Tom is a happy, healthy and outgoing kid, but he needs more support than most kids his age. Fourteen-year-old Tom has Down Syndrome, while his twin brother Lachie doesn’t. Although they’re the best of mates, it wasn’t possible for Tom to take part in many of the...
HELÈNA McIlwain loved stars. Her sister Sophia says it started out as a fashion trend – she wanted stars on dresses, on shirts, on skirts – but soon enough, everything Helèna owned needed to have a star on it. As her mum, artist and educator Fiona McIlwain says, stars...
When a sparkling young woman named Helena suddenly passed away at 19, her parents vowed to carry on her love. They want to build Helena’s House – a place where young people with disability can go, where they’ll always feel welcome. Helena’s...
