St Helens couple become foster parents to honour son's wish

  • 📰 BBCNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 20 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 11%
  • Publisher: 97%

United Kingdom Headlines News

United Kingdom Latest News,United Kingdom Headlines

Harrison Ledsham asked his parents to foster when his sister was dying and when he got cancer.

A couple who lost both their children to rare illnesses have become foster parents to honour their son's final wishes.

Harrison had urged his parents to try fostering, saying: "It would be lovely to have children in the house."Harrison first mentioned fostering when his sister was ill with Sandhoff disease, a disorder which attacks the nervous system. He said it would be lovely to have children in the house, Ms Ledsham said, adding: "He always wanted to help people."

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 3. in UK

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

St Paul's Cathedral could close because of lack of tourism cashThe historic building's income fell by 90% last year That would be sad. I hope they survive. Malina225588 😢
Source: MetroUK - 🏆 13. / 82 Read more »

St Paul's Cathedral could close without tourism cashThe world famous cathedral has seen its finances devastated by the pandemic.
Source: BBCNews - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »

St Vincent: 'Without music, I'd be dead'Inspired by her father's release from prison, St Vincent says her new album feels like a lifeline.
Source: BBCNews - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »

On Daddy’s Home, St Vincent finds new strength in barefooted Seventies soul – reviewAlthough the songwriting is still strongly structured beneath the surface, it’s now built on Le Corbusier curves instead of right angles
Source: The Independent - 🏆 80. / 59 Read more »

A cathedral window, a fragment of skull: this retelling of the murder of St Thomas Becket is sublime'The religious privileges that St Thomas Beckett fought for are total anathema in a society that does not automatically assume Christianity’s claims to be true' | Writes timothy_stanley
Source: The Telegraph - 🏆 41. / 63 Read more »