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20/09/2026

🦁🧡Day 20 of childhood cancer awareness month 🦁🧡

How can I help a family facing cancer?

🦁-Help with siblings: Take the other children to school, host playdates, or plan fun outings to give them a break and a sense of normalcy.

🦁- Be specific with offers: Avoid saying “let me know if you need anything.” Instead, say “I am dropping off dinner on Tuesday” or “I am picking up the kids from school today.”

🦁- Keep showing up: Treatment lasts a long time. Continue reaching out with small texts, coffee, or casual chats about normal topics long after the initial diagnosis.

🦁-Be there and listen — let them talk, cry, vent or simply sit in silence without feeling they need to explain themselves.

🦁- Support their charity or cause — share their fundraising posts, attend events and help raise awareness.

🦁- And perhaps most importantly…

You don’t have to fix it. You can’t take the cancer away.
But you can help make sure the family never feels like they’re facing it alone. 🧡

19/09/2026

🧡🎂Happy Birthday to our amazing campaign manager, brains behind the scenes, voice of reason and most importantly our friend Eimear! 🎂🧡

Today we’re celebrating someone who has become such a huge part of the Chester’s Chance family 🧡

Eimear, you have given up so much of your own time to help us build Chester’s Chance from the ground up, all while running your own full-time business. The time, energy, dedication and love you have poured into helping us create something so special means more to us than we could ever put into words.

You have believed in our vision, supported us every step of the way and helped turn ideas into something real — a charity that we hope will make a genuine difference to children and families affected by childhood cancer. 🧡

We honestly couldn’t thank you enough for everything you do behind the scenes. Your commitment, kindness and willingness to always go the extra mile never goes unnoticed.

We hope today you take some time for yourself and realise just how appreciated and loved you are. 🥰

Happy Birthday, Eimear! 🥂🎂
From all of us at Chester’s Chance 🧡🦁

Here’s to you and everything you’ve helped us achieve so far — and to everything still to come! ✨

14/09/2026

🦁 Our website is officially LIVE! 🧡

After so much hard work, countless hours and a whole lot of love, we are incredibly proud to finally share the new Chester’s Chance website with you.

This is so much more than a website—it is a place where Chester’s story and legacy can continue to shine. It shares why our charity exists, the support we provide to children and families affected by childhood cancer, and all the ways our wonderful community can get involved.

Every page has been created with love, care and purpose. Seeing it live is an emotional and very special moment for us.

Please take a look, learn more about our work and help us spread the word by sharing it with your family and friends:

🌐 www.chesterschance.com

Thank you to everyone who has supported us and helped bring Chester’s Chance to life. This is another beautiful step forward in Chester’s legacy. 🧡

13/09/2026

Day 13 of childhood cancer awareness month.

Surviving siblings are often called forgotten mourners because public sympathy frequently centers on parents or spouses. Returning to a cherished spot provides a private, personal space to honor their unique bond. Losing a sibling changes you by shattering your sense of shared history and forcing you to navigate a unique, often overlooked type of grief.

Children under the age of six rarely grasp that death is final and permanent. They may physically search for their sibling or ask when they are coming back. No two people grieve in the same way and it’s important that children understand that it’s OK to grieve differently to others. Help them to know that whatever they feel is OK and acknowledge each child’s individual feelings and worries, giving them time and space to talk about their feelings separately if possible. Even if a child is not outwardly showing their grief, it doesn’t necessarily mean they are less affected.

08/09/2026

Day 8 of childhood cancer awareness month:

🎗️ 5 Facts About the Effects of Chemotherapy in Children

1. It can weaken the immune system
Chemotherapy can reduce white blood cells, making children more vulnerable to infections.

2. Hair loss is common
Some chemotherapy medicines damage rapidly growing hair cells, which can cause temporary hair loss. Hair usually grows back after treatment.

3. It can cause nausea and vomiting
Chemotherapy can affect the digestive system and the brain areas that control nausea. Medicines can help manage these symptoms.

4. Children can experience extreme tiredness
Anaemia, changes in blood cells, treatment itself and the emotional strain of cancer can all contribute to fatigue.

5. It can affect blood cells
Chemotherapy can temporarily reduce red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets. This can lead to tiredness, increased infection risk, and easier bruising or bleeding.

