This is Tiernan's story

For a child with cancer, when you’re in and out of hospital, Christmas can feel like any other time of year, full of upset and discomfort.

Sadly, there are around 1,800 new cases of cancer diagnosed every year in children aged 0-14 years in the UK.

On Christmas Eve 2021, three-year-old Tiernan became one of them when he was diagnosed with Wilms’ tumour, a cancer of the kidneys.

Tiernan spent much of the festive period feeling cut off and frightened in hospital, while he underwent radiotherapy and chemotherapy.

It was then that he received a warmable teddy bear from Cancer Support UK.