by Barbara | Nov 26, 2025 | Emotional health
Hamed Amiri is one of Daring to Dream’s Ambassadors, together with his brother Hessam Amiri. The Amiri Family The three brothers of the Amiri family are Hussein (the eldest who was born with congenital heart disease), Hamed and Hessam. Together with their parents they...
by Barbara | Nov 24, 2025 | News Items
Sophie Howe, The First Future Generations Commissioner, in Wales and the World. Sophie was the world’s first Future Generations Commissioner. She was tasked with advocating for the interests of generations to come and holding public institutions accountable for...
by Barbara | Nov 24, 2025 | News Items
We were deeply saddened to hear last week of the passing of Lesley Meek, one of Daring to Dream’s very first committed supporters. A lovely lady, who loved her life, and lived it to the full, in spite of so much adversity arising from her congenital heart condition....
by Barbara | Nov 20, 2025 | News Items
Yesterday, I spent a lot of the day in the Care for the Elderly Ward 5 Dayroom, as we ‘dressed’ the room, ensuring we created a ‘homely’, non-clinical and inviting space for patients and their families. Elderly patients can decondition within 24 hours In our short...
by Barbara | Nov 17, 2025 | Emotional health
Quiet Rooms in Hospitals are important spaces They are the rooms that are used, as much as possible, for patient and family conversations with clinical teams. They are the rooms were often the toughest of conversations take place, clinical staff discussing with...
