AUTISM ACCEPTANCE AT NEWLIFE

AUTISM ACCEPTANCE AT NEWLIFE

April is Autism Acceptance Month, which began with World Autism Awareness Day on Sunday, April 1 – dedicated to raising awareness of the signs, symptoms and realities of autism, but also to promote acceptance. At Newlife, greater acceptance of all children with...
CAN YOU HELP ELIJAH TRAVEL SAFELY TO HOSPITAL?

CAN YOU HELP ELIJAH TRAVEL SAFELY TO HOSPITAL?

Newlife has launched an appeal to fund a specialist car seat for two-year-old Elijah after Covid left him with brain damage and needing 24-hour oxygen. Elijah from Horsforth in Leeds tested positive for Covid in November 2021, but after having a temperature of 40.7...
£1M MOTABILITY GRANT TO HELP NEWLIFE FUND WHEELCHAIR AND BUGGIES

£1M MOTABILITY GRANT TO HELP NEWLIFE FUND WHEELCHAIR AND BUGGIES

Newlife has received a £1m grant from the charity Motability over three years to provide disabled and terminally ill children across the UK with life-changing specialist buggies and wheelchairs. The aim of the grant is to help around 280 children and young people with...
APPEAL TO HELP ‘LITTLE WARRIOR’ ROSE TO SIT IN COMFORT

APPEAL TO HELP ‘LITTLE WARRIOR’ ROSE TO SIT IN COMFORT

Rose, from Crewe, was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy due to brain damage affecting 97 per cent of her brain, sustained during a life-changing accident where she briefly died in the ambulance when she was just six weeks old – leaving her unable to walk, talk or sit up...
SPECIALIST SEAT HELPS THREE-YEAR-OLD RECOVER AFTER TRANSPLANT

SPECIALIST SEAT HELPS THREE-YEAR-OLD RECOVER AFTER TRANSPLANT

A three-year-old from Barnet who underwent a kidney transplant has been able to recover in comfort, thanks to a children’s disability charity which provided a specialist seat to keep her fully supported. Leia Morsbach was born with a rare form of mitochondrial...
CHARITY COST OF LIVING BOOST FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN

CHARITY COST OF LIVING BOOST FOR FAMILIES WITH DISABLED CHILDREN

National disability charities Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children and Sense have joined forces to provide grants totalling £23,000 to families with disabled children facing profound hardship due to the current cost of living crisis. Newlife, the largest UK...