Grant will help families care for terminally ill children at home

FAMILIES caring for a seriously ill child dependent on vital equipment to stay alive can now receive much-needed aid from the UK charity for children’s palliative care, Together for Short Lives.

The new ‘Cost of Living Support Fund’ launched today and will help families across the UK currently struggling to pay soaring energy bills for necessary equipment that keeps their child alive.

An estimated 3,000 seriously ill children require long-term ventilation to stay alive; and around 6,000 are dependent on ‘assistive technology’.

Concerned families are facing significant debt to keep machines running, and are now confronted with difficult choices between feeding their family or heating their home, let alone being able to celebrate a Christmas together that may be their last.

Together for Short Lives, the charity that supports UK families facing the heartbreak that their child will die young, has launched the emergency Cost of Living Support Fund to provide financial help to families most in need.

The new fund has been given a momentous start thanks to a generous contribution of £100,000 from Morrisons’ partnership fundraising. Families will be offered a grant of £250 to help with spiralling energy costs, meaning they can focus on making lasting memories with their child this Christmas.

Visit: www.togetherforshortlives.org.uk/