Hospices also provide much needed support and respite for the children’s families and siblings as well as end of life care. As part of Children’s Hospice Week, Together for Short Lives, a charity which supports hospices and children’s palliative care, is urging people to raise vital funds for their local hospice. Children’s Hospice Week starts today and celebrates the UK 54 children’s hospices. For Ibrahima, Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice in Penarth, Cardiff, has been a lifesaver and an important part of his family’s daily life for the past four years. The girls, who are now four, have short breaks at the Ty Hafan Children’s Hospice so Ibrahima can get some respite and do the shopping.

Source: Daily Mirror June 22, 2020 06:01 UTC