Jack and Jill

Posted on 11. Jul, 2007, in Caring for Children, Community, Different abilities, FamilyComments Off on Jack and Jill

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Everybody looks forward to having and family and hopes their child will be healthy and happy.  And for most this is the case, but for some, life is more difficult.  They may find themselves with a full time job looking after a baby with severe developmental problems.   Often the task may be overwhelming and these families desperately need respite.  The Jack and Jill foundation was set up to do just that as its founder Jonathan Irwin explained to Miriam Gormally.  He first tells his own story and experience with his son Jack.