Stories
Meet the children, young people and families who are supported by us.
Darlene
Darlene suffers from a rare condition which causes muscle wasting and weakness. In the last few years, her family has…
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It was at her 20-week antenatal scan that Vicky Langford discovered one of her unborn twins, Patrick and Frederick had…
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Jessie suffers from a rare and catastrophic form of intractable epilepsy and factors such as the weather and over stimulation…
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Despite suffering daily seizures and needing round the clock care, Izzy is a “little ray of sunshine”.
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At first glance you might easily think Jayden was like any other child. But Jayden is not like other children.…
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It was Christmas 2016 that Aadi and his family found themselves on a devastating journey they never expected.
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Reece was born with a condition which brings a complex range of life-limiting challenges and his future remains uncertain.
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Isla has an illness so rare that she may be the only child in the world with the condition.
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Three days before her second birthday, Rae was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, a muscle wasting disease.
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Krystian became confined to a wheelchair when he was eight-years-old and shortly afterwards, the family discovered our hospice.
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Baby Hannah lost her fight with life at 54-days-old after being born with Edwards’ Syndrome - a rare, serious chromosome…
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Rainbows is just the most wonderful place and the staff are incredible. They couldn’t change what we were going through…
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