Case Studies

Often, the best way to really understand something is to read real stories from real people. With your continued support, WellChild can continue working to help extremely brave children and young people. Just some of their stories are below. Sometimes WellChild's support involves a WellChild Nurse, sometimes it's funding vital research, whilst other times it involves our Helping Hands volunteer programme. Whatever form the support comes in, we know that the children, young people and families really value the help.

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Zoe was diagnosed at seven weeks with biliary artresia, which is the absence of closure ducts that drain bile from the liver ...... read more ....

Jodie has Hunters Syndrome and is in constant pain. She has undergone many operations and has recently been told that she will need to use a wheelchair to move around school ....... read more ....

 

Abir was a normal child until 3 years ago when a suspected case of meningitis left him wheelchair bound, unable to speak, fed through a tube, having regular seizures ...... read more ....

Isaac has an undiagnosed condition with a variety of characteristics such as generalised developmental delay ...... read more ....