Hughie’s Story

Hughie’s Story
That moment when you get told the news, I think is every parents nightmare”
Kieron Higginson
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Hughie's Dad

Hughie was diagnosed with Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in 2020 aged just ten and is now cancer free after a gruelling three and a half years of chemotherapy at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

Hughie and his dad Kieron talk about their story as a family, and highlight the importance of the work Cure Leukaemia is doing to launch a paediatric trials network which will deliver world-class, innovative and practice changing clinical trials to improve outcomes for children with leukaemia throughout the UK.

Keiron Higginson - The importance of The ATICUS Network

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