Family stories

Whether you want to read about the tailored support we offer families, or how supporting us can make a huge difference to many lives, you’ll find what you’re looking for here.

Mabel’s story
- 20th August 2025
Celine’s daughter, Mabel, five, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in March 2023 when she was just two years old. Celine, from Surbiton, London, shares her story.
- Family support workers
- Respite breaks
- Family trips and experiences
- Family wellbeing
Isla’s story
- 20th August 2025
Six-year-old Isla, from Surrey, was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL) last year. Isla is over halfway through her cancer treatment which she is due to complete in April 2026. Isla’s mum, Sarah, shares their story.
- Family support workers
- Respite breaks
- Hospital partnerships
- Family trips and experiences
- Family wellbeing
Oliver and Jessica’s story
- 18th March 2025
Oliver’s daughter, Jessica was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) in April 2022 when she was just three years old. Oliver, from Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, shares his story.
- Family trips and experiences
- Family support workers
Elin and Oliver’s story
- 17th April 2024
Elin’s youngest son, Oliver, was born with an undiagnosed rare genetic neuromuscular disease. Elin, from Bisley, Surrey, shares her story:
- Family support workers
- Respite breaks
- Family trips and experiences
- Family wellbeing
Holly’s Story
- 3rd October 2023
Holly Loveless, 25, from Kingston, Surrey, is celebrating the birth of her first baby, Isla. 18 years ago, in 2005, Holly was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL). Holly and her mum Fiona, share their story:
- Family trips and experiences
Lois’s story
- 1st July 2021
Lois was just nine when she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia in 2019. It’s a day that will forever be etched in the minds of Lois and her family; leaving them feeling like “the bottom had dropped out of their world”. Here, Lois’s mum tells their story
- Respite breaks
- Family support workers
- Family trips and experiences
Issy’s story
- 30th April 2021
In June 2019, 11-year-old Issy and her family were given the devastating news that Issy had Philadelphia Chromosome Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia. Annie, Issy’s mum, tells their story:
- Family trips and experiences
- Family support workers
- Family wellbeing
- Hospital partnerships
Phoebe’s story
- 8th March 2021
In 2020, on her Dad’s birthday and only three years after her mum had overcome her own battle with cancer, 14-year-old Phoebe was given the heartbreaking news that she had osteosarcoma. The whole family, once again, found their lives turned upside down, as Phoebe began an aggressive treatment plan amidst a global pandemic.
- Family trips and experiences
- Respite breaks
Violetta’s story
- 28th February 2020
Around her 15th birthday, Violetta was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Momentum had been supporting Violetta and her family for three years when on Christmas Eve 2019, aged 18, Violetta was told that the cancer had returned, this time in her lungs. This is Violetta’s story.
- Family support workers
- Family trips and experiences
Spencer’s story
- 27th November 2017
On Christmas Eve 2015 mother-of-three Kerrie’s world was turned upside down when her family received the devastating news that their 11-year-old son Spencer had a brain tumour. Here’s their story.
- Family support workers
- Family trips and experiences
- Respite breaks

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