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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...

Luke Compton pictured crossing Tower Bridge in the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon for Children's Hospice South West

Dad’s special reason for taking on second London Marathon

Bereaved dad Luke Compton is re-lacing his running shoes to...

Luke Compton, said his ‘world fell apart’ the day 18-month-old Kaleb passed away in June 2015, and that running has been his way of dealing with grief. Since...

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...

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...

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...

Sarah's Story

Little Harbour supported Sarah through chemo, radiotherapy...

At 17, she was offered a referral to Little Harbour and so began, what was to become a hugely important part of our family life. Sarah juggled chemo with...

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