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This Christmas The Sun will be raising money for the vital work NHS Charities do to help children and families going through some of the toughest times imaginable. From providing a home away from home for parents of sick children, or making hospital feel less like hospital, to funding specialist equipment and hospital playworkers – and as the NHS faces the most challenging winter in its history, this extra support is more important than ever.

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We said goodbye twice when son was born 13 weeks early - he's our Xmas miracle

PARENTS Katie Norbury and Adam Smith were told to say their final goodbyes to son Elliot twice after he picked up an infection at a week old, having been born premature weighing less than a tin of beans, and was given two hours to live by doctors. But the little lad made an astonishing recovery, and this year his mum and dad will spend Christmas by his side in hospital. The Sun is asking its generous army of readers to help fund gifts and specialist services, equipment and more to help families like Elliot’s as part of our Joy to the Ward campaign.

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