History

In 1988 a group of Swansea parents were inspired to support a local family whose trauma of having their 4 year old son Christian diagnosed with neuroblastoma a rare type of cancer, highlighted the lack of support available to any family in a similar situation. They worked together to raise the funds to send Christian and his family on a once in a lifetime trip to Disneyworld Florida before he died in January 1989. Through gaining an understanding of the difficulties in getting enough support, the group of parents decided they needed to continue to help other families and Barbara Thomas agreed to turn her spare bedroom into a base for the group who became established as ‘The Christian Lewis Trust Children’s Cancer Charity’ in honour of Christian, the first child to receive their much needed compassion and help.