Recovering from neuroblastoma
April 16, 2014
When seven-year-old Sam was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at just three-years-old, his whole family pulled together to help him beat this aggressive childhood
Monthly Archives: April 2014
Coping with Cerebral Palsy
April 16, 2014
Caroline’s third daughter, Zoe, was diagnosed with cerebral palsy the day before her second birthday. Zoe was born three months premature, weighing
Pre-eclampsia during pregnancy
April 16, 2014
Heidi was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia when she was 27 weeks pregnant. One week later, her daughter Chloe was delivered by emergency caesarean,
Conquering clubfoot
April 16, 2014
Being born with clubfoot (congenital talipes equinovarus) means that life has not always been easy for 12-year-old Archie. His mum, Anna, tells
Saved from brain injury
April 16, 2014
Riley suffered oxygen deprivation during birth and was at a high risk of permanent brain injury. Thanks to Sparks-funded research, he is
Life with sickle cell disease
April 16, 2014
Four-year-old Jacob was diagnosed with sickle cell disease at birth. His mum, Sheree tells us about the impact this has had on
Overcoming childhood arthritis
April 16, 2014
Reuben was diagnosed with childhood arthritis, also known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), aged 11. His mother, Ingrid, tells us about their
Living with a genetic condition
April 16, 2014
When Annie was diagnosed with Type C Niemann-Pick Disease aged nine, her family was told she was unlikely to live until her
Our baby’s brain injury
April 16, 2014
Dave and Paula thought they had a perfectly normal pregnancy and birth but soon realised something was wrong. Their son Oscar suffered
Our Little Miracles
April 16, 2014
At 20 weeks into her pregnancy, Andrea was told her twin girls were unlikely to survive. Both Kiki and Nico were born