Postcards for Ruby
Ruby died from blood cancer in 2020, aged just 18. 7 October 2022 would have been her 21st birthday. To mark the occasion, we'll be...
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Emma Jones
- May 17
- 2 min
Meeting the research team funded by Ruby's fund
Last month, we got to meet the research team that have received a £100k grant from CCLG, funded through Ruby's fund. The team is led by...
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Emma Jones
- May 15
- 2 min
Live Kindly Live Loudly Raffle for Ruby
Today marks two years since Ruby died; an incredibly hard milestone. We continue to remember her by fundraising to find better treatments...
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Emma Jones
- Apr 28
- 1 min
Child Cancer Outcomes - debate in the House of Commons
On Tuesday 26th April, MPs held a general debate on childhood cancer outcomes. The debate was led by MP Caroline Dineage, and was called...
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Emma Jones
- Jan 23
- 2 min
The story of how London's transport shaped the growth of our capital city
A fascinating dive into London's history with Edmund Bird, Heritage Manager at Transport for London, in aid of Ruby's fund with CCLG....
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Emma Jones
- Jan 13
- 1 min
Ruby Living Loudly in the House of Commons
Ruby died on 15 May 2020, when the pandemic lockdown restrictions were at their strictest. On that day, the Prime Minister and his wife...
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Emma Jones
- Dec 27, 2021
- 2 min
Grant awarded to Newcastle Uni using Ruby's fund
Last summer, Children's Cancer& Leukaemia Group issued a call for T-cell blood cancer research proposals to be funded using Ruby's fund. ...
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Emma Jones
- Dec 26, 2021
- 1 min
Living Loudly on BBC Woman's Hour, BBC Panorama, CNN & Sky News
On 22 December 2021, Emma was interviewed by Emma Barnett on BBC R4 Woman's Hour, talking about how frustrating it is for bereaved...
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Emma Jones
- Dec 26, 2021
- 2 min
Always Be Comedy evening - 8pm 22 January
The very funny and extremely lovely comedians Mel Giedroyc, Isy Suttie, Kerry Godliman, Ria Lina & James Gill are doing a gig to raise...
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Emma Jones
- Sep 26, 2021
- 1 min
Tube station paintings - raising funds for CCLG
As part of Emma & Tabitha's tube challenge, a raffle was held with everyone who had sponsored the Challenge going into a draw to win a...
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Emma Jones
- May 9, 2021
- 1 min
Ruby's bench and tree in Brockwell Park
Ruby lived her whole life within a stone's throw of Brockwell Park. It's where she learned to walk, to ride a bike and where she spent...
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Emma Jones
- May 9, 2021
- 2 min
Fostering and adopting rescue pets
Ruby was passionate about animal welfare & loved cats above all else; the four that we rehomed from Celia Hammond Animal Trust (CHAT),...
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Emma Jones
- May 8, 2021
- 1 min
Raise money for Ruby's fund with CCLG by selling your old clothes!
Ruby was passionate about limiting her environment impact. Keeping clothes in circulation is key to reducing the immense environmental...
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Emma Jones
- May 8, 2021
- 1 min
Ruby's special ingredients
For the Wagamama's dinner party in March 2021, we asked some of Ruby's friends and family to share what they miss most about Ruby, and...
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Emma Jones
- Apr 11, 2021
- 1 min
Ruby's Wagamama Dinner Party
Ruby's favourite food in the whole world was wagamama yasai katsu curry; she craved it throughout her chemotherapy. When her cancer...
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Emma Jones
- Mar 14, 2021
- 2 min
All the charities that helped Ruby and her family
Ruby's cancer treatment was all provided by the NHS. But there lots of other aspects of Ruby's care and support that were provided by an...
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Emma Jones
- Mar 14, 2021
- 1 min
Live Kindly Live Loudly - 8 things to do during lockdown (video)
Ruby believed being kind is more important than anything. She asked to be remembered by the motto Live Kindly Live Loudly - with the...
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Emma Jones
- Mar 14, 2021
- 1 min
Have you joined the Stem Cell Register?
For some kinds of cancer, including aggressive blood cancers, a stem cell transplant are the best chance of a cure. For this to work,...
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