By Fiona Heath | Project Leader
Jack was diagnosed with eye cancer in both eyes at the age of 2 and has had lots of different treatments over 18 months. Jack's had one of his eyes removed to save his life and has very little vision in his remaining eye. Jack has relapsed several times requiring radiotherapy, laser and cryotherapy at which time Jack is very susceptible to other infections and is often quite sick, which means the washing machine is on daily because of the clothes and sheets that need changing. Jack's treatments take place at two different hospitals and every three weeks Jack spends a week in hospital during which time Jack’s mum needs extra childcare for her other children. You can imagine the amount of travelling Jack’s mum has to do to get to and from the hospitals and the overnight stays which has added £400 extra on her monthly outgoings.
I'd like to tell you that Jack's story isn't typical of what our families go through when they have a child undergoing treatment for eye cancer - but it is. This is why we need your help to donate to CHECT's support fund so we can continue to give a little financial help to families when they need it the most.
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