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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...
26.09.2024
The latest news from our care services
Adapting our services Right now, we only reach 1 in 10 children in Wales with a life-shortening condition. Our ambition is that when a child’s life will be short, no family should have to live it on their own. To...
26.09.2024
‘All about me’ by Math
Hello. My name is Math and I am 9 years old. I am in Year 4 and I’m on the cricket team at my school. I am a fluent Welsh speaker, and I am a member of the Tŷ Hafan...
25.09.2024
Sophie’s memory jars
One popular activity with families is making memory jars, which are a beautiful, creative way to remember loved ones, so Sophie, our Play Therapy Assistant, is showing you how to make them! You’ll need A bag of table salt Coloured...
25.09.2024
Home education Tŷ Hafan style!
Katie Simmons has taken on the role of Children’s Rights and Education Practitioner, making sure that the children who access Tŷ Hafan can also access an appropriate education. Katie can offer a time-limited programme of regular lessons, either in the...
25.09.2024
A day in the life of… a Lead Nurse
“I usually do early shifts with a 7 am start or late shifts which start at 1.30 pm. My day starts by making sure that the right staff are allocated to the children based on their skills and what the...
25.09.2024
Daniel’s story
Daniel was my youngest child, and little brother to Hannah, Charlotte and Ethan. Except he wasn’t little! At 14, Daniel was over 6ft tall and blossoming into a fine young man. He was cheeky, funny and a total joker. He...