Family stories

Whether you want to read about the tailored support we offer families, or how supporting us can make a huge difference to many lives, you’ll find what you’re looking for here.

Elin and Oliver’s story
- 17th April 2024
Elin’s youngest son, Oliver, was born with an undiagnosed rare genetic neuromuscular disease. Elin, from Bisley, Surrey, shares her story:
- Family support workers
- Respite breaks
George’s story
- 1st July 2021
When George was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder at just six months old, his family’s world changed forever. Here, George’s mum tells their story and how Momentum Children’s Charity has helped them to keep moving forward.
- Respite breaks
- Family support workers
Lois’s story
- 1st July 2021
Lois was just nine when she was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia in 2019. It’s a day that will forever be etched in the minds of Lois and her family; leaving them feeling like “the bottom had dropped out of their world”. Here, Lois’s mum tells their story
- Respite breaks
- Family support workers
- Family trips and experiences
Phoebe’s story
- 8th March 2021
In 2020, on her Dad’s birthday and only three years after her mum had overcome her own battle with cancer, 14-year-old Phoebe was given the heartbreaking news that she had osteosarcoma. The whole family, once again, found their lives turned upside down, as Phoebe began an aggressive treatment plan amidst a global pandemic.
- Family trips and experiences
- Respite breaks
Jenson’s story
- 4th December 2020
On Christmas Eve 2019, 14-week-old Jenson was taken to hospital where a CT scan revealed a mass on his brain. Weeks later the family were told the devastating news that his tumour was cancerous. Here his mum tells their story.
- Family support workers
- Respite breaks
Nora’s story
- 30th September 2020
In early March, when the rest of the world was digesting news of the growing coronavirus pandemic, Latifa’s world came to a totally different standstill when her 13-year-old-daughter, Nora, was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma. Here, she tells their story:
- Family wellbeing
- Family support workers
- Respite breaks
Victor’s story
- 30th April 2020
When he was just 3-years-old, Victor was diagnosed with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (T-ALL). With no extended family in the UK to support them, Natalia, Victor’s mum, talks about how Momentum have helped them get through the last few years.
- Family wellbeing
- Respite breaks
- Family support workers
Oliver’s story
- 7th November 2019
Just before Christmas of 2017, when Oliver was just eighteen months old, he was diagnosed with a brain tumour. Single mother, Georgie, remembers it too well,..
- Family support workers
- Respite breaks
- Family wellbeing
Rory’s story
- 24th September 2019
Rory was diagnosed in 2018 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) at just 20 months old. Momentum Children’s Charity have been a constant support since that time, and here his mum, Jo, talks about their experience:
- Family support workers
- Family wellbeing
- Respite breaks
Harry’s story
- 8th October 2018
Harry had just turned three years old when he was diagnosed with leukaemia. Only a year before, his mother Rebecca had been diagnosed with a rare cancer herself. Here she tells their story.
- Family wellbeing
- Respite breaks

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