In our darkest hours this thoughtful, empathetic and practical support was a true gift. Our son Daniel was diagnosed with a brain tumour when he was just 3 months old and he lost his fight just before his first birthday. Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity supported our family with respite care, sibling support and bereavement counselling. Even now, I look back on our times with Rainbow Trust team members with a sense of ease and comfort, they provided a safe space for us to ‘just be’.

On June 28th this year, Daniel would have been 30. We are fundraising in his memory to help more families receive this life changing support.

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity supports families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness. When a child has a serious illness, family life is turned upside down and time becomes more precious than ever. Rainbow Trust pairs each family with an expert Family Support Worker who enables them to make the most of time together, giving them practical and emotional support, for as long as is needed. Rainbow Trust supports the whole family including parents, carers, the unwell child, brothers, sisters and grandparents.