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Katie Price: Harvey and Me viewers were left in tears on Monday night as they got a glimpse into the model’s life with her disabled 18-year-old son. The BBC film documented the highs and lows of Harvey transitioning into adulthood and Katie’s journey into researching for a specialist college that caters to Harvey’s complex needs. … Read more
For almost a year now, Anne Shepherd has been barred from seeing her son Sam, who lives in a care home. It has been agony for both of them – a scenario familiar to thousands of families who’ve suffered in similar ways throughout the pandemic. Sam, 42, who has severe learning disabilities, is confined to … Read more
They are starring in a BBC documentary together called Harvey And Me, which charts a crucial year in his life in which he turns 18 and becomes an adult. And Katie Price, 42, and her beloved son Harvey showed off their incredible bond when they appeared on the Jeremy Vine show via video link on … Read more
Kelsey Stratford’s father has revealed that her sister eight-year-old Kennedy almost died from coronavirus after it ‘impacted her whole body’. Kennedy, who has genetic condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy, was released from hospital in November after battling the virus as well as sepsis. And speaking over a month after his daughter’s arrival home, Kelsey’s father Paul opened … Read more
A builder who scammed almost £100,000 of life-savings from his disabled mother-in-law after she became ill has been jailed for two-and-a-half years. Francis Farnan, 63, from Dover, Kent set up a Post Office account in Vera Wilson’s name, forged her signature and spread money around various accounts hoping it would go undetected. The 82-year-old had … Read more
Distraught parents have been banned from seeing their disabled children in care homes over the festive period. Having been unable to hug their vulnerable children for ten cruel months, thousands of families hoped they would finally be reunited at Christmas. But ‘barbaric and inhumane’ guidelines, combined with rising virus cases, mean many care homes for … Read more
Labour Government which set up Child Trust Funds ‘never envisaged’ problems which see up to 200,000 disabled children denied their money Labour launched CTFs in 2005 for children born from 2002 Disabled children unable to manage money are now locked out Former minister Lord Blunkett said they had no idea the problem would arise He … Read more
Police must investigate a ‘cover-up’ over the death of a baby girl 19 years ago after repeated failings by health workers, an inquiry ruled today, as Nadine Dorries blasted the official response as ‘completely inadequate and at times inhumane’. The parents of the tragic youngster, Anne and Graeme Dixon from Church Crookham, near Fleet in … Read more
Victory! Catherine, her husband John and her 17-year-old son Oliver The mother of a 17-year-old boy with profound learning disabilities who would be unable to access his Child Trust Fund cash when he became an adult has won her battle to unlock more than £2,000 in frozen funds. In one of the first reported examples … Read more
Kelsey Stratford is terrified as her sister fights coronavirus and sepsis in intensive care – with her family unable to visit. The TOWIE star, 19, said doctors at London’s Great Ormond Street hospital are ‘doing everything they can’ for Kennedy, eight, who has terminal condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy. In an interview with MailOnline, Kelsey spoke … Read more