"We got into disability fostering because we were asked to take on a child on with severe disabilities. Mum had walked in with a four-month-old child in her arms, placed him in mine, and from that moment we were hooked. He was expected to live on for about a year, but in fact lived until he was seven-and-a-half. At that point, we took stock and thought that we really couldn't just move on from what he has taught us; we needed to use that somehow. So, we started the process with Credo Care, and decided to do it full-time."

"You start to see them relax, enjoy themselves and they start to trust you. It's the most wonderful thing to see them relax when there's a procedure to be done - we've had one little girl who was particularly close to Andrew; it would all come very naturally. You can't buy that sort of thing, you can't be paid for that sort of thing... It's very special to the heart and we're very grateful for those times. "

"We've always thought about fostering, but we just though that now it's the right time for it. We have a great support network of friends and family who would love to be involved with an addition to our family and we know a lot of other foster carers! We live in a fantastic area for children and our house is perfectly suited for another child with special needs."