article_snippet: The nine-year-old recognised how his illness affected his family and wanted to help build a specialist respite centre for families with seriously ill children. '
article_snippet: Jane explained to me that one of the big problems families face when looking after a seriously ill child is families finances.
article_snippet: There is so much practical and emotional stuff to deal with, such as hospital visits and treatment that often parents can't work.
article_snippet: And if you can't work because you need to look after your child, then how do you find the money to pay the rent?
article_snippet: I met a family at the Trust who were too overwhelmed to cope with a family money worries.
article_snippet: But their mum Cathy got behind on rent and council tax, which added a massive amount of stress to an already very difficult situation.