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We’re as delighted as Jonah and his family are to bring news of the 'Safe space for Jonah' that has been created for the 16-year old.   Jonah’s Mum explains the needs for the adaptations to make the home safer for Jonah and the family by creating a downstairs bedroom space and bathroom for Jonah:  “Dealing with Jonah's challenging behaviour, when both children had bedrooms near one another was difficult. Jonah's brother was constantly being woken up each morning and evening, and ...

Tommy and his family are so pleased now the soon to be 9-year-old has his own accessible downstairs bedroom and bathroom – what a fantastic birthday present! Given that Tommy will grow up and probably live all of his adult life in his house, it was important that Tommy could be provided with his own independence and privacy.  Awarded a £30,000 Disabled Facilities Grant for the extension project to Tommy’s home – there still remained £20,000 needed to fund the full ...

Wow, what a fantastic wetroom 7-year old Natalie is now the happy user of! We’re delighted to see the new safer and accessible space for Natalie has been put in place. As Natalie grew, using the existing bathroom with her wheelchair was becoming more difficult, so this needed to be removed and replaced with an accessible, safer and easier to use wetroom with shower. Natalie’s Mum explains the challenges faced by Natalie and the family before the adaptations: “It was very ...

Well, what a difference the extension to Destiny’s family home has made for the 4-year-old.  Faced with issues of very limited space within the home for the family and for storage of equipment, coupled with lack of space for Destiny to access her sensory equipment, the family set about fundraising for the additional £4,200 required above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded for the extension project. The new area created on the back of the family home has provided more space for ...

Toby and his family are delighted now that the new extension to the family home for Toby’s bedroom and bathroom suite has been successfully completed and is now happily in use by the 8-year old.  The new space houses Toby’s fully accessible bedroom and bathroom, with ceiling track hoist throughout, and his level access bathroom ensures all transfers can be carried out safely without risk to his carers and parents. Toby’s parents explain the difficulties Toby and his family faced before ...

We’re excited to bring you news of the completed extension to Archie’s home to create a new bedroom and enlarge the existing bathroom to create an accessible wetroom for the 9-year old. The project also involved widening all doorways to create space for wheel chair access, creating a wheelchair ramp in the back garden from Archie’s new bedroom for direct garden access, plus levelling all floors throughout the house so Archie’s wheelchair can maneuverer throughout his home without obstacles. Archie’s ...

We’re as delighted as Jaden and his family to bring news of the completed extension to house 10-year old Jaden’s accessible bedroom and bathroom.  The project required the family to raise £10,000 needed above the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded for the project, to put vital adaptations in place for Jaden’s future, including level access thresholds throughout the home, a level access shower plus rear garden access. Jaden’s Mum explains the need for the works “Before the adaptations were put in place, ...

Finlay and his family are delighted now that the adaptations project to fully meet Finlay’s needs as he grows older has been completed. The £12,000 required to add to the Disabled Facilities Grant awarded to Finlay was met with the support of Sullivan’s Heroes together with other organisations. A rear extension has been added to the family home, to provide Finlay with a fully wheelchair accessible bedroom and ensuite wetroom. A stairlift has been installed for Finlay to go up and down ...

We are delighted to bring news of Jessica’s brand new ground floor bedroom that has now been completed. The adaptations to the family home have made life easier for Jessica, who was diagnosed with a brain tumour at just 13 months old, and has undergone a number of surgeries over the past 8 years to help her. Thankfully Jessica's tumour is currently stable but the treatment has left Jessica disabled, with moderate learning difficulties, visually impaired and with bilateral carotid artery narrowing. ...