RSBC Stories

Isaac likes buses, trains and riding his bike, and one day, he is going to design the world’s fastest airplane. Isaac also happens to be vision impaired.

Sasha loves to draw and make things, and at just nine years old she is already a whizz with a sewing machine. Sasha also happens to have sight loss.

Meet mum and son Janet and Nathan, from Hackney, whose lives were turned around by a dedicated RSBC expert. Their struggle is familiar to us at RSBC, which is why we’re asking for your support, to help us reach every local family that needs us.

Lily was diagnosed with Coloboma, an underdevelopment of the eye that happens in the womb, at the age of three. It means she is blind in her right eye and has no upper vision in her left.

Meet Selam, she is mum to five-year-old Isaac. Despite his age, Isaac has already faced huge challenges battling Retinoblastoma, a type of eye cancer. He makes his mum proud every day.

Ethan’s mum Bhavna describes her son as “cheeky, chatty and kind hearted.” He adores cars, particularly go-carting and all things techy.