Bianca is a young lady with cerebral palsy and has the associated disorders of moderate intellectual disability and epilepsy. She was admitted to Woodside Special Care Centre at a young age, and was fortunate to attend a specialised school until her teenage years. Since then, she was also fortunate to be donated motorised wheelchairs. This may seem like a simple addition to her life, but for Bianca this means the world. Her motorised wheelchair provides her a level of independence few are fortunate to experience, and great purpose and value has been added to her life as a result.

Ricardo is a young man with cerebral palsy and associated severe intellectual disability. Both of his parents passed away a number of years ago, thus Ricardo was placed under Woodside’s care to become his new family. A great recent highlight for Ricardo was when he celebrated his 21^st birthday – with full initiative, the carers in his ward organised a celebratory party for him and his friends – complete with cake, many snacks, a new outfit and presents – as any ‘family’ would. Physically, Ricardo has also progressed significantly since admission, learning to crawl, kneel and explore his spaces more independently when he spends time out of his wheelchair.