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Zöes Place
Zöes Place is Carl and Andy's chosen charity and is a baby hospice.
About Zöes Place
Zöe's is the first Baby Hospice in the country, possibly the world, caring for babies who have multiple special needs.
We offer respite and palliative terminal care to babies and their parents from birth.
Although we are a Baby Hospice, which can conjure up thoughts in people's minds of dying and sorrow, Zöe's is not like this.
All our babies come here to live. Yes, we do have sad times, but the happy times outweigh them by far.
Zöe's is a place full of laughter, fun and love, and any tears that might be shed are usually tears of joy. Never more so than when one of our
special babies achieves something that they have never done before, whether it is holding a toy, raising their head, or making distinct noises
in response to something or someone. This may sound trivial to some people, but for parents and ourselves, it is progress.
Our special babies come to Zöe's to live life to the full. We care for our babies in the same way as one would care for any able bodied baby.
We do not wrap them in cotton wool. None of us know how long we are going to live, so we put into each day as much as we can, through play,
touch and stimulation, making everything we do as much fun as possible. The babies can all communicate to us in many different ways, no matter
how severe their disabilities. We provide a loving, supportive environment for babies and families, ensuring that pain and other symptoms which
can cause acute distress and anxiety are controlled or prevented. Following any contact with Zöe's, help is always available to the families.
http://zoes-place.org.uk/index.htm
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