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Children with chronic kidney disease struggle to meet their nutritional requirements and often require expensive supplements for growth and development which are generally obtained via PBS. Sidak [...]

MAD first heard Abel’s story in December 2021.  A 13 year old boy desperate to get home to his family for Christmas, after spending nearly 6 months in hospital with little family contact, all [...]

Charlie is a delightful 6 year old boy, loving his first year at school. Charlie has quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy and requires supportive equipment and assistance for all mobility and activity [...]

Sweet 6 year old, Zareena, looks cosy and happy in her fabulous new car seat! Zareena’s family are extremely grateful for MAD’s funding of a new Carrot Car Seat for their daughter. The seat [...]

Arielle’s diagnosis means she is delayed in all areas of her development. She needs support for sitting and standing. As Arielle grew, a new stroller was needed for physical support, safety and [...]

Teddy is a sweet 4 year old boy with a complex medical history, including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and surgeries to his feet and legs as an infant. This condition causes weakness to muscles and [...]

Heath was born with Spinal Muscular Atrophy SMA, a condition where muscles involved in movement progressively weaken, (including muscles for swallowing and breathing). This is a horrible disease, [...]

Thon was born 14 weeks early last year. He weighed just 496g at birth and is at a very high risk of Cerebral Palsy. He has significant issues with his movement, posture and feeding. Thon lives [...]

This is Stella, a young girl who has been on a big journey following cancer of the bone and tissue around the pelvis. As a result of significant treatment and surgery, Stella has structural [...]

Throughout this pandemic, some health care for our most vulnerable children has been difficult. Families have an obvious concern of Covid risks in attending regular, essential health care. Due to [...]