06 November 2025
Max is a happy, cheeky five-year-old, with an adventurous spirit and loves his favourite teddy – Mr Sloth. Born after mum Lizzie had experienced a normal pregnancy, it was a shock when he arrived and doctors noticed something wasn’t quite right. Following resuscitation at birth, and noticeably low muscle...
06 May 2025
If you ask seven-year-old Vinnie about his condition, he’ll tell you he was born with half a heart and that one day he’ll need a new one. Vinnie has hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). In his short life, he has had three major, open-heart surgeries to help stabilise his...
05 November 2024
For parents like Sam, Acorns is a critical part of their lives, stepping in to support them at a time when there was nowhere else to turn. Alex is a cheeky and affectionate four-year-old – he loves frogs and frog noises and enjoys watching the neighbourhood dogs going for...
30 April 2024
When families need to entrust their child’s complex care to someone else, so they can take a much-needed break from providing non-stop care, Acorns Children’s Hospice is there for them. Now a bubbly six-year-old, at just a few weeks old, Oliver was diagnosed with stage five chronic kidney disease,...