Survivor Stories
Even though childhood cancer affects us all in different ways, we all get it. These are our stories.
Les’s Story
In 1968 I was diagnosed with a Wilm’s tumour. It was firmly wrapped around my left kidney so that both the kidney and tumour had to be removed. I was all of five or six years old.
Yasmin’s Story
Cancer didn’t just happen to me, it’s a whole family affair. With different cancer histories from each parent, perhaps it’s not surprising that at age 24, I’m currently a four-time cancer survivor.
Tobin’s Story
I was first diagnosed with a brain tumour called Anaplastic Ependymoma when I was two and a half years old. Three years later, my tumour recurred.
Kate’s Story
Returning to school in grade 5 – bald, frail, and covered in scars – is something that I don’t think I have ever emotionally healed from. Sounds silly, considering I am now 31.
Victoria’s Story
I was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia at two years old. Partway through chemotherapy, I lost the mobility in my legs and didn’t take another step for a year.