Research has the power to change lives

Most days I don’t think about it, but sometimes it hits me and I think ‘Wow, I went through all that’.” Marion McIntosh

Lizzie, diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), became the first adult in Nottingham to receive CAR-T therapy after relapsing in 2023. Thanks to her daughter’s stem cell donation and the groundbreaking treatment, Lizzie is now in remission and embracing life one day at a time.

Hannah, diagnosed with leukaemia at just two years old, feared her treatment might cause infertility. Defying the odds, she is now a mother of three. Her journey reflects the emotional and physical toll of childhood cancer, but also the hope and resilience that follows recovery.