Inspirational Children

Deryn was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in August last year. Since his diagnosis, Deryn has had a lot of treatment and he and his family have faced some challenging times together. Deryn640x480Previously a fit and keen sportsman, Deryn h...

Little Lydia never dreamed that her wish to be a princess would bring her face-to-face with a real-life prince, especially HRH Prince William! Born with a hole in her heart and pulmonary atresia, a form of congenital heart disease, six year old Lydia has undergone major surgical procedures and overcome some very complex medical difficulties ...

Ten year old James, who is a huge fan of TV series Masterchef, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and has been undergoing intensive chemotherapy treatment. His greatest wish was to cook with a top chef. As the big day dawned, chef-in-the-making James, parents David and Alison and sister Rebekah, were ...

Little Olive has acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. She had one wish: to bake a cake for HM The Queen! First there was the challenge of baking a cake fit for The Queen! Olive had a helping hand from Tana Ramsay, a special Starlight fairy godmother who invited her to her home to bake a special cake. "What kind of cake do you think The Queen would like?" Tana asked ...

Sometimes a wish is so magical that it makes all the hairs on your neck stand on end. The moment Chelsie's dream of dancing on a West End stage came true was one such time. Chelsie has cystic fibrosis, a disease that affects the internal organs and causes progressive ill health due to multi-system failure. When she was four, Chelsie started dancing as a way of keeping herself healthy, but she soon ...

Junior Police Constable Collin Poole arrested a baddie during his wish and met the former Prime Minister! Collin, from Stoke-on-Trent, wants to be a policeman when he grows up. Collin has a brain tumour. At the Metropolitan Police training centre in Hendon, in a made-to-measure uniform, little Collin was sworn into the police force as their youngest ever police constable!

Jack suffers from a rare, life-threatening condition called tracheo-oesophageal fistula. He has already had to endure 16 life-saving operations. When Jack was six months old, he was saved by the crew of a local fire station after his condition caused him to stop breathing. This is why he loves the fire brigade.

A surprise phone call from Orlando Bloom in Australia gave Lauren a big boost. Lauren, who had non-Hodgkin lymphoma, wished for a signed photo of Orlando Bloom, one of the stars of her favourite film trilogy, Lord of the Rings.