Lilly is only three years old and has been diagnosed with T-Cell Lymphoblastic Lymphoma - a cancer of the white blood cells.

Lilly's mum had just got a new job when she received the dreadful news, and had to quit before she even started so that she could look after Lilly. This put a financial strain on the whole family and, although they are entitled to some benefits, it can take a long time for those to be processed. As a result, Lilly's family haven't been able to pay their rent so they are in arrears and their local council are pushing for payment causing stress at an already emotional time.

Lilly's hospital appointments are a long way away so it is very costly getting to and from them so often. In addition, she has lost so much weight as a result of her treatment that all her clothes are far too big for her.

Mum desperately wants to pay off their rent arrears to ease the stress, as well as buy Lilly some clothes to fit her properly, and a much-needed rain cover for Lilly's new mobility buggy.

​"Our world has been turned upside down and I just want to be able to provide for my girl again"

Lilly's mum's family feel awful as they can't afford to help which is putting strain on their relationship too. Lilly and her mum asked for our help, and we have been able to send them a payment to help relieve the stress and worry.

Thank you to anyone who has raised money this month and helped us to help them!

Max is two years old and has undergone numerous surgeries to remove an ependymoma - a tumour on his central nervous system and brain stem.

As a result of his tumour, Max has many physical disabilities. He is PEG (tube) fed, has an unsafe swallow, is at risk from respiratory viruses because of this, requires oral suction, has sleep apnoea so requires a non invasive ventilator when sleeping and sometimes oxygen if he is unwell. He has no balance and cannot walk. 

Max's mum Katie asked us for help to pay for a Leckey Firefly Upsee harness which would cost £315.

We gave Max's family a £250 care grant and Katie sent us this lovely message:

"The Upsee walking harness attached Max to me so he can walk with me, making him more independent, allowing him to do normal things he loves like play football, enjoy the park, get up close to the pond and feed the ducks, walk where he wants to go, and also helps me and relieves pressure on my back."

"...Another magical moment recently in the harness was seeing Max feed the ducks for the first time. He has never before been able to get close enough from his pram to feed them properly. In the harness he was stood in the middle of the ducks at the side of the pond, holding the bag of duck feed, picking the grains of feed up 1 at a time, throwing them at the ducks and laughing like mad! He was in his element."

Thank you for your support and for helping us to help families like Max's!