https://www.theguardian.com/me-my-family-and-cancer/2023/sep/08/i-was-so-young-when-i-was-diagnosed-how-one-family-faced-childhood-cancer

When Katie Currie was diagnosed with leukaemia as a toddler, the lives of her family changed overnight. Here, they share how doctors, nurses and an experimental drug brought hope – and then eventual recovery

When Katie Currie was just three, the usually energetic toddler became lethargic and her skin developed random, unexplained bruises. “I remember my gran saying she saw me just lying on the bed, not moving or wanting to play, and that’s when she knew something wasn’t right,” she says.