Team Robert

About Robert

Robert was diagnosed with intracranial non-germinomatous germ cell tumour in December 2023 at age 9.

He was always a healthy, active kid, so this was a shock for us.

We spent long months in the Great Ormond Street Hospital, he had several surgeries, chemotherapy and proton beam therapy at UCLH.

It was a long and painful journey, lots of ups and downs, but luckily we were in good hands.

We are really grateful for all of the doctors, the surgeons, the nurses, the health care assistants, the play therapists, the play specialists, the physiotherapists, the occupational therapists, the speech and language therapist, the hospital teachers, the dietitians, the therapy dogs and their owners and all of the helping staff.

They made our hospital stay bearable and they helped us a lot to fight with everything.

Robert finished all of his treatments on 30/07/2024.

Finally we can live our (almost) normal life.

He is 10 years old now and started Year 6 in September.

His biggest “enemy” is fatigue, but he is working hard to get his strength back again.

We are doing the RBC race for the kids, because we want to help others as well.

This will be his first big challenge after everything and he is really excited about it. We are doing the 2K and the goal is for Robert to walk this distance without his wheelchair.

If you have time and you would like to join us in person, please register and we can do it together.

We are strong together!

We’re joining the race to help beat childhood cancer by taking part in RBC Race for the Kids

We're taking part in GOSH Charity’s family festival and fun run, RBC Race for the Kids, to raise funds to help build the new Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Cancer is the biggest killer of children aged one to 14 in the UK. But a child doesn’t have to die from cancer for it to take their life. Living with cancer is different for every child. It can mean countless rounds of debilitating treatment. Seeing your siblings through the windows of an isolation room. Not knowing when you’ll sleep in your own bed again. It can mean missing out on parties and playdates and trips to the park. It can mean missing the moments that make up a childhood. 

But we won’t let it. 

We won’t let cancer steal childhoods. 

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) already cares for children with the hardest to treat cancers. Pioneering research is underway to find the most effective treatments and cures, which give hope to children and their families. 

But the rapidly changing pace of cancer medicine has outstripped GOSH’s existing cancer facilities., and the hospital needs a new home to help deliver breakthrough therapies. Somewhere that will treat the child, not just their disease. 

That home will be the new Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH.

The funds raised from RBC Race for the Kids will help build a world-class facility with children at its heart. 

A place where children have access to play and education alongside pioneering treatments. Where families can stay together through some of the hardest moments. Where access to outdoor space is a priority, and a focus on nutrition helps fuel recovery. 

Please sponsor us to take on a 2k or 5k for GOSH Charity. Together we can build it. Together we can help beat childhood cancer.