Stories from kids

  • My Special Sister

    My sister Joannah is very special, because when she was born, she only had half a heart. Where as other normal people have 4 chambers in their heart, Jo only has 2. The condition that she has stopped us from doing many things as a family, eg: bike rides. As a result of this Joannah had to...

  • Songs

    The following song lyrics were written by Sharon Kortas about her daughter Michelle, who died of Batten Disease two years ago. Michelle also had Down Syndrome and an AV canal defect operated on successfully at Greenlane when she was two. Sharon maintains a home page in memory of Michelle at...

  • Clem Campbell's Story

    On February 10th 1999, my younger brother Clem Michael George was born at Christchurch Women's Hospital. He had a little trouble breathing so he had to go up to the neo natal unit so the doctors could monitor his breathing. About 10am, my Grandmother and I went to see Clem. It was the first time...