Family Stories

Lucy Donnelly from Randalstown is 13 years old. She shared her story with us and why she is supporting Rory Best ahead of his Miles to Mayo fundraising campaign this September.  “My name is Lucy [...]

“Cancer Fund for Children opened up a whole new world to us and brought light, hope and happiness into our lives”. The Finnegan family of Katrina, Kerrie and John have benefited from Cancer Fund [...]

Alex from Ballyclare tells us why he is supporting Cancer Fund for Children and Rory Best in his Miles to Mayo campaign this September.  “My name is Alex and I love sports, especially Rugby. I [...]

13 year-old Maggie from Randalstown shared her story with us and why she is supporting Cancer Fund for Children and Rory Best in his Miles to Mayo campaign this September. “My name is Maggie and [...]

Ozzie Rogers was only 15 years old when he was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.  His mum, Miranda, has shared his story …   Ozzie was only 15 years old when he started to feel ill. [...]

Judith Hooks (23) from Richhill in Co. Armagh was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma shortly after moving to Edinburgh to train as an optometrist. In her blog, Judith shares her experience of [...]

Ciara Daly lives in Lisburn with her husband Greg and two children Aoibheann (12) and Rory (11). Ciara and Greg married in 2006, five months after Ciara’s mother died of cancer.  In 2019, after [...]

Carla McVeigh from Clady, Co. Armagh was diagnosed with breast cancer on 1st April 2020, at the start of lockdown. It’s a day she says she ‘will never forget’.  Just nine days later on the [...]

Jill Johnston was diagnosed with breast cancer in July last year, during the coronavirus pandemic.  She and her son Tyler were able to benefit from a therapeutic short break in Daisy Lodge.  [...]

On #InternationalWomensDay we are celebrating all the strong and courageous women diagnosed with cancer or caring for a child with cancer. In March 2018, our Events and Campaigns Officer Amanda [...]