Want to share your story? Your experience could help another young person going through the same thing, and highlight the vital work we do at Teenage Cancer Trust.
Want to share your story? Your experience could help another young person going through the same thing, and highlight the vital work we do at Teenage Cancer Trust.
"I'm hoping to be well for Christmas so that I can spend time with my family and friends. After everything that has happened over the last year, it will be nice to be able to relax and celebrate."
"When you first get a diagnosis, your mind blows up and you can't focus on everything going on. But everyone has been amazing and all of the support I have received has been brilliant."
"The Teenage Cancer Trust unit was amazing. I don't think I would've been able to cope with my diagnosis and treatment if I wasn’t on such an incredible ward"
"I would say to anyone facing cancer 'you’ve got this', stay positive whatever the big C throws at you, and try to keep your chin up no matter what!"
"I lost a lot of confidence and found it extremely difficult to hold a conversation with someone, without talking about cancer."
"I thought it was a cruel prank I was expecting Ashton Kutcher to open the doors to tell me I’ve been Punk’d."
"If you’d told me I was going to get cancer, I wouldn’t have believed you. Cancer didn’t happen to people like me."
