Families all have a unique story to tell made up of their own specific circumstances and responses. Palliative care provision, including the services offered and access to resources, varies from country to country, but children are children wherever they are and the love, the pain, the hope, the moments of joy and the depths of sorrow that families feel when a child is diagnosed with a life-limiting or life-threatening illness is a universal language.

Our wish is that these stories about real children from around the world, and the palliative care services who care for them, will not only put a “human face” to the work that is done through children’s palliative care services worldwide, but may also allay fears and bring comfort and hope to families who may feel they are alone.