The McCartans: “To not have to keep explaining or apologising is such a relief”
The McCartan family from Northern Ireland recently attended the charity's Child and family Programme. Here's their story.
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Val: “I am in awe of the help I have been given”
The charity supported Val Rowinski with the funding she needed to purchase a life-changing wheelchair. Here's her story.
John: “If I could, I would recommend it to everyone”
John Oakley accessed our services after finding out he would need a knee replacement, and also discovering that he had cancer of the kidney
Rick: “I’m back on the run”
Following an accident on operational service, Suffolk firefighter Rick Clarke, who serves at Newmarket Fire Station, attended the charity’s Harcombe House centre in Devon for two weeks.
Elaine: “You can’t get access to anything better than the charity”
After recently undergoing illness, surgery and treatment for breast cancer, Elaine is now in remission. She has visited Harcombe House on three separate occasions, twice for recuperation and most recently for rehabilitation.