National sibling day

For this year's National Sibling Day we are featuring Lucy's story to highlight the importance of sibling support for families with a seriously ill child. René and John share their experience of suppo...

Rainbow Trust’s call for sibling support to be valued and funded more highly was delivered by siblings to government ministers in person this week. Siblings Hannah, Rose and Eddie, along with Rainbow ...

A child’s life changes dramatically when their brother or sister is diagnosed with a serious illness. We know from speaking to siblings we support that their lives can be turned upside down, while par...

This National Sibling’s Day, Petra, a sibling we support, shares her experiences having a seriously ill sister and how this impacted her growing up. Hi, my name is Petra. I am 14 years old and I...

Rainbow Trust has been providing support to the Watts family for the past two years, including sibling support for Georgia. This #NationalSiblingsDay, five-year-old Georgia writes a letter to her brot...

Dear Dominic, I think you are the best little brother in the world. Without you I would have no-one to fight with and life would be very boring! I am so pleased that you survived having cancer. We w...