Introduction.

In 1992, Dr Ann Wallace, Chichester Consultant Paediatrician and Ward Sister Beth Connolly, asked families of sick children what their needs were when they left hospital and returned home.

- Parents wanted to know more about their child's illness and the time to discuss all their concerns.
- Parents wanted to be shown how to care for their child in the home.
- Parents needed financial help - as invariably one parent had have to give up work.

With no funds available to help these special families, in 1993 Co-Founders Kate Shaw, Diana Levantine and Frank Snell set up The Sussex Snowdrop Trust.