Six year old Theo has an unidentified genetic syndrome which causes severe hypermobility and uncontrolled epilepsy. He also has sensory processing difficulties and developmental delay. Theo needs 24 hour care, and constant support when using...
Posted 22 Oct 2018
Last night saw The October Club’s annual fundraising efforts culminate at London’s iconic Savoy Hotel with WellChild, the national charity for seriously ill children as their charity partner. The Club raised over £700,000 which will...
Posted 11 Oct 2018
A WellChild van was broken into overnight and thousands of pounds of equipment stolen. Our team were half way through a two day Helping Hands Garden Makeover project in Essex. Together with volunteers from the...
Posted 03 Oct 2018
Five year old Amir has Autism which affects his learning ability and means he displays some behaviour difficulties, particularly aggression towards himself and others. He is non-verbal so communicating his needs can be challenging and...
Posted 03 Oct 2018
Seriously ill children and young people across Derbyshire will need to spend less time in hospital, thanks to a new children’s nurse from national children’s charity WellChild. Derby’s first WellChild Nurse is being funded by...
Posted 19 Sep 2018
Dakota has Achromatopsia, the condition is associated with colour blindness, visual acuity loss, extreme light sensitivity and Nystagmus. She also has hyper mobility. These conditions affect her mobility and she constantly falls and bumps into...
Posted 12 Sep 2018
A host of celebrities recognised the courage of children and young people with exceptional health needs at the annual WellChild Awards, in association with GSK, on September 4th at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London....
Posted 05 Sep 2018
Jake has a diagnosis of cerebral palsy, he also has learning difficulties and severe reflux. He is non verbal and communicates through facial expressions and gestures. Jake also has epilepsy with frequent hospital admissions. Jake...
Posted 24 Aug 2018
Meet this year’s WellChild Award winners! The winners will attend the prestigious WellChild Awards in London. Last year’s ceremony was attended by WellChild Patron HRH The Duke of Sussex and a host of celebrity guests...
Posted 20 Aug 2018
Families with children who have exceptional health needs took to the water in an ‘Under the Sea’ themed accessible sailing event at Carsington Water Sailing Club, Derbyshire. The ‘Sailability Summer Splash’ was the inspiration of...
Posted 14 Aug 2018
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