``Cancer Doesn't Know Its Christmas``
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Cancer Does'nt Know It's Christmas
Four years ago, just before Christmas, Patrick got really sick. Our house went quiet. And it stayed that way for a very long time. Because that Christmas our family was given the news that no family ever wants to hear.
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Press Play
Childhood stops for seriously ill children. At Barretstown we Press Play on childhood.
Families always talk of how a diagnosis of serious illness means that normal family life stops, everything becomes about the sick child and the fight to save their life. Barretstown helps children and their families deal with the emotional and physiological scars often left after months and years of treatment. Hospitals treat the illness but Barretstown treats the child.
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Bake for Barretstown!
Join Louise Lennox, TV Chef, and Bake for Barretstown to help raise much needed funds for Barretstown and help impact the lives of seriously ill children! Sign up today and receive one of Louise's Exclusive Recipes. Be a superhero for Barretstown and remember an apron is just an cape worn backwards!
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What is Barretstown?
At Barretstown we run residential camps and programmes for children and their families affected by cancer and serious illness.
We offer a range of adventurous, fun and challenging activities which are supported behind the scenes by 24 hour on site medical and nursing care.






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