13/06/2026
Sometimes a story is so honest, so deeply lived, that all we can do is pause.
Today, Mike Goodier speaks — and truly, Mike says it all.
💛 Our world stopped in February 2025.
Our son Lucas was just 10 years old when he was diagnosed with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia.
Nothing can prepare you for hearing those words. The fear, uncertainty, and heartbreak that follow are impossible to describe. As parents, all we wanted to do was focus on helping our son through the fight of his life.
During the darkest days of our journey, Team Verrico stepped in and wrapped our family in kindness, compassion, and support. Their generosity has helped ease some of the burdens that cancer places on a family, allowing us to focus on what matters most—Lucas's treatment, health, and recovery.
We will never be able to fully express our gratitude for everything they have done and continue to do for us.
Team Verrico describe the cancer journey as:
"A long, hard and mostly joyless journey through grief, guilt, anger, denial, fear, isolation and anxiety."
As difficult as those words are to read, they reflect a reality that many families know all too well.
So, from one family currently living this reality, we have two messages:
❤️ If you can support Team Verrico, please do. Every donation, every fundraiser, every act of kindness helps them continue their mission to create more tomorrows for families facing cancer.
❤️ If your family is facing cancer, please don't be afraid to ask for help. We have always been a family that preferred to help others, but we've learned that sometimes strength means accepting support when you need it most.
And above all:
Never. Ever. Give Up.
With love and gratitude,
Mike, Dominique, Nathan & Lucas Goodier xx
