{"id":3227,"date":"2022-08-22T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T10:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/?p=3227"},"modified":"2023-03-09T15:49:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T15:49:19","slug":"louis-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfund.org.uk\/news\/louis-story\/","title":{"rendered":"A break from normal routine with family holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<html><body><p>We found out when I was 17 weeks pregnant that Louis had Spina Bifida, so when he was born it meant that his spine didn&rsquo;t close properly and you could see his whole spinal column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Louis' story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z4IMQm8CZsY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-family-fund-helped-us\"><br>How Family Fund helped us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&ldquo;We first heard about Family Fund through the Spina Bifida association in hospital with Louis when he was born. The first grant was a break away and we went to York for a short break in a little cabin. It was brilliant for us just to have a break after everything we had been through and to recharge and feel like a normal family, it was brilliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&ldquo;Family Fund do such great work and are a huge support to families like us. If they can help, they will. I don&rsquo;t think people should feel there&rsquo;s a stigma attached to it really, no one wants to be in a position where they are required to apply for these things but if the help is there, take it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve had other holidays which have always been a huge help as well. If Family Fund didn&rsquo;t exist, I think things would have been more stressful. We would have had less opportunity to do family things with the kids. Just getting a break from the normal routine, it doesn&rsquo;t matter where you go. You don&rsquo;t have the doctors&rsquo; appointments or the physio, it&rsquo;s just a chance to be a family and not think about those things. You come home feeling really positive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&ldquo;Family Fund also helped us with a Freezer. Ours broke and at the time when Stephen was back in education, we couldn&rsquo;t afford to replace it. I know I can have the food in that the boys like now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Louis said that recently Family Fund helped with a PlayStation. &ldquo;Now that I have the PlayStation I can become an E-sports gamer and I can play with friends and my brother.&rdquo; Louise goes on to say, &ldquo;We can play on quizzes and games together as a family. 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