With Christmas drawing closer, excitement is building for children up and down the country.
For sick children and their families, however, the festive period may contain a good deal of worry and uncertainty.
Some may be anxiously waiting for a diagnosis. Others are in the midst of lengthy programs of treatment or therapy.
Many are also facing the prospect of spending Christmas away from home, in a hospital bed.
To give much-needed support to these children and families, and to bring some joy into their Christmas, Children’s Health Foundation has launched its annual Christmas Wishes appeal — inviting companies to support sick children this Christmas.
By generously giving anything from a Kind Wish (€1,000) to a Compassionate Wish (€10,000), businesses of all sizes can help provide world-class care for sick children and their families in Children’s Health Ireland hospitals.
These donations will not only spread comfort and joy to the young patients within …