Our patients

Lost but never forgotten

Bear Cottage is more than a hospice, it's my family

"In May 2020 we came to stay at Bear Cottage for the first time. Being a Children's Hospice, we had no idea what to expect. Our beautiful girl, Bobbi, had been diagnosed with terminal brain cancer just six months prior to our visit.

Charlotte's story

On Saturday the 28th March 2020, I was diagnosed with 'Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis Vasculitis'.

I am 12 years old and had always been fit, strong and healthy and was really enjoying my first year of High School.

New hope for girls with Rett Syndrome

In a new clinical trial being led by The Children’s Hospital at Westmead, doctors are testing whether drug used to help adult Alzheimer’s patients can help improve some of the devastating features of Rett syndrome.

Art meets science

Through the art program at The Children’s Hospital at Westmead a project has been developed for National Science Week 2020 (15 – 23 August) titled Art meets science; How to Fix a Pixie.