• 22 November 2018

    Jo-Jo and Gillespie Syndrome

    A journey into the unknown by Susie and Ben Slack When we decided to include Jo-Jo’s story in our InTouch Autumn newsletter to supporters, we received the following, which we felt we really wanted to publish in full online, as we are limited to shorter articles in our printed...

  • 22 November 2018

    Lewis Raises the Bar

    Nine-year-old Lewis has a moderate to severe hearing loss and a passion and talent for music, as his recent appearance playing the piano on stage in Birmingham shows. Lewis was taking part in an annual project developed by the National Deaf Children’s Society to increase expectations of what deaf...

  • 09 May 2018

    In safe hands

    Ten-year-old Isabella has Neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer and was diagnosed when she was just three years old.  A whole week of chemotherapy treatment in hospital every month means she then has to spend two weeks recovering at home. Mum Jennie, says: “For two weeks following the chemotherapy, Isabella...

  • 03 May 2018

    Belle’s dancing ambition

    Belle, aged ten, recently won a local street dance competition – adding another trophy to a growing collection.  For Belle though, the very fact that she can dance along to the sound of her favourite tunes is an achievement in itself. Belle was born with a cleft lip and...