Background. There are over 4,000 children in Ireland with life-limiting conditions. Parents, usually mothers, willingly become full-time carers for their child. Taking on this caring role frequently impacts directly on the family finances through loss of employment, income or opportunities. Caring also impacts through increased expenses related to the care needs of their child such as attendance at hospital appointments including travel, and parking and other non-care related expenses. Cliona’s Foundation is a Limerick-based charity that provides financial support directly to parents of children with life-limiting or chronic complex care needs across Ireland to help with the non-medical expenses related to caring for their child. The ordeal of a child’s … Continue reading Vision, Mission and Values