BBC Lifeline Appeal

“I am honoured to be backing this appeal.

I know just how vital Rainbow Trust’s Family Support Workers are in helping families cope.  The exhaustion, stress and the relentlessness of serious childhood illness cannot be underestimated. The simplest thing of having access to a Family Support Worker to help is invaluable. 

Kitt is now eight and has a bright future ahead of him. His older brother Rory, now 17, still reflects on fond memories with Family Support Worker Angie as someone he could talk to, trust with his thoughts and worries and the big difference that made to him.  .

Thank you for supporting this appeal. By donating today, you can ensure more families like mine receive vital support when they need it most.”

“We are incredibly grateful to the BBC for featuring Rainbow Trust in this appeal, to Gyles for presenting it and of course to our extremely generous match funder. I urge you to watch and support the appeal if you can. Your gift really will make a vital difference to families whose lives are shattered as they struggle to cope with the possibility that their child might die.

The number of families caring for a seriously ill child referred to Rainbow Trust more than doubled in the last six months, increasing by 123%, and we receive no central government funding: instead we are reliant entirely on the generosity of voluntary donations like yours. Your support will help us reach more seriously ill children and their families, ensuring they do not face the trauma of navigating their very worrying reality alone. Thank you so much.”