Meet Sophie
Sophie attends Zoƫ's Place Baby Hospice in Liverpool.
Sophie is living with a genetic condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), which can cause difficulty moving, swallowing, and breathing. Sadly SMA cannot be cured.
Sophieās dad Mark told us in his own words how it felt to learn Sophie had SMA.
āWhen you are told your child has a life-limiting condition, your world stops. It becomes very small and all you want to do is cling to them. We became very anxious parents and would not let her out of our sight.ā
At first, Sophieās parents struggled to find anywhere they were comfortable leaving Sophie, and which would be equipped to care for her extremely specialised needs, but then they found ZoĆ«ās Place. Mark told us: āWe found ZoĆ«ās Place and everything changed. We were welcomed into ZoĆ«ās Place with open arms and the staff were so understanding to our concerns, anxieties, and more importantly Sophieās needs.
Within a few weeks Sophie was completely relaxed at ZoĆ«ās and has never looked back, she looks forward to every visit and always has an amazing time there. As parents, we found comfort in the fact
that ZoĆ«ās Place gave Sophie a safe place where she could be independent without us and have fun.
She is cared for by the most amazing team of nurses. We would be lost without the amazing work of the ZoĆ«ās Place team and Sophie would not be the
confident, sassy little girl she is today.ā
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