagnosed with a brain tumour in October 1998. I had been suffering with headaches, so I went to see my GP who couldn’t tell me why this was, so she sent me to my optician.
Warren (Leicester)
Warren was diagnosed with a brain tumour in September 2003.
Sania (Manchester)
My name is Sania and I suffer from a brain tumour that impacts my everyday life in many different ways.
Jack (London)
I was diagnosed in December 2005, at the age of 11, with Non-Hodgkins T-Cell Lymphoma – a cancer of the blood.
Kirsty (Scotland)
When I was 11, I was diagnosed with an inoperable tectal plate brain tumour and hydrocephalus.
Josie’s Mum – A Parents Story
Josie, our daughter, had her 3rd pituitary brain tumour in 1999.
Kate From Plymouth
I was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in my right shoulder blade in October 2000, I was 16.