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Read real life accounts of parent’s experiences of dealing with
a sick or disabled child.

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Cerebral palsy by Alison

Eighteen-year-old Leah has athetoid quadriplegic cerebral palsy and relies on an adult to do everything for her. Here Leah’s mum Alison tells her story of raising a severely disabled child...
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Living with social phobia by Samantha

Social anxiety, or phobia, is a fear of people: interacting with, being watched, criticized or judged by others. Sarah, 16, has suffered from anxiety since the age of about three, resulting in social phobia and selective mutism, a rare childhood disorder that causes children to speak fluently in some situations but remain completely silent in others...
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Living with diabetes By Sharon Clayton

Alison’s first daughter, Jessica, was born with cystic fibrosis, a chronic condition that affects your lungs and digestive system and requires life-long treatment...
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