Family stories

Aidan lives with his mum, dad and brother in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. He was born in 2017 and has Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy ...

Alan and his wife are parents to three children - Georgia (12), Finley (10), and Elliot (7). Elliot has cerebral palsy and is ...

“Helen & Douglas House has given us a safe haven. We know Ella’s medical needs are covered, and we can just spend time together as ...

For many prospective parents, planning for the birth and early months of their baby’s life is a time filled with nervous excitement as ...

Nicole was a focused, driven, and highly organised teenager with dreams of becoming an astrophysicist. But at just 14 years old, her ...

When Sam and Ryan McCartney, Hudson’s Mum and Dad were preparing for a quiet Easter bank holiday in March 2024, they had no idea their ...

When Mary and Paul waved their 11-year-old daughter Neve off to school one March morning, they never imagined it would be the last ...

This is a story about Emma, from Banbury, and her journey of courage, love and support. It is told by Gisela, Emma's mum.First visit ...

When 13-year-old Olivia Stone from Swindon was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour in February 2020, her family’s world shattered ...

Meet Tillie Tillie, from Oxfordshire, was born in January 2021 during lockdown. She was her mother’s fourth child and had a healthy ...

Meet Iris. She is 9 years old and was born in Indonesia. After experiencing complications and difficulties at birth, she was left with ...

Meet Sienna. Sienna is 15 years old and lives in Marlborough with her Mum, Janeta. Sienna has Dravet's Syndrome, a severe and ...

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