Thanks for taking the time to visit my JustGiving page.

I was treated in 1960 for a spinal tumour that spread to my lungs and
I'm lucky to be alive today.( The tumour was a neuroblastoma)

After treatment I took up a career in medicine and it has been wonderful
to see how much progress has been made - when I was treated only 6% survived-now it's over 60% but the treatment is tough and thanks to the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) we can now help & support people through the illness and help them to recover.

Young people with cancer face many problems - especially as most cancer patients are older and teenage patients often feel alone when there is no-one else of their age in the ward - this is why TCT is so important in helping teenage patients realise they are not alone and there are others who have come through and regained full health.

TCT provide the specialist units Teenagers need and train specialist nurses to continue their treatment as outpatients. 

More about my illness and others @

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/they-were-expected-to-die--yet-these-childhoodcancer-patients-knew-nothing-of-their-diagnosis-9738893.html?origin=internalSearch

https://www.teenagecancertrust.org/support-us/fundraise/news-my-area/one-oldest-living-survivors-teenage-cancer-takes-brighton-marathon?hootPostID=aeedd3cbae78b9af3b17a0378c99e92d

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