Sibling support

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is the leading organisation providing children’s social palliative care in England. But mention palliative care for children and all too often people think of hospices...

Rainbow Trust is disappointed at the opportunities missed in the Spending Review to support measures which would benefit families with a terminally ill child. There was no mention of fully funding car...

All our volunteers are integral to the way we operate. Whether it’s a day a week or a few hours a month, the time given by our amazing volunteers, really does make a huge difference. We couldn’t do it...

‘The best place to cry is in the bathroom and the worst bit of all is the obligation to be nice!’ These were the words a teenage girl said to me as she tried to cope when her younger sister was se...

Claire Warrender, from our Manchester team answers a few questions on what it’s like being a Sibling Support Worker and why supporting siblings with a brother or sister with a serious illness is so im...

The diagnosis of a life threatening or terminal illness in a child is a life changing event – not just for the sick child but for the whole family. A family’s life is turned upside down and all family...