Help For Families

Mar 14, 2017, 10:20 AM
The most important thing to know is that we’re here for your whole child, and for your whole family. That can mean care, play, respite, advice, a massage or counselling for any member of your family!
Text line 1:
Help for families
Button text:
Button link URL:
Select a type:
Standard text
DisplayOrder:
1

lp_mainbanner_1920w_x_978h4

Can we help you?

Based in Huddersfield, we make families’ lives easier across West Yorkshire.

Lots of people don’t really know what hospices are for, or think they’re only for end-of-life care – but we do so much more! Our hospice is full of light, life and laughter. We share families’ journeys from pregnancy and perhaps for years, often watching their child grow up and move on to an adult hospice.

FMN outline map 2

How we help

You might meet us in pregnancy, when a scan reveals a problem, or at any stage in your journey. We’ll walk closely alongside you, helping you build a brighter future for your child and for every single member of your family.

Our care team
Russell House
Hospice at Home
Our services

Theo's story

After trying for a baby for some time, Stacy and Stefan had come to accept that “it would just be the three of us,” with Stacy’s son Raymond. Then Stacy became pregnant with Theo. Very sadly though, Theo died shortly after birth. The family spent a few days with him in our Snowflake Suite. “We feel really lucky that we got to hold him.” 

Taniesha's story

Diagnosed with a congenital heart condition before birth, Taniesha also has Downs Syndrome and has undergone a number of serious operations. She tires easily and can’t do as much as other children. Despite it all, “she’s full of life and loves dancing and music!”

Jacob's story

When Jacob was 8 he was diagnosed with a rare form of epilepsy and mum Jackie became his full-time carer. When the family was told his condition was life-shortening in 2017, we got involved. “Forget Me Not could see I was more like a nurse and carer than I was a mum. They allowed me to be a mum again.”

Henry

Henry's story

Henry is six and has spent most of his young life in and out of hospital and has a number of complex health issues. Henry’s family was referred to Forget Me Not when he was two. “We were really at breaking point so the hospice was a massive lifeline – somewhere Henry would be safe.”

Start getting our help

You can begin right away. There’s no waiting list, everything we do is free for our families, and you don’t need to be referred by anyone.

What more can we say, except we’re waiting for you and you’ll be very welcome? It doesn’t matter what stage you’re at in your journey – just get in touch if you’d like our support.

img-004