Updated: BBC Lifeline Appeal - Meet our families
Ahead of broadcast, we introduce the three wonderful families who appear in this amazing showcase of our charity.
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During a difficult time The Sick Children’s Trust helped us so much
While six-month-old Nivan had surgery to remove a brain tumour, we provided his parents with a place to rest their heads, just minutes from his hospital bedside.
The Sick Children’s Trust launches fundraiser to mark 40th anniversary of keeping families together
Help us raise £237,000 to support families in all 148 rooms of our ‘Homes from Home’ for 40 nights
Guilford Street House gave the me the privacy and support I needed to process everything my daughter was going through
Natania was rushed to Great Ormond Street Hospital to have emergency surgery to relieve pressure on her brain. Guildford Street House kept her mum Evarine by her side
It made this time in hospital just a little bit easier
Elijah has complex medical needs which means catching a cold can be really dangerous. Earlier this year he was admitted to GOSH with pneumonia and a collapsed lung. We supported his mum in Guilford Street House while he underwent treatment
Virtual Race Club helps ease reality of having a seriously ill child in hospital through fundraising endurance race
A Virtual Race Club has raised £1,000 by hosting an endurance race for Rainbow and Guilford Street Houses
Suffolk couple back Together this Christmas appeal to give other families with a seriously ill child in hospital a ‘Home from Home’
Charlotte and Dominic spent three months in hospital last year after their daughter suddenly became critically ill and was also diagnosed with SCID. We gave them a 'Home from Home' at Acorn. Rainbow and Guilford Street Houses
Being told we had somewhere to stay which meant we didn’t have to leave our child was the biggest relief.
Esther became critically ill last Autumn. She had a rare virus and was also diagnosed with SCID, she spent three months in hospitals across the country. We gave her parents a place to stay so they could be right by her side.
Both our girls had heart failure. Both received the gift of life.
Sisters Lucie and Isobel share something unique. Both have been listed on the urgent transplant list, and both were given the gift of life.
Incredible sisters who both needed heart transplants now given the gift of life
Joanna and Phil Perry faced the wait for a lifesaving donor heart twice, for both of their daughters
Emily, who had 70% of lung removed, wins bronze medal
As a new decade begins we catch up with Nicol whose daughter Emily had 70pc of her lung removed as a baby. Now she is a karate champion
Someone, somewhere, gave us the Gift of Togetherness
Miyah spent Christmas in hospital last year after undergoing major heart surgery. We supported her mum at Guilford Street House
Guilford Street House
Supporting the families of sick children being treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital
My family were kept together thanks to The Sick Children’s Trust
Emma shares her experience of staying at Guilford Street House when her daughter, Connie, was transferred to GOSH
It helped so much just having someone there who understood
Harry was born with a rare heart condition, Shone's complex. Here, his dad explains how having a 'Home from Home' has helped their family