Author: jesspercival
09.09.2025
Angela and Rob’s Gift of Precious Memories for Tŷ Hafan
Angela and Rob’s journey into parenthood for the second time began with joy and excitement. Their daughter Libby was born full-term, a perfect baby girl and baby sister to their three-year-old son, Evan. But within hours, their world changed. Libby’s...
20.08.2025
Tal speaks up for children’s health
On Wednesday, 2nd July, Chair of the Youth Board, Taliesin Skone, was invited to speak at the launch of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s Manifesto for the 2026 Senedd Election. Tal was given a short slot to...
19.08.2025
Youth Club gets a visit from Disability Sport Wales
Last week, we were lucky enough to welcome Leif Thobroe, Regional Partnership Senior Officer at Disability Sport Wales, to speak with everyone at Youth Club. Keen sportsman Leif is a former rugby player who lost the use of his right...
14.08.2025
Cameron’s story
When he was just two days old baby Cameron was rushed to special care. At one point he stopped breathing. It was an anxious time for new Mum Aimee however, after numerous tests, they were sent home. By 6 months,...
22.07.2025
A big ‘Happy 30th Birthday’ to our Caerphilly shop
We marked 30 amazing years since the shop first opened its doors on 14th July 1995, and what a celebration it was! We were honoured to welcome Boxing World Champion Lauren Price MBE, who swapped gloves for Gift Aid and jumped...
04.07.2025
A legacy of love: Johnny and Michele’s gift to Tŷ Hafan
For Johnny, 64, and Michele, 57, including a gift in their Will to Tŷ Hafan was a simple choice. Both have spent their working lives supporting children and families — Johnny in youth services and education support, Michele in schools...
03.07.2025
“All about me” by Theo
“Hi my name is Theo, I’m 16 years old and live with my mum, dad and my two brothers Rowan and Frank, in Penarth.” “We are one of Tŷ Hafan’s families, my older brother Rhys died when he was 7...
03.07.2025
Ivy-Mai’s story
Excited to become parents, Brooke and her husband Kory were blissfully unaware that their daughter, Ivy-Mai, would be born with complications and need surgery right after birth. “We lost our first baby at 12 weeks into the pregnancy. When they...
03.07.2025
Meet our West Wales Family Support Team
We have a Big Ambition at Tŷ Hafan — to support every family who needs us. Of the families in Wales who live with the unimaginable reality that their child’s life will be short, a shocking 90% currently do so...
03.07.2025
All about memory making
Memory making is an integral part of what we do at Tŷ Hafan. It’s about making positive memories together as a family during what can be an incredibly painful time and creating keepsakes that can be cherished forever. Memory making...
03.07.2025
A day in the life of a Neonatal Palliative Care Clinical Nurse Specialist
Over the past few years, we’ve seen an increase in the demand for our end-of-life and emergency support services for neonatal babies – babies 4 weeks old or younger. Because of this, in 2023 we created a new role specifically...
03.06.2025
Stories from Tŷ Hafan volunteers
At Tŷ Hafan, there are lots of ways you can support our life-changing services as a volunteer, from working in one of our shops, to helping at events, directly supporting our families or supporting us in the hospice gardens, kitchen...