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Families we support

Daisy's story

At just six months old Daisy was diagnosed with Costello Syndrome, a condition so rare that it only affects 1 in 28 million. Against all the odds, she is now seven years old and regularly visits both of our hospices, Shooting Star House and Christopher's.

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Mia's story

Mia was born at 27 weeks and contracted an infection which led to significant brain damage. These days, with help from Shooting Star CHASE, Mia’s short breaks at our Hampton hospice Shooting Star House are designed to give Mia’s mum Hayley, some much needed rest.

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Thiranjaya’s story

Can you imagine having to uproot your family, and leave all your friends and relatives behind, to ensure that your sick child has a chance to live? That is exactly what Nilka and Susitha had to do, to help their son Thiranjaya. In Sri Lanka where they lived, there wasn’t the care available to help Thiranjaya who has a form of cerebral palsy and a rare abnormality of the brain.

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Sophie's story

Sophie is four years old. She is an extremely intelligent and sociable little girl, who loves playing with other children and playing in the garden. But unlike most children her age, Sophie has Spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA Type 2.

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Daisy's story

Daisy is just six years old but she has already had major heart surgery. To meer her, you would never know that she is one of very few people in the entire world with five major heart defects - all of which counteract the other one.

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Charlie's story

After two healthy children, David and Caroline were thrilled to welcome a new addition to their family, their baby boy Charlie. But straight away Caroline knew there was something seriously wrong with her new baby.

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Mohammed's story

Up until the age of four years old, Mushtak and Roshan had no reason to believe their son would be anything other than normal. But when he started nursery, things began to change for their entire family.

Read Mohammed's story

Without your help, we couldn’t continue to support our families in the ways they need it most. Take a look at our fundraising pages to see all the ways you can get involved with Shooting Star CHASE.

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