any chance you may sign a petition

[redcrx]

http://www.gopetition...r-retinoblastoma.html
this petition is to try and get more awareness of Retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer that effects children.

My friends daughter had to have her eye removed due to this (at the age of 2) and a friends son had the lens of his eye removed (at less than one year old)so i dont think it is that rare that the NHS should not mention it on child health literature.

I myself, purely following my friends stories, took my son to have his eyes checked following a "white eye" photo, thankfully his eyes are fine, but i wouldnt have thought to check otherwise.

[sandyRoe]

Signed

[owllady]

Signed

[Bobbisox]

Me too

[jackthehat]

Signed.

[Old_Geezer]

Number 54 ?!? Wow just started eh ?

I just wonder why, if it is financially viable that this check is done, it isn't already part of a baby's health check.

[Ellipsis]

Signed.

[petal54]

signed

[Safiya]

I must be missing something as I can't see what to click to sign it, can someone help please?

[carmalee]

signed

[WELSHYORKIE]

Signed

[carmalee]

click on the red web address on the first line of redcrx's OP

[Sqad]

redcrx....let us get this in perspective........there are just under 2,000.000 five year olds in th UK and one retinoblastoma is diagnosed every fortnight in the UK....24 a year.

It is important to highlight awareness without causing undue concern amongst parents.

[redcrx]

all people are asking for is a note within the parenting books or red book about eyesight. Its something that could be spotted so easily if parents knew that a photo MAY show up something. Im sorry, sqad, but 24 a year, i must know a heck of a lot of people to know 2 families affected by this. If the little girls parents had known about such a thing, she may not have lost her eye.

[Old_Geezer]

Safiya there should be a link to the petition from the page, and then lots of boxes to fill in.

[Safiya]

Thanks carmalee, I had gone to the signature page by mistake. Signed now :-)

[Sqad]

redcrx....I am not against your petition but wonder if it is focused at the right people....the Health visitors and the well Child Clinics should be on the alert as i am sure that they are.

I was just pointing out the incidence of the tumour against unduly worrying parents.

[Lore]

I've signed it too, Red, why don't you tweet it to a couple of celebs and ask them to re tweet. It should generate quite a bit of support.

[redcrx]

how can health visitors and well child clinics spot something like that when it may only show in photos with no other signs that there may be a problem. To get every childs eyes checked routinely and at regular intervals would cost a lot more than adding it to literature. If a parent spots something untoward it would take no time at all to get it checked by GP or optician thus calming the parents fears or getting the child referred imediately if required.
I dont think any of the parents or children affected would want to unduly scare another parent or child

[redcrx]

lore, i dont "tweet" and wouldnt know where to start, but if anyone else can it would be great. I have shared on my facebook and itd be nice if others could.
The numbers are low as it was only started yesterday, but Im sure itll get a lot of signatures.