Herald Sun photographer Jay Town was embedded at The Royal Children’s Hospital, with our experienced health reporter Brigid O’Connell who has covered the Appeal for over ten years.
Together, they brought many inspirational personal stories.
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Brave Maddox Ropati-Tui has a hidden “superpower” — that’s what the youngster calls the port-a-cath buried in his chest. The six-year-old, from South Yarra, was born with cystic fibrosis, a disease which affects the lungs and can make it hard…
Five years ago Kirra Wright was learning to walk again. Today she is aiming for gold. The 11-year-old’s goal is to compete at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. And despite having had a stroke at age two, and three major brain…
Teaching a three-year-old how to move her muscles via videolink isn’t always easy, as there are distractions and difficulties. But for Scarlett Khoo, it’s meant she can now zip up and down the footpath on her bright green scooter. Scarlett has a rare…
Ariana Plafadellis is proud that doctors at the Royal Children’s Hospital took a chance on her little body. She knows that because of her, other kids are now able to have the special operation she did. The now 9-year-old was wheeled…
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