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Families caring for a seriously ill child were treated to a special day out at Cadbury World last week, thanks to Mondelez as part of our charity partnership with Morrisons. Making special memories on days like this is a big...

For families caring for a seriously ill child, life can be incredibly hard. They know that all too soon, they’ll have to say goodbye to their precious child. It’s so important that they have the chance to fill every moment...

Ginger lives at home with her husband, three sons and daughter-in-law. Hamza, Ginger’s youngest son, is 16 years old and has a severe brittle bone disorder which means that his bones are very susceptible to fracturing, Ginger received the news...

We welcome the decision to extend energy bill and childcare support to families in today's budget. However, we are concerned the Government has not addressed the £300 million annual gap in funding for children’s palliative care in England. HM Treasury...

On Friday 3 March, our Patron Simon Cowell welcomed over 350 guests to Together for Short Lives annual ball to raise money for the 99,000 seriously ill children and their families across the UK. With support from headline sponsor Morrisons...

Until the age of 16 I had lived a seemingly ‘normal’ life. I had a few peculiar things happen with my health – lots of infections I struggled to clear, lots of joint injuries and being much shorter than my...