“Perform for PPE”, based in Sully, invite you to their online festival to help us fundraise during the Covid outbreak Read More
Hiya, my name is King Cai and I am 11 years old. I was born with Vici Syndrome but I have never allowed my disability define me. Read More
The "enthusiasm, positivity and care" Helen felt when visiting her nephew at Tŷ Hafan inspired her and her family to fundraise for the charity Read More
It's National Volunteers’ Week, and our volunteer development manager, Debbie, has a message for our 650 volunteers who have stuck by us through the crisis. Read More
For Mental Health Awareness Week our play worker, Emma Atkins, has written about the benefits of 'play' and its power in supporting positive mental wellbeing, both for the child and the family. Read More
Martin Davies explains why he has never been so proud to be the Chair of Tŷ Hafan as he witnesses a display of such "remarkable resilience" from staff, families and supporters in this global pandemic. Read More
Meet Debbie Ho, our new Director of Care at the hospice. Deb has joined the team at quite a challenging and unique time so not all of us had the chance to meet her in person yet! So here's Deb with a little "hello" for our staff and families. Read More
10-year-old Daniel wanted to do something to help Tŷ Hafan in our efforts to protect children and our staff from Coronavirus, and has done exactly that with a selfless gesture that has put a smile on all of our faces here at the hospice. Read More
Some lovely words from Tracy, our head of community services and partnerships, about the alternative ways we are providing care to our families in this difficult time. Read More
In this time of national emergency, we need your help now more than ever. Read More
Just hours after Osian Liddlell was born, his parents' joy turned to fear, as their precious baby boy was transferred to the neo natal intensive care unit. A rash had spread across his face and body and doctors immediately started carrying out tests to find out why. Read More
When baby Riley came into the world 7 years ago, his parents couldn't wait for him to meet his three older brothers. But as soon as Riley was born, his parents knew something wasn't quite right. Read More
Sisters Molly and Emily bring so much joy and love to their mum and dad's lives, but since they were born, life is not how their parents James and Sarah ever expected it to be. Both girls were born healthy babies two years apart but as time went on, their parents noticed their daughters weren't developing as they should be. Read More
Doctors diagnosed Lilly-May with Leukodystrophy, a life-limiting brain condition that affects the central nervous system, which is responsible for nearly everything we do from our heartbeats to walking. Read More
Luca Pucella was a happy, energetic little boy with an infectious laugh, a wicked sense of humour and a tremendous zest for life. He brought love and joy to the lives of his family, his friends and everyone who knew him. But something made Luca different to other boys. He suffered from a rare, life-limiting condition, and in November 2017, when he was just eleven years old, Luca passed away. Read More
When Dan and Alex's baby son Felix was just a few months old, his parents received the devastating news that their little boy had a life-limiting condition and would never walk, talk or even live past infancy. Read More
Even though Micaela knew she had a high risk pregnancy, she and her partner Matthew had no idea about just how poorly their little boy was going to be. Read More
Elain James was referred to Tŷ Hafan in January 2011 when she was just 8 months old. Elain was antenatally diagnosed with congenital heart disease, but it wasn't until she was born that her family knew the full extent of her illness. Read More
When Alice was born at 34 weeks, the doctors delivered devastating news to her mum and dad – their newborn baby girl had just 20 minutes to live. Barry and Rebecca had known their daughter was at risk since their 20-week scan had picked up problems, with serious implications for their unborn baby’s safety. But they could never have imagined the difficult road that lay ahead of them. Read More
When baby Ollie was born in June 2014, he wasn’t breathing. So he was resuscitated before being put in the arms of his Mum, Sophie. She and her husband Sean took their precious new-born son home the next day, but for some reason, they knew something wasn’t right. Read More
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