Six people smiling in their living room.

Callum's lockdown story

Callum, who has Cerebral Palsy and complex medical needs...

Callum and his family have been shielding to ensure that he can stay at home safely. Mum, Sarah, explains some of the challenges they have faced and offers some...
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Six people on smiling in the sunshine outdoors.

Tayen's lockdown story

Eight-year-old Tayen and her family have been shielding at...

Since lockdown began, Tayen and her family have been shielding at home to ensure that she can continue to have her chemotherapy treatment as safely as possible...
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Liam Jones with mum Natalie

Liam's story

Following his diagnosis Liam started coming to Little...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a rare genetic disease that causes muscle weakness and wasting. Children born with the disease have a mutation on their...
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Charlotte

Charlotte's story

Charlotte, known to her family as ‘Lottie’, has MLD; a rare...

Children with MLD lose their ability to walk, talk, sit up, move, see and hear and eventually suffer seizures and dementia before end of life. In most cases...
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Amelia

Amelia’s story

Amelia, 3 years old, from Exmouth, has been visiting Little...

Three-year-old Amelia, from Exmouth in East Devon Amelia has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair. She loves visiting Little Bridge House with mum Jemma. The...
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Suzanne Clemens

Suzanne's Story

Suzanne is 11 years old and lives with her family in Redruth...

Suzanne is the youngest of three with two sisters; Shelby 16 and Abigail 13. Suzanne’s mum Susan had a normal pregnancy and birth with Suzanne and only started...
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