Tune in tomorrow morning to BBC Radio Sunderland between 10am and 11am when our very own Henry Dancer Days Storyteller Shelley O’Brien will be making a special guest appearance #GoodluckShelley
There is always hope. She had the same cancer as Henry
Storytelling online – how a digital tale is helping children through cancer treatment
Tune in tonight at 6pm on ITV Tyne Tees when presenter Amy Lea will be chatting to Jane Nattrass; Gurpreet, Saahib and Mia Randhawa; and Storyteller Shelley O’Brien about the Henry Dancer Days Storytelling Project, and about Saahib’s brave three-year battle against Leukemia at the Great North Children’s Hospital. #WorldKindnessDay
The Daily Mail-Online are the latest publication to tell Saahib’s brave story #CancerAwareness
Moment six-year-old rings bell to mark end of battle against leukaemia
www.dailymail.co.uk
Saahib Randhawa from Sunderland smiled as he rang the bell after being given the all clear following a three and a half year battle against aggressive cancer.
A big thank you to the lovely people at Metro for shining a national spotlight on Saahib and the Randhawa family’s brave journey. Also highlighting the wonderful affiliation they developed with the Henry Dancer Days Storytelling Project.
Boy, 6, who endured 3 year cancer battle rings bell after getting the all clear
metro.co.uk
His family thought he wouldn’t make it past Christmas when he was diagnosed in 2017.
Saahib’s story has really captured the hearts of the nation, and it’s lovely to read about the Randhawa family’s appreciation of their time spent with the Henry Dancer Days Storytelling Project.
Boy rings bell to mark end of three and a half years of leukaemia treatment
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
A six-year-old boy from Sunderland has rung the bell to mark the end of three and a half years of gruelling leukaemia treatment.
Wow! Wonderful news! Well done Saahib! We are very proud of you and your family.
Boy, 6, rings the bell to mark the end of gruelling leukaemia battle
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
Saahib Randhawa has been battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL) for the past three-and-a-half years
If you’re passing the local newsagents today on your daily stroll then please pick up a copy of The Journal as the J2 Agenda pages publish Jane’s monthly column. This piece looks at how charities like Henry Dancer Days are having to be more resilient across all areas from fundraising through to delivery during the pandemic.
Please take a moment to read a moving piece in the Newcastle Chronicle about the inspiring story of the Randhawa family, who talk openly about their personal three-and-a-half year journey during their son Saahib’s Cancer treatment. They talk about how the Henry Dancer Days Storytelling programme has been one of their ‘shining lights’; and how the family look forward to the creative Storytelling and Pottery sessions #PleaseShare Shelley O’Brien
Family’s agony as boy, 6, endures three-and-a-half year leukaemia battle
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
Saahib Randhawa has been battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) for the past three-and-a-half years
A special Sunday treat. Henry Dancer Days Storyteller Ursula Holden-Gill rounds off our #NationalStorytellingWeek campaign with a ’60-Second Story’ inspired by a very famous fairy tale. The answer is revealed at the end of the video! We hope you enjoy it.
Something for the Weekend! Find out the special way that Tara Ellis, who works with children in London, and the other Henry Dancer Days Storytellers are adapting to delivering their creative sessions to young people during the Pandemic #NationalStoryTellingWeek
At the end of #NationalStorytellingWeek
Today is World Cancer Day – it enables everyone around the globe who is affected by Cancer, whether it be a personal battle or through a friend or family member, to shine a light on their experience. The Sunderland Echo has kindly published the story of the Randhawa family from Wearside and their journey with our Henry Dancer Days Storytelling Project involving Storyteller Shelley O’Brien.
www.sunderlandecho.com
The mother of a schoolboy battling cancer has spoken of the importance of a “magical” storytelling project in keeping her family’s spirits up.