Hudson – Prescribed Supportive Equipment
Hudson is a cute, one year old boy. In December 2019, Hudson was admitted to RCH, with a diagnosis of Transverse Myelitis, which resulted in spinal injury, paralysis of legs and bowel and bladder [...]
Siris – Car Seat
Siris is an 8 year old boy with cerebral palsy, visual impairment and intellectual disability. Siris is the eldest of 4 children, in a family undergoing difficult circumstances & recent [...]
Cisco trivia and bake-off
The team at Cisco invited Michael Thorn, the Vice President and co-founder of MAD Foundation to attend a Kahoot trivia session and bake-off during lockdown in June. Michael shared with the group [...]
Lily – Wheelchair for secure seating during IV treatment
Lily is a 15 year old girl, adopted from Korea by her parents. Lily has autism and an intellectual disability and is non-verbal. Lily unfortunately developed a chronic kidney condition which is [...]
Jaxon – Items supporting a safe return from hospital
Jaxon was referred to the MAD Foundation by a social worker at Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne. A new, paraplegic, post a severe and sudden neurological condition. This spinal cord injury [...]
Ke’Dy – Walking frame
Ke’Dy is a 3 year old little girl who has been diagnosed with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy. This disorder affects coordination and control of motor function and thus her ability to [...]