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APPEAL TO FUND NEW BUGGY TO KEEP MASON SAFE
December 2020
A little boy who has complex disabilities is in dire need of a new specialist buggy so he can leave the house safely and without being at risk of hurting himself. Mason Parker is relying on the suppor...
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WHO CARES FOR THE CARER
June 2019
Every night, Nicky Williams lies awake fraught with stress and anxiety as to what the future holds. Nicky, from Watford, is a single parent and full time carer to her six-year-old son Jenson who has s...
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*STOP PRESS* LIGHTWEIGHT WHEELCHAIR FUNDED FOR BARTEK
June 2019
An amazing community response means just over £900 is now needed to fund a specialist wheelchair for a Bedford nine-year-old with Cerebral Palsy trapped at home. Newlife the Charity for Disabled Chil...
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*STOP PRESS* UNBREAKABLE BED PLEA FOR AUTISTIC TEEN
April 2019
A Norwich teen with Autism and learning difficulties is forced to sleep in a specialist bed that’s so small his feet hang off the end. Just £774 would give him a new, larger version, but the local ...
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CHARITY PLEA TO SAVE EVAN FROM SURGERY
March 2019
A disabled five-year-old from Chelmsford could be forced to have painful and costly hip surgery because the local health service won’t provide the specialist sleep system that could prevent it –...
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FUNDING MISERY FOR DISABLED GIRL
September 2018
A severely disabled three-year old has developed spinal issues because Hertfordshire health and social care services refused to fund the only seat suitable for her. Florence Freeman from Hertford has ...
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URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO END EQUIPMENT CRISIS
September 2018
One-year-old Asher Watkin has two rare life threatening genetic conditions, one is so rare it affects only one in four million people. In his short life, he has already had to endure Medullary Thyroid...
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BED BRINGS OLIVER BACK FROM THE BRINK
July 2018
A specialist bed from Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children has brought a seven-year-old Autistic boy from Billericay and his family back from the brink of absolute exhaustion. Oliver Stiles has s...
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FAMILY IN CRISIS SAVED BY CHARITY’S RAPID RESPONSE
April 2018
A little boy who has complex disabilities is in dire need of a new specialist buggy so he can leave the house safely and without being at risk of hurting himself. Mason Parker is relying on the suppor...
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CHARITY RAPID RESPONSE SAVES LEVI
April 2018
The rapid response of Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children in providing a disabled three-year-old with a specialist bed has saved him from a serious head injury. Samantha Jestico was suddenly wok...
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