When doctors told Hope that every bone in her baby son Colton’s body was broken, she could barely process the news. Soon after, they delivered another devastating reality - he would need a bone marrow transplant just to survive.

As a first-time Mum Ana expected sleepless nights and endless cuddles. Instead, she found herself sitting by a hospital bed as baby James underwent intensive surgery.

They call it an invisible illness, but Antonia was terrified the first time her young daughter Kenzie started choking because of cystic fibrosis.

When parents Laurie and Craig found out their daughter Ruby had cancer, one of the hardest parts was explaining to the six-year-old that this was very different from when her tooth fell out.

Finding out that their son Spencer had a life-limiting condition was very tough for parents Harley and Tristram – but discovering there was no cure was devastating.