Jak’s Den has been providing a lifeline service to hundreds of young people throughout Scotland undergoing chemotherapy and other gruelling treatments, along with supporting their families. Get the latest West Lothian Courier news and sport sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Get the latest West Lothian Courier news and sport sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter We have more newsletters Ten years ago this month Jak Trueman began his cancer journey that would lead to an amazing legacy no one could have predicted. Jak was a truly inspirational boy who lit up any room he walked into.
He was sadly diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of cancer - delta T-cell lymphoma - and passed away in February 2015 aged just 15. Even at his most poorly, the teenager was thinking of others and it was his dream to help other young people going through treatment for cancer and give invaluable support to their families. And so he founded the Team Jak Foundation, with the help of beloved mum Allison Barr and sister Aimie to begin the process of setting up a centre where young people could spend time away from a hospital environment and feel like themselves again.
Fast forward 10 years and Jak’s Den has been providing a lifeline service to hundreds of young people throughout Scotland undergoing chemotherapy and other gruelling treatments, along with supporting their families. Allison said this selfless attitude sums up her boy, who.