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Hi, my name is Arron Jameson. I am currently the Treasurer of our wonderful charity PACT, my day to day role is working as Head of Projects within the Travis Perkins Group. I felt compelled to give something back and use my skills and experience to help support PACT as trustee, following my own families experience of the care and support offered by the Charity. Our son Jude was diagnosed with High Risk Neuroblastoma in July 2021, throughout his 12 months of treatment and subsequent relapse. PACT provided practical and emotional support - which allowed us to spend more time together, reduced stress and importantly allowed us to create precious memories. Our beautiful son passed away in Sept 2023, where PACT's support continued. Something we will always be thankful for.

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Hi, I am Nickie, I am 43 years old.  I am married to Steve and we have two children together;   Daisy aged 20 and Harrison aged 18. Harrison was diagnosed with AML (acute myeloid leukemia) aged 14 years old and had to undergo chemotherapy and 2 bone marrow transplants at Sheffield Childrens Hospital. This was where I learned about PACT and how they support oncology families during the trauma of childhood cancer. I decided that I wanted to become a trustee for PACT as I am passionate about helping the charity to continue the great work that they do.

Lindsey has been married to Carl for 21 years and has 2 children, Ellie (20) and Josh (18) ​She says “when Ellie was 8 years old she was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), she was on a cocktail of drugs including chemotherapy and spent lots of time at Sheffield Children’s Hospital. Ellie had only been diagnosed 2 days when Beryl came and introduced herself and told us all the wonderful ways that PACT could support us as a family and knowing she had been through the same experience as us meant so much. We have been so grateful for all the support both during and after treatment and that is why I decided to become a trustee and I look forward to working as part of a team to keep the wonderful work going and to explore new ways in which we can help families during this difficult time”

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Dr Dan joined us as a medical trustee in October 2022.

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Jacob works full time as a funeral assistant in chesterfield where he lives with his partner and dogs. My sister was diagnosed with leukemia 20 years ago and had all her treatment at Sheffield treatment with the excellent support of pact. Now Jacob believes it's his time to give back and help grow an already amazing charity so that it can give the same amazing support they received for many more years to come

My name is Liz Hunt and I am an Assistant Manager for a Children’s Home in Sheffield. In January 2018 my youngest son was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, aged 7. Four words changed our lives unimaginably….’your child has cancer’! Sam was admitted to Sheffield Children’s Hospital immediately and was started on chemotherapy. It is hard to describe the whirlwind of emotions and a lot of it is now a blur, but what is still at the forefront of my mind is the fact that PACT was there for us from that very first day. Lending a listening ear, understanding, making sure we at least ate a sandwich and further down the line the precious week in Filey and day trips. Priceless! Having been through a cancer diagnoses of a child, I hope I can contribute a parent’s perspective of what is needed to support families in future.

My name is Ciara I live in South Yorkshire and work full time for the NHS in critical care. I’m a mother to three children and when I do manage to steal some ‘me’ time I like to socialise with friends. I first learnt about PACT and all the amazing work they do when my daughter aged ten was diagnosed with AML, a form of leukaemia. Everything from that time was a blur of medical professionals, statistics and drug regimes but PACT were there to hold my hand. Once my daughter achieved remission the medics were less visible but PACT never faded in presence. When the team asked me to consider becoming a trustee I was overwhelmed and felt honoured. To this day I’m happy with my decision to proceed and become part of a wonderful charity.

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My name is Lucy Mellon-Jameson. I first became aware of PACT when my son, Jude, was diagnosed with High Risk Neuroblastoma in July 2021. Jude remained in constant treatment in Sheffield, Leeds and we travelled to Rome for an experimental treatment trial. Jude died in September 2023, age 5. Myself and my husband became trustees shortly before his death. For me it was that I wanted to use our experience to try to help other families going through a similar experience to ours; it felt like the pain of what we'd been through could be used for some good.

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Hi, I am Nicola I am 45 years old. I am married to Andrew we have one son together Isaac aged 6. Isaac was diagnosed with leukaemia in June 2018, and he underwent a bone marrow transplant in January 2019, whilst recovering he was found to have an optic glioma requiring chemotherapy. Late 2019 Isaac unfortunately relapsed with his leukaemia and required a second bone marrow transplant. He is now leukaemia free and is ringing the bell for this, this week. unfortunately, his glicoma has started to cause problems again and he his back on chemotherapy which he is due to finish on his second bone marrow transplant birthday. During his first bone transplant is where I got to know PACT, it was PACT that helped me to get through the day by keeping me nourished and checking in on me and having chats. When Isaac was well enough, we were able go on holiday in one of PACT caravans at Filey, where we created some lifelong memories. Isaac found his passion for music and dancing at the PACT Christmas party. I am forever grateful for the help, support, and the opportunities to make great memories as a family during a horrid time, because of this I am passionate about the charity and want to see its work continue in supporting other families facing the horrors of childhood cancers/tumours and this is why I have chosen to be a trustee of the charity to help its staff and volunteers to continue their amazing work.

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I’m passionate about supporting PACT’s vital work in providing essential support and resources to parents. My personal experience with the charity solidified my commitment to this cause. I witnessed firsthand the invaluable support PACT offered to families during Jude’s diagnosis and treatment. As a trustee, I’m dedicated to contributing my time and skills to help PACT continue its important mission. Alongside my role as Associate Head at Sheffield Hallam University, I’m honoured to serve as a trustee for this remarkable charity. t’s my hope that I can make a positive impact and support PACT in providing the necessary resources to parents facing similar challenges.

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I have first-hand experience as a service user of PACT as my son who is now 14 was diagnosed with ALL at 7 years old. I understand how valued the charity and the staff are to the parents, as well as to the children and am excited about working with the rest of the trustees and staff to help continue to grow this amazing charity.

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My name is Rachel Ducker and I joined PACT as a Trustee after retiring from the NHS in 2024. I'd worked as a Nurse for 40 years, the biggest majority of that time as a Specialist Nurse working on the Oncology / Haematology unit at Sheffield Children's Hospital. I have volunteered with the charity for over 30 years as I've seen firsthand the amazing support and friendship they give to all the children and families that are looked after within the department. I have looked after so many families that would have been lost without the services they offer, particularly when children are first diagnosed and it feels like their whole world has stopped. The work they do with all the families is invaluable and I feel really privileged to have been selected to be a Trustee and play a part of continuing to ensure the future of the charity and the vital support they offer.

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