My son lost his eye after two cancer diagnoses – Great Ormond Street Hospital was an ‘extension of our family’
Wednesday, 4 February, is World Cancer Day, and no one understands the impact of this terrible disease better than Jodie Jones. Hertfordshire-based community support worker Jodie, 47, is the mother of 10-year-old Jack Whyman, who lost his eye last year after being diagnosed with two types of cancer – an experience that the family could never have prepared for. “It all started in November 2022 when Jack’s eye started to droop,” Jodie, who also shares children Emily, 17, and Tom, 12, with her husband Wayne, tells HELLO!. “There was no swelling or discharge, but my mum took Jack to the doctor, and they were told they needed to rule out the most serious things first. I thought they would say it was a stye or an infection.” © Jodie JonesJodie first noticed something was wrong when Jack’s eye started drooping Jack was referred to Barnet Hospital for an MRI. The ophthalmologist soon referred him to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London for a second opinion. “I got a phone call saying, ‘Can you go …