07/09/2026

Day 7 of childhood cancer awareness month: When a child has cancer, the whole family is affected — including the siblings.”

We have made a conscious effort and decision to be as transparent and honest as possible when it came to talking about Chester’s cancer diagnosis and illness with Reuben, because we felt that it was important to him that we included him in Chester’s journey. Reuben is neurodivergent and with his autism he struggles with communication and emotional difficulties.

Behind every child facing cancer can be a brother or sister quietly experiencing fear, uncertainty, loneliness and change. Their world can change too, and they deserve support, understanding and a safe space to talk about how they feel. Siblings can experience many different emotions — including fear, sadness, anger, jealousy, guilt and confusion. These feelings can sometimes exist at the same time.

Their behaviour may change. Anxiety, anger, withdrawal, sleep problems, difficulty concentrating or acting out can sometimes be ways of expressing emotions they don’t know how to put into words. Siblings need age-appropriate information. Honest explanations about what is happening can help reduce confusion and fears caused by not knowing.

05/09/2026

Day 5 of Childhood cancer awareness month 🦁

I often find myself going back to this particular photo because I remember it so clearly, the smell of the room, the noise of the machines, the tightness in my chest, the fear of the unknown. However during a really difficult day Chester wrapped his arm around his favourite Teddy who never left his side, he wrapped his tiny fingers around mine and in that singular moment I remember feeling like it was the day he was born. These tiny fingers wrapped around mine, I began to cry because I wanted to go back to that day, to that moment because how the hell did we get here? Why??? I tried to hold it together but I broke in that moment and as I began to wipe my tears his little grasp got tighter, it was like he knew that I needed him to bring me back.

Our little lion 🦁

04/09/2026

Today is World Leukemia Day 🎗️🧡

03/09/2026

On the 2nd of April 2025 Chester was diagnosed with ALL. Unfortunately when he became neutropenic his immune system was non existent. He did not fall in to the higher recovery rate sadly. We want to share some facts about his type of cancer.

1. It starts in the bone marrow
Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) begins in the bone marrow, where abnormal immature white blood cells called lymphoblasts multiply uncontrollably.

2. ALL is the most common childhood cancer
ALL is the most common type of cancer diagnosed in children, particularly affecting children under 5 years old.

3. B-cell ALL is the most common form
Around 75–80% of childhood ALL cases are B-cell ALL (B-ALL). It develops from immature B-lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell.

4. It can affect healthy blood cells
As leukaemia cells build up in the bone marrow, they can crowd out healthy blood cells. This can lead to tiredness and anaemia, frequent infections, bruising or bleeding.

5. Childhood ALL can often be treated successfully
Thanks to major advances in treatment and research, most children with ALL can now be cured. Treatment usually involves several phases of chemotherapy and may sometimes include targeted therapies or other treatments depending on the type and risk group.

10/05/2026

A year today since you gained your angel wings,
and not a single day has passed where you haven’t been thought about 🧡🦁

From the moment we wake, to the moment we try to sleep, you are there.
In every lion we see.
In every little flash of orange.
In every brave child fighting battles too big for their tiny bodies.

One year ago today, our world changed forever.
After 38 days walking the halls of the Haematology Ward,
holding onto hope with everything we had,
we had to say goodbye to our beautiful boy.

People often ask how we keep going.
The truth is, some days we don’t know ourselves.
Grief isn’t linear. It’s messy, painful and relentless.
But through the darkness, we have been carried by the love around us.
By our family, our friends, our community and every single person who has stood beside us through this unimaginable year.

Because of Chester.
Because of his strength.
Because of the encouragement and support you have given our family…
we refused to let his name fade into silence.

In just one short year, together we have raised over £40,000 through Chester’s Chance to support families and children walking the same path we did. Families facing long days, sleepless nights, fear, heartbreak and uncertainty inside the Haematology Ward.

What started from heartbreak has become a legacy of love, kindness and hope.

To everyone who has donated, shared a post, sent a message, attended an event, wore orange, spoke Chester’s name or simply held us up when we felt like falling apart… thank you will never feel enough.

Our beautiful boy may no longer walk beside us,
but his legacy walks ahead of us every single day.

Forever loved.
Forever missed.
Forever two. 🧡🦁

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