Posts in Medical
Someone to believe in her - Bella

This beautiful story, out in Woman's Own, tells the story of how Cathy came to adopt Sinead, a poorly little lady who needed someone to believe in her. Sinead has Down's syndrome and was left pretty much alone for the first few months of her life. No cuddles, no love, no hope... until Cathy came along, fell madly in love, and gave Sinead the love, care and attention she deserved.

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You'll be with me every step of the way - Bella

There wasn't a dry eye in the house while I was working on this story - Jon's love for his wife Rach shone through his words and it was an honour to write for him .Over on my 'charity' page you can see the link for Jon's fundraising campaign - he's raising money for Breast Cancer Care to thank the charity for the support they gave his family during Rach's cancer battle. His story is out now in Bella.

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World Down's syndrome Day 2019 - a retrospective collective

Happy World Down's syndrome Day 2019! It's become my tradition to collate all the stories about all the legends of the Down's syndrome community I've written about in the past year, to mark this wonderful, worldwide celebration. I have written about amazing children like Max, who I wrote about over Christmas for Best and Chat, who is just about the most gorgeous little elf in the world. 

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We'll fight the NHS - Sunday Mirror

I've worked with the incredible Rich family before, but last time, the story had hope and promise... We thought the pioneering treatment little Jess and Nicole were on might change the world for generations of kids with rare genetic diseases. But now, the NHS has refused to fund the treatment which leaves these girls at a perilous crossroads. 

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