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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...

We have welcomed the Government’s new aspirations for social care for disabled children in England. However, we are calling on ministers to allocate the funding lifeline services needed to realise their bold ambitions. In its Children’s Social Care Implementation Plan,...

Of all the seasons Christmas was the one which Zack absolutely adored. Most likely it was the lights, so many lovely lights all over his world. He also loved the presents, he thought all presents were for him, no matter...