Children's Profiles

  • Molly

    The 20 week scan is supposed to be one of the happiest days for a soon to be Mum and Dad. It’s the day you get to see the first glimpses of your unborn child.  For first time parents Becks and John it was the day they found out they were having a girl and the day they found...

  • Lili

     Lili is 12 years old.  Like most twelve year old girls, a good day for Lili is hanging out with friends, playing sports, going to school, going to church and being with her family. Lately Lili’s definition of a good day and a bad day has changed.  Lili’s sore throat,...

  • Jake

     The first indication that something was not as it should be came during Jake’s two week check up with the local Plunket Nurse.  “I see enough healthy babies to know that this wee man is not,” she said.  These words would be remembered fifteen years on, as clear as...

  • Lucas' heart story

      The following passage, written by Lucas’ Mum Jenny, is a touching account of one family’s story behind the statistics … a glimpse into the good days and the bad days of a family living with childhood heart disease. Lucas was eight weeks of age when we took our very...

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