I love waking him up … He’s warm and still and his eyes light up when I enter the room. He sleeps on his front so I take time to help him turn over – his muscles are stiff in the morning and need gentle cajoling. I change him and remove his pyjamas and sheets […]

• July 15, 2020
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I can’t believe how much time has passed since I last updated the website. Since my last post, Jack has transferred from his local school to St Elizabeth’s – a centre of excellence for people with epilepsy to live, work and study. After a two year battle for funding, Jack finally took up his place […]

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We’ve just received a very kind donation from the lovely people who attended the ‘Soup and Sandwich’ event recently at Thornham Village Hall. £150 will now go towards installing a new ramp for Jack to access our static caravan at the Haven Caravan Park. This will stop us having to lift both Jack and his […]

• November 17, 2015
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We were thrilled to be invited to the Cambridge News Community Awards where Jack shared the Courageous Child of the Year award with Evan Rees-Humphreys. Sponsored by the Liam Fairhurst Foundation, Jack and Evan received the award at a glittering event at Homerton College. It was a real privilege to be among such an amazing […]

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A huge thank you to everyone who contributed to Jack’s new power wheelchair: Waterbeach United Charities, Wheels for Martin’s Friends, the family of Joel Sheairs and the residents of The Haven Caravan Park in Thornham, Norfolk. Jack has grown so much in the last couple of years so the Permobil C400 is perfectly suited to […]

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A huge thank you to Gina Pikett and Paula Kessler who both took on some tough challenges over the past couple of months to help raise funds for Jack’s Appeal. Gina cycled in ridiculous heat in the Cambridge Cycle Swarm on June 8th and Paula took part in yet another marathon – we are hugely […]

• April 12, 2014
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We would like to say a massive thank you to the wonderful Gill family for hosting the quiz night on Saturday April 12th in Bishop’s Stortford: the incredibly generous £600 will go towards an all-terrain wheelchair for Jack – we are so grateful and really enjoyed the evening.

• March 19, 2014
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JACK: Differently abled Jack and brother Dylan have taken part in a 10 minute documentary to help Anglia Ruskin University students Hayley Dean and Jo Gill raise awareness of living with cerebral palsy. Filming took place between Oct and Dec 2013 and we think the final film is a lovely portrayal of Jack’s family life […]

• January 13, 2014
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Thank you so much to Stewart Clowes who raised over £300 towards Jack’s Appeal after taking part in the Snowdonia Marathon – what a total star! We will put the money towards IT support so Jack can learn to recognise his letters and numbers. Why would any one not want to live in such a […]

• March 9, 2013
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