Kelsey Stratford’s father has revealed that her sister eight-year-old Kennedy almost died from coronavirus after it ‘impacted her whole body’. Kennedy, who has genetic condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy, was released from hospital in November after battling the virus as well as sepsis. And speaking over a month after his daughter’s arrival home, Kelsey’s father Paul opened … Read more
A builder who scammed almost £100,000 of life-savings from his disabled mother-in-law after she became ill has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Francis Farnan, 63, from Dover, Kent set up a Post Office account in Vera Wilson’s name, forged her signature and spread money around various accounts hoping it would go undetected. The 82-year-old had … Read more
Distraught parents have been banned from seeing their disabled children in care homes over the festive period. Having been unable to hug their vulnerable children for ten cruel months, thousands of families hoped they would finally be reunited at Christmas. But ‘barbaric and inhumane’ guidelines, combined with rising virus cases, mean many care homes for … Read more
Labour Government which set up Child Trust Funds ‘never envisaged’ problems which see up to 200,000 disabled children denied their money Labour launched CTFs in 2005 for children born from 2002 Disabled children unable to manage money are now locked out Former minister Lord Blunkett said they had no idea the problem would arise He … Read more
Victory! Catherine, her husband John and her 17-year-old son Oliver The mother of a 17-year-old boy with profound learning disabilities who would be unable to access his Child Trust Fund cash when he became an adult has won her battle to unlock more than £2,000 in frozen funds. In one of the first reported examples … Read more
Kelsey Stratford is terrified as her sister fights coronavirus and sepsis in intensive care – with her family unable to visit. The TOWIE star, 19, said doctors at London’s Great Ormond Street hospital are ‘doing everything they can’ for Kennedy, eight, who has terminal condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy. In an interview with MailOnline, Kelsey spoke … Read more
Sally Phillips reveals her son Olly who has Down’s syndrome has got his first job as an eSports star for inclusive tournament By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 13:24 GMT, 27 October 2020 | Updated: 13:31 GMT, 27 October 2020 Sally Phillips revealed her disabled son Olly, who has Down’s syndrome, has gotten his first … Read more
The Government has failed to respond to proposals aimed at offering the families of thousands of disabled children a way to access locked Child Trust Fund savings for a month, despite the Prime Minister last week pledging to do everything he could to help. Child Trust Fund providers and trade bodies handed the Ministry of … Read more
Jack P Shepherd’s girlfriend has jumped to the defence of the actor as he is slammed by his exes for neglecting his children. Last week, the Coronation Street star’s former fiancee Lauren Shippey claimed he has not seen their children in almost four months; and a follower of his current girlfriend Hanni Treweek was sure … Read more
Police have said they will review their investigation to determine whether any further charges should be brought against a gang of thugs who left a father-of-three brain damaged after he died from his injuries five years later. Simon Dobbin, 48, was beaten and ‘kicked like a football’ after going to watch Cambridge United play at … Read more