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  • Lucy's Story

    Lucy's Story

    In January 2021, Lucy was just like every other seemingly healthy 5.5-year-old-girl, excitedly preparing to start school, when she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Read more

  • Elijah's Story

    Elijah's Story

    At five days old, Elijah was diagnosed with neuroblastoma and just first week of his life, Elijah underwent two biopsy surgeries, many blood tests and scans. Read more

  • Emeline's Story

    Emeline's Story

    After months of misdiagnoses, including a middle-of-the-night emergency trip to the hospital, Emeline’s mum took her to a paediatric gastroenterologist believing her tummy issue was severe constipation. It turned out to be neuroblastoma. Read more

  • Lukas' Story

    Lukas' Story

    Lukas was growing up as a happy and super cheeky three-year-old. But in July 2019, he suddenly became very unwell. Read more

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Family stories

Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Hayley's Story

Hayley's Story

Although she experienced some milestone delays, 8-month-old Hayley was seemingly a healthy baby. However, after she developed an unusual rash and foot spasms, Hayley was taken to hospital where she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Read more

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Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Published: 27th March, 2023

Updated: 24th May, 2023

Lucy's Story

Lucy's Story

In January 2021, Lucy was just like every other seemingly healthy 5.5-year-old-girl, excitedly preparing to start school, when she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. Read more

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Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Published: 13th October, 2022

Updated: 24th May, 2023

Xavier's Story

Xavier's Story

Xavier was diagnosed with stage 4 high risk Neuroblastoma at the end of March 2021, when he was just 3.5 years old. Read more

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Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Published: 8th February, 2023

Updated: 21st April, 2023

Fiapule's Story

Fiapule's Story

Just a few months before her 2nd birthday, Fiapule was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma. Read more

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Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Published: 15th February, 2023

Updated: 28th February, 2023

Isabella's Story

Isabella's Story

In the month before she was diagnosed Isabella started to lose weight, and various other symptoms started to make her very unwell. Read more

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Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Published: 26th November, 2019

Updated: 20th February, 2023

Author: Lynette Haines

Madison's Story

Madison's Story

Monique noticed Maddie was starting to withdraw more and more from her usual activities and becoming very clingy, which doctors initially put down to a virus and the usual boundary-pushing of her age group. About a week and more doctors’ visits later Maddie ended up in the ER. Read more

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Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Published: 9th December, 2019

Updated: 28th November, 2022

Author: Lynette Haines

Elijah's Story

Elijah's Story

At five days old, Elijah was diagnosed with neuroblastoma and just first week of his life, Elijah underwent two biopsy surgeries, many blood tests and scans. Read more

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Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Published: 7th June, 2022

Updated: 18th October, 2022

Kalynda's Story

Kalynda's Story

At seven months, Kalynda lost complete movement in her body. Further diagnosis revealed a mass in her chest cavity pushing out her ribs and compressing her spine. It was an intermediate grade neuroblastoma. Read more

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Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Published: 20th July, 2021

Updated: 14th October, 2022

Willow’s Story

Willow’s Story

A normal, bubbly toddler, Willow Lawton was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at the age of 2 years and 9 months. Read the story of this brave little girl and her fight with neuroblastoma. Read more

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Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Published: 17th May, 2022

Updated: 14th October, 2022

Eleanor's Story

Eleanor's Story

In January 2018 after being dismissed many times from Emergency with what was thought to be a 'virus', 18-month-old Eleanor was diagnosed with Stage Four High Risk Neuroblastoma and began the fight of her life. Read more

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Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Published: 22nd June, 2021

Updated: 14th October, 2022

Sienna's Story

Sienna's Story

Sienna Hoffman is the inspiration behind Neuroblastoma Australia. Sienna was born in London on 27th July 2007 and was a perfectly happy and healthy baby girl. Tragically, she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of neuroblastoma at just 7 months old and became a little angel on the 3rd February 2010. Sienna was just two and a half years old. Read more

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Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Published: 28th July, 2019

Updated: 6th September, 2022

Saskia's Story

Saskia's Story

Just before Christmas in 2017, Stephanie and Duane took their then 22 month old daughter Saskia to hospital because of a high fever. Read more

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Read the stories of some of the brave children and their families affected by neuroblastoma. Thank you so much to our families for sharing their experiences and helping others going through this very difficult time. If you would like to share your story please click the button below or email us on [email protected]

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Published: 26th August, 2019

Updated: 9th August, 2022

Author: Karina May

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