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Every year Whizz-Kidz changes the lives of hundreds of disabled children across the UK. Read the individual stories of some of the children and young people who have benefited from our help.
Christopher
Fifteen year old Christopher lives with his mum, dad and sister in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan.
Christopher is an active young man who enjoys swimming and fundraising for his local community. He has Stickler Syndrome which, in Christopher’s case, means he can only walk short distances and frequently gets pain in his joints which inhibit his movement dramatically. Recently he has had several operations on his eyes as his vision is also affected by his condition.
Even though Christopher can be in quite a lot of pain with his condition, he likes to be as independent as possible, especially when going to mainstream school. The wheelchair given to him by the NHS did not allow him to be independent at all, as …
Aroosa
Aroosa is a happy 10 year old girl who lives at home in Manchester with her mum, dad and her elder …
Caitriona
Caitriona lives in Cardiff with her parents and loves attending pottery and art classes. Like any young woman she also loves shopping, going into town with her friends for coffee …
Duncan
Duncan is a bright seventeen year old studying Social Science who would like to work in government when he’s qualified.
During his leisure time his two main interests are politics …
Kurtis and Zoe
Kurtis and Zoe are thirteen year old twins from Scotland. Kurtis is a huge Celtic Football fan and is lucky enough to have a season ticket for home matches. He …
