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Alexander James Albiston April 5th 1991 – March 13th 2010

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 21:32:46 +0000

Alexander James Albiston

April 5th 1991 – March 13th 2010

Alex Albiston, an exceptionally brave and inspirational young man, sadly lost his battle with cancer on Saturday 13th March 2010. He was just 18 years old.

Adam Barrett’s Story

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:00:58 +0000

“When I was first diagnosed, with youth on my side and an excellent prognosis, I had surprisingly few worries about the 6 cycles of chemo and the week of radiotherapy, which looked likely to be all I would need at this stage.

Nissar Bahadur’s Story: The inspiration for Impact Young Heroes

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:15:14 +0000

Nissar was a trainee working for Impact, the charitable organisation. He proved to be a talented, thoughtful and hardworking young man who made a lasting impression on everyone he had close contact with, both in his professional and personal life.

In early 2004 he developed a stomach complaint which progressively got worse. To everyone’s shock, Nissar was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer in November 2004. Despite this devastating news, he faced his illness with astounding dignity and courage, fighting as hard as he possibly could to beat it. During this time Nissar and his family and friends all required sensitive advice and support. Unfortunately, their experience was that the current service provision for young people was totally inadequate.

Kim’s Story

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:09:09 +0000

Kim Leeming lost her mother to the Von Hippel-Lindau condition (abbreviated VHL) when she was only 3 years old. At the time there wasn’t much information and not very many cases when her mother was suffering with this type of disease. Unfortunately she was only diagnosed a few months before she passed away.

Kerry’s Story

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:30:30 +0000

19 year old Kerry is a beautiful and inspiring young woman, who at just 14 years old was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL), a fast growing cancer of the white blood cells which accounts for about 75 to 80 percent of the childhood leukemia’s.

Kerry spent the next 2 years of her life battling the cancer with such a strong determination, enduring months of intensive chemotherapy and spending countless days in hospital, dealing with both the physical and emotional side effects that accompanied her treatments including fatigue, sickness and probably the most poignant physical effect of chemotherapy; coming to terms with hair loss.

Katie’s Story

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:27:00 +0000

23 year old Katie Brooman had to face the grim reality of Cancer when at just 21 she was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer.

Like any other teenager, Katie was interested in fashion, music and going out with friends; she also had a job as care worker which she loved. Here’s her story…

Dan’s Story

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 15:22:45 +0000

At 16, Dan Hewitt was at a time in his life when he should have been going out with friends, playing sports, thinking of future careers, college, instead he lay hooked up to a machine undergoing intensive Chemotherapy for Acute Lymphatic Leukaemia.

Jen Bayley’s Story

admin — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:27:35 +0000

Jen Bayley is a wonderful 22 year old woman from Stockport who, later this year, will be enjoying a relaxing Young Heroes break in Lanzarote with boyfriend and fellow young hero, Akky Rahman.

Akky’s Story

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:11:53 +0000

Akky with girlfriend Jen

22 year old Akky from Oldham was recently referred to Young Heroes, through his social worker at Christies Hospital in Manchester.

Since his diagnosis back in 2008, Akky has undergone intensive treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) which is a cancer of the white blood cells, the cells in the body that normally fight infections and accounts for about 75 to 80 percent of the childhood and teenage leukemia’s.