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Spreading festive cheer

Children who are currently being treated at the Oxford Children’s Hospital, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, and the Great North Children’s Hospital have been gifted Christmas goody bags from Tom’s Trust, to bring festive joy to the children’s hospital wards this season. The carefully crafted surprises were pulled together, and delivered to the children currently attending […]

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Children spark joy in this year’s festive Christmas card competition

A number of children who are currently being treated across Alder Hey, Oxford and the Great North Children’s Hospitals have been busy designing Christmas cards for our annual competition. The team of judges were blown away with the creativity of the entries. Our clinical psychologists support families facing a child’s brain tumour diagnosis across all […]

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Polly joins us as a Young Ambassador

Following her brain tumour diagnosis at 14 months old, Polly from Wallasey in Merseyside, now aged 11, has decided to join us as a Young Ambassador. The role will see her support other children and young adults who are facing a brain tumour diagnosis by bravely sharing her story. We are so delighted to welcome her […]

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Harry receives a British Citizen Youth Award

One of our Tom’s Trust Young Ambassador’s, Harry, received a British Citizen Youth Award last week for his fundraising and awareness raising of childhood brain tumours, all done in his sister Emily’s memory. Emily tragically died of a brain tumour at the age of just eight in August 2022, within two weeks of her diagnosis […]

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Connor’s story, as told by his mum Ruth

“Tom’s Trust has shown the need for mental health support. How can you stay strong and fight for your child if you’re broken inside and see no way out?” Connor’s mum, Ruth   Connor, now 17, loves playing on his Xbox, watching his brother play football, and clothes shopping. He is described as strong, funny […]

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Polly’s story, as told by her mum Emily

“Without our clinical psychology sessions this journey would have been even tougher.” Polly’s mum, Emily. Meet Polly, also known as Gumdrops by her adoring mum. Polly is 10, and loves dancing, Monsters Inc, and ponies. She was also diagnosed with a life-changing benign Optical Pathway Glioma at just 14 months’ old, at Alder Hey Children’s […]

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Generations gather to walk 73 miles in memory of beautiful Emily

A family is set to walk 73 miles along The Cumbria Way in memory of their daughter /sister / niece / cousin who died of a brain tumour at the age of just eight. Emily tragically died in August 2022 within two weeks of her diagnosis after an MRI revealed she had a brain tumour. […]

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Keep children busy (for good reasons) this summer!

Alex, aged 9, from Cambridge, kicked off his summer holidays by raising money for Tom’s Trust, after he heard about our work. He cycled a brilliant 10 miles – doing loops around his village, and then went on to run a cake and toy sale in his front garden. His community and school got behind […]

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Young Ambassador, Jamie

Jamie joins us as a Young Ambassador

Following his brain tumour diagnosis four years ago, Jamie, 18, from Frizington in Cumbria, has decided to join us as a Young Ambassador. The role will see him support other children and young adults who are facing a brain tumour diagnosis by bravely sharing his story with the media and through our social and marketing […]

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Tom’s Trust turns 13 today – 13 highlights from the past year

In the last 13 years we have provided psychological support to over 1600 children with brain and other central nervous system tumours and 4800 family members. Thanks to you – our supporters. Our 13 highlights from the last year include: -Opening our Alder Hey service supporting children in the North West -Launching the UK’s first […]

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Young ambassador, Grace

Young Ambassador Grace is set to run the Great North Run Junior race

Grace, aged 10 from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, will be running this year’s Junior Great North Run on 7th September 2024 to raise funds for Tom’s Trust. She is one of our superstar Young Ambassador’s. The Junior Great North Run is the biggest kids’ running event in Britain, with thousands of children taking part in the 4km sprint along […]

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BBC & the Sibling Toolkit

Tom’s Trust Co-Founder Debs, along with one of our Young Ambassadors – Camille, and her family, were on BBC Look East and BBC Breakfast this week talking about our newly launched Sibling Toolkit that is designed to help the siblings of children with cancer. On the BBC Breakfast sofa Debs was joined by Keiron & […]

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